Koha upgrade

Koha upgrade

The new version of Koha release every six months with a bundle of new features. Updates also release during the six months.

Up-gradation is easy with Koha installation based on Debian packages.

Apply the following command in Applications > Accessories > Terminal

sudo su    [enter the Linux root password when it ask]
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
apt-get install koha-common


If any errors show, install again repository key.

wget -O- http://debian.koha-community.org/koha/gpg.asc | sudo apt-key add -

Again repeat the upgrade process.

Clean the packages after upgradations,

apt-get clean 

Upgrade Database Schema

Database schema of old Koha should upgrade to new one. Apply following commands in a terminal,

sudo su
koha-upgrade-schema library

Rebuild the Zebra Index.

Apply following command in a terminal,

sudo koha-rebuild-zebra -v -f library