[GRASS-windows] WinGRASS-6.3.0RC6 Released

Moritz Lennert mlennert at club.worldonline.be
Tue Apr 1 05:09:06 EDT 2008


On 01/04/08 01:26, nicholas.g.lawrence at mainroads.qld.gov.au wrote:
> I have WinGRASS-6.3.0RC5 installed (on Windows XP) and I want
> to replace it with WinGRASS-6.3.0RC6
> 
> What is the best procedure for replacing an existing GRASS with
> a more up-to-date one?
> 
> Should I uninstall the old GRASS first? Or install the new GRASS right
> over the top?
> 
> If I should uninstall first, how? There is no 'uninstall' option in the
> GRASS entry in the start menu.
> 
> Would Add/Remove Programs be best? GRASS is in the list.

Marco is the definite authority on this, but I think that yes, you 
should uninstall first and that the Add/Remove Programs options is the 
best as ISTR that Marco's installer also adds entries to the registry 
which would not be erased by just erasing the c:\GRASS directory.

Moritz


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