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This article has lots of room for improvement in tone and the instructions can be more clear. |
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Install Required Libraries
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As of Confluence 3.5, X11 dependencies are now no longer needed. |
In order to render thumbnails and related functionality you need certain x-windows libraries. Refer to the list from the X-11 Dependencies Confluence install instructions and make sure to use the list matching your version of Confluence.
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Because the list changes between each release, I recommend documenting what you installed. Then when upgrading, you can take two approaches,
Due to complex dependencies, we find that the first approach works better. |
For older versions of Confluence see Confluence 3.0 - 3.4 Setup. |
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PostgreSQL
Confluence comes with its own embedded database called hsqldb. However, for real production use you should use a full fledged database like PostgreSQL.
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Package Dependencies
The package dependencies change between confluence versions. You should check if there are differences. For example look at the difference between 3.1 and 3.2,
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confluence-3.1
- libice-dev - nolonger used
- libsm-dev - nolonger used
- libx11-dev - used
- libxext-dev - nolonger used
- libxp-dev - nolonger used
- libxt-dev - nolonger used
- libxtst-dev - used
confluence-3.2
- libx11-6 - new
- libx11-dev - carry over
- libxt6 - new
- libxt6-dbg - new
- libxext6 -new
- libxtst-dev - carry over
- libxtst6 - new
- xlibs-dbg - new
- xlibs-dev - new
Plug-Ins
Also, keep a page listing any plugins plug-ins you install. Upgrades generally do not require you to reinstall the plugins but they might be deprecated. After the upgrade is done, login as Administrator on Confluence and ensure plug-ins are up to date.
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