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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hello Nicolas,<br>
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Thanks for those instructions, likely will save me considerable
time. Your instructions seem quite straightforward but just
curious why you would not skip the express desktop install and go
straight to the advanced install directly?<br>
<br>
Thanks again…<br>
<br>
<div class="moz-signature">Cheers . . . . . Spring
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On 12-Jun-2018 08:25, Nicolas Cadieux wrote:<br>
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<p>Sorry, <br>
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<p>Attached images were too big. Resending without the screen
shots.</p>
<p>Nicolas<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-06-11 7:16 PM, Nicolas
Cadieux wrote:<br>
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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>As usual, answer below.</p>
<p>Nicolas<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2018-06-11 1:10 PM, Springfield
Harrison wrote:<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Greetings again,<br>
<br>
Thanks for the comments again.<br>
<ol>
<li>Regarding the versions, things are not actually as I
imagine. My assumption that higher numbers indicate a
newer version appears to be incorrect. I presume this
is documented somewhere and will try to sort through all
that when I get time. This is a good example of why I
am reluctant to wade into the upgrade end of the pool.
Workload well out of proportion to the presumed
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The Osgeo4w installer makes this easy for you.<br>
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<li>Where is the logic here - "so actually it would not be
a "step backwards" to go from 2.8 to 2.18."? Sorry to
be difficult but why does QGIS versioning need to be
studied, when it could easily be intuitive? <br>
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They are not numbers. Logic is found here: <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/development/roadmap.html"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/development/roadmap.html</a><br>
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<li>Will osgeo4w install an LTR?</li>
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I believe the express install will only install the latest
stable 3.x version (select Express Desktop Install. The Express
Web-GIS install option is for a web server). The Advance Osgeo
will add options.<br>
a) Select "Advanced Install"<br>
b) Select "Install from the Internet"<br>
c) Select the Root Directory (C:\OSGeo4W64 is suggested. I
would not change it. If you do, make sure you have no space "
"or funny character like in "c:\José Qgis installation"). This
is where the program file will be placed.<br>
d) Select Install for "All Users" and "Create icon on Desktop"
and "Start Menu".<br>
e) Local Package Directory will be offered.
"C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp" . Don't need to change it.
That is where the installation files will be downloaded.<br>
f) Select the Internet Connection. Default is "Direct
Connection".<br>
g)Choose a Download site. Default is <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http:/download.osgeo.org"
moz-do-not-send="true">http:/download.osgeo.org</a>.<br>
h) Look at the final screen shot I sent you. I you select
"desktop", you will see current version number (if installed)
and the new version number. Select "qgis: QGIS Desktop" for 3x
or "qgis: qgis-ltr-full." for 2.x. Or both. Other packages
will be selected for you (like Saga, Grass.) Do not deselect
them. You will also need to accept all licences during the
install and you will probably be asked to add extra packages
along the way. Accept them. <br>
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For me, the normal procedure on a new computer is to start with
an Express Desktop Install. Then, I do an "advance Install" to
add extra packages or different versions of QGIS.<br>
<br>
Nicolas<br>
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