HowTo: Update to Roundcube 1.4.2

On 09.11.2019 the latest major Release Version 1.4.0 was released. On 01.01.2020 the latest hotfix 1.4.2 was released. By now it’s really time to install the update, isn’t it? 😉

New release Roundcube Webmail 1.4.0 – Elastic now available for download https://t.co/xuybxBB2yU

— Roundcube (@roundcube) November 9, 2019

New release Roundcube Webmail 1.4.2 now available for download https://t.co/gaxbdl19UC

— Roundcube (@roundcube) January 1, 2020

My Linux root server:

• Debian 9 Stretch 9.11 amd64
• Dovecot as IMAP daemon
• Postfix as SMTP daemon
• Apache 2.4 as webserver

1. Remove old backup (if there is any)
   
   Shell

   rm -R /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube.BAK/

   1	rm -R /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube.BAK/

2. Create a backup of the roundcube directory
   
   Shell

   cp -arf /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube/ /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube.BAK/

   1	cp -arf /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube/ /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube.BAK/

3. Download of the latest release
   
   Shell

   wget https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/download/1.4.2/roundcubemail-1.4.2-complete.tar.gz

   1	wget https://github.com/roundcube/roundcubemail/releases/download/1.4.2/roundcubemail-1.4.2-complete.tar.gz

4. Unpack
   
   Shell

   tar -xzvf roundcubemail-1.4.2-complete.tar.gz

   1	tar -xzvf roundcubemail-1.4.2-complete.tar.gz

5. Change dir into the unpacked archive
   
   Shell

   cd roundcubemail-1.4.2

   1	cd roundcubemail-1.4.2

6. Execute the update script
   
   Shell

   ./bin/installto.sh /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube/

   1	./bin/installto.sh /var/www/html/meinekleinefarm.net/roundcube/

7. Finished!

Author: Marco

Marco is an IT-System administrator and IT-Consultant with 10+ years experience. He is specialized in the delivery of virtual Apps and Desktops with Citrix solutions. In 2017 he has been awarded Citrix Technology Advocate by Citrix for his community work (#CTA). His second core area is availability & performance monitoring with Zabbix, a leading open-source solution. His employer is the German IT-Company ANAXCO, which is developing a Transport Management Software (TMS) based on Microsoft Dynamics AX. More about Marco View all posts by Marco