Do you update your Calibre as soon as a new version is released?

greenapple · 10-03-2010, 01:29 AM

Do you upgrade your Calibre immediately when a new version is out, or do you wait a couple days to see if there are bug reports in the forum?

speakingtohe · 10-03-2010, 01:34 AM

Totally depends on what happened last time I updated or whether I feel reckless

DoctorOhh · 10-03-2010, 02:38 AM

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Originally Posted by greenapple

Do you upgrade your Calibre immediately when a new version is out, or do you wait a couple days to see if there are bug reports in the forum?

Personally whenever I open calibre and it indicates a new version I install it. There hasn't been any catastrophic problems with any upgrades yet. Minor hiccups I can live with and just in case I always have a backup ready.

Lady Fitzgerald · 10-03-2010, 03:14 AM

I wait at least a couple of days in case a problem crops up. Even then, if the upgrade doesn't have anything that would directly benefit me, I might give it a skip.

cybmole · 10-03-2010, 03:20 AM

yes, but mostly just to remove the update available nag. i always keep the previous installer, as a backup.

DoctorOhh · 10-03-2010, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

yes, but mostly just to remove the update available nag. i always keep the previous installer, as a backup.

You can go into preferences and uncheck the box and it will never nag you.

Sweetpea · 10-03-2010, 03:23 AM

I check if it's something I've been wanting for or if it fixes something I find annoying, I'll update immediately. If not, I might download it and install when I think about it. Or I might skip it.

I went from 0.6.20 (something) to 0.7.20 and then moved on to the beta as soon as I found out about the custom fields...

_Em · 10-03-2010, 03:35 AM

I do, but with 0.21 found that I had to roll back pretty fast due to metadata update issues. I feel comfortable updating as I keep rsynced updates of my DB and sf.net has all the older versions available for rollback.

kacir · 10-03-2010, 04:28 AM

I install before it is officially available and report bugs, so the official version is as bug-free as possible.

Oh. don't forget to backup your library before stepping on thin ice ;-)

oldbwl · 10-03-2010, 04:52 AM

I always update. So far, there have been no major problems, but then as my library is unlikely to change for a long time now as I have well over 300 books queued for reading on my ereader.

Manichean · 10-03-2010, 06:30 AM

Depends on how much time I have, but generally, I update the day of the release. Mostly because I'm excited to see new features, even if I don't plan to use them. If there is a beta that sounds interesting, I'll try that on another computer.

roger the rabbit · 10-03-2010, 06:38 AM

I'm a great believer in *If it ain't broke - don't fix it*

So the answer is no unless I feel the need, why waste bandwidth!

Coleccionista · 10-03-2010, 07:22 AM

No, mostly because updates appear so fast I find easier to skip 2-3 dot versions and jump from 0.7.18 to 0.7.21 like I just did.

btw, great "Search&Replace" addition that solves the LN,FN to FN LN

GeoffC · 10-03-2010, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by roger the rabbit

I'm a great believer in *If it ain't broke - don't fix it*

So the answer is no unless I feel the need, why waste bandwidth!

Bikeridr · 10-03-2010, 08:11 AM

I update it whenever the "nag screen" shows up.
Then again, I do not have too many books either that I can't lose. Most of my 467 books are from a CD that came with a computer magazine.

When downloading from Feedbooks, Smashwords or the like, the books normally goes straight into the Kindle library and not via Calibre.

Only a few books or blog contents have been through my Calibre for converting to Kindle.

(In fact, I might just throw out all the free books from the CD and start with a "clean" library from scratch.

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10-03-2010, 01:29 AM	#1
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10-03-2010, 01:34 AM	#2
speakingtohe Wizard Posts: 4,812 Karma: 26912940 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: sony PRS-T1 and T3, Kobo Mini and Aura HD, Tablet	Totally depends on what happened last time I updated or whether I feel reckless

10-03-2010, 03:14 AM	#4
Lady Fitzgerald Wizard Posts: 2,013 Karma: 251649 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Tempe, AZ, USA, Earth Device: JetBook Lite (away from home) + 1 spare, 32" TV (at home)	I wait at least a couple of days in case a problem crops up. Even then, if the upgrade doesn't have anything that would directly benefit me, I might give it a skip.

10-03-2010, 03:20 AM	#5
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	yes, but mostly just to remove the update available nag. i always keep the previous installer, as a backup.

10-03-2010, 03:23 AM	#7
Sweetpea Grand Sorcerer Posts: 9,707 Karma: 32763414 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocketbook Inkpad 4 Color; Samsung Galaxy Tab S6	I check if it's something I've been wanting for or if it fixes something I find annoying, I'll update immediately. If not, I might download it and install when I think about it. Or I might skip it. I went from 0.6.20 (something) to 0.7.20 and then moved on to the beta as soon as I found out about the custom fields...

10-03-2010, 03:35 AM	#8
_Em Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: iPod	I do, but with 0.21 found that I had to roll back pretty fast due to metadata update issues. I feel comfortable updating as I keep rsynced updates of my DB and sf.net has all the older versions available for rollback.

10-03-2010, 04:28 AM	#9
kacir Wizard Posts: 3,465 Karma: 10684861 Join Date: May 2006 Device: PocketBook 360, before it was Sony Reader, cassiopeia A-20	I install before it is officially available and report bugs, so the official version is as bug-free as possible. Oh. don't forget to backup your library before stepping on thin ice ;-)

10-03-2010, 04:52 AM	#10
oldbwl Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 164 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Old Ynysybwl Device: Sony PRS-300	I always update. So far, there have been no major problems, but then as my library is unlikely to change for a long time now as I have well over 300 books queued for reading on my ereader.

10-03-2010, 06:30 AM	#11
Manichean Wizard Posts: 3,130 Karma: 91256 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Germany Device: Cybook Gen3	Depends on how much time I have, but generally, I update the day of the release. Mostly because I'm excited to see new features, even if I don't plan to use them. If there is a beta that sounds interesting, I'll try that on another computer.

10-03-2010, 06:38 AM	#12
roger the rabbit Addict Posts: 316 Karma: 10215 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wherever I lay my hat! Device: Sony PRS-T3, 650 Black, 505, Kobo Glo HD Aura ONE	I'm a great believer in If it ain't broke - don't fix it So the answer is no unless I feel the need, why waste bandwidth!

10-03-2010, 07:22 AM	#13
Coleccionista Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 11638 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Spain Device: iPad, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Libra 2	No, mostly because updates appear so fast I find easier to skip 2-3 dot versions and jump from 0.7.18 to 0.7.21 like I just did. btw, great "Search&Replace" addition that solves the LN,FN to FN LN

10-03-2010, 08:11 AM	#15
Bikeridr Information Acquirer Posts: 436 Karma: 4265156 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Latvia, Rigas Rajons Device: Kindle 3 International, Pocketbook Color	I update it whenever the "nag screen" shows up. Then again, I do not have too many books either that I can't lose. Most of my 467 books are from a CD that came with a computer magazine. When downloading from Feedbooks, Smashwords or the like, the books normally goes straight into the Kindle library and not via Calibre. Only a few books or blog contents have been through my Calibre for converting to Kindle. (In fact, I might just throw out all the free books from the CD and start with a "clean" library from scratch. )