Flpak 5.8.4 install problem

[PhilipL]

I had 5.8.4 running under OpenPlotter but have removed this (various problems) and have reinstalled RPi 64bit OS. Following the instructions on install for Flatpak (which covers 5.6 in the manual) I have only managed to install 5.7.1 OpenCPN. When I try to update this to 5.8.4 the system says there isn't anything to update.


However, under OpenPlotter I had OpenCPN FP installed and it was up to date.



What might i be doing wrong?


Philip

[PhilipL]

Solved. I think I used an older description. Too much junk instruction around!


All working now, but can't seem to change title to say SOLVED.

[rgleason]

Phillip please post a link to the manual you are using.

If it is correct, we will need to update the page and will want your suggested corrections.

[PhilipL]

I am afraid that I don't know where the page was anymore. I spent some two weeks attempting to resolve my problem with lots of seeking, finding and rejecting information. It would be good to see one central resource for OpenCPN as a stand alone system.


I have gone back to sailing for the rest of the season but over the winter will look to how I can use Pypilot as a service rather than via OpenPlotter and SignalK. The latter approach is fine when it works, but the lack of documentation when it doesn't is time consuming and difficult.


I think OpenCPN is really all that I (and perhaps most users) need. So an up to date, simple and clearly explained way to update would be useful. The manual page at:


https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...lation:flatpak


is not up to date, for example.


OpenCPN is brilliant, by the way.

[champ8242]

Looks like you were looking in the "Old" 2021 user manual.
what about the current page of instructions? https://opencpn.org/wiki/dokuwiki/do...lation:flatpak

[PhilipL]

Yes, I see that this is the correct one. It isn't obvious that the old one is the old one!


Edit: plus the reference to serial devices may have been the solution to my problem with Pypilot ...

[rgleason]

It is written "OLD" what more can we do?
I thought this was the problem!

[PhilipL]

Ah, so it is. My fault.



However, what more could you do: maybe a bit more obvious if it had "OLD VERSION" on the text. I got there via google searching and didn't look at the index, just the text.

[rgleason]

Phillip good point. Will add that to the begining of each section.
However in the Dokuwiki outline it is readily visible as part of OLD 2021 - XXXX now.


And the top of the manual has always said OLD User Manual now it says OLD 2021 User Manual.


I am not going to add this to every page.

Originally Posted by PhilipL

Ah, so it is. My fault.



However, what more could you do: maybe a bit more obvious if it had "OLD VERSION" on the text. I got there via google searching and didn't look at the index, just the text.