[Qgis-user] Multiple QGIS installs (Windows)

[Nathan Woodrow]

Use the --configpath and --settings path command line options to split the
config and settings path.

Nathan
On Oct 13, 2014 11:13 PM, "McDonaldR" <McDonaldR at angus.gov.uk> wrote:

>    Hi Jonathan
>
>
>
> Yes, you can.
>
>
>
> You can install the standalone version – it installs into a unique folder
> under C:\Program Files\
>
>
>
> You can install using OSGeo4W and install the latest stable and
> development releases into OSGeo4W\apps\qgis and qgis-dev
>
>
>
> However, having said this all installs (I have 2.0.1, 2.2 and 2.4 and
> 2.5dev installed) use the same .qgis2 folder in your user directory.  So
> plugins that work for 2.2 but not 2.4 will show up as broken when using 2.4
> but will work in 2.2.  I am not sure how you can separate out the configs
> to have separate folders or each install.  Maybe some env variable?
>
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
>
> Ross
>
>
>
> *From:* qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:
> qgis-user-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] *On Behalf Of *Jonathan Moules
> *Sent:* 13 October 2014 14:02
> *To:* 'qgis-user'
> *Subject:* [Qgis-user] Multiple QGIS installs (Windows)
>
>
>
> Hi list,
>
> I was wondering, is it possible to have multiple installs of QGIS at the
> same time on a Windows box?
>
> I.e.:
>
> 2.2
>
> 2.4
>
> 2.6 (in a month)?
>
>
>
> Or can you only have one? And does the answer vary depending on whether
> you’re using the OSGeo installer or the standalone one?
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Jonathan
>
>
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