Installing Component Updates

What is this guide for?

This guide explains how to install standard components like admin, curriculum, control, and type.

NOTE

This process is the same whether you got the files from the internet, the LAN, or a USB drive. Before proceeding, ensure the component files are present on the machine.

This example uses the curriculum component, but the steps are the same for other standard components.

1. Confirm Update is Available

Verify that the component you want to install exists locally and check its version.

# Check for the latest 'curriculum' component
tl-comp-latest curriculum

2. Run the Installer

There are two different commands for installing components.

A. For Most Components

Use the tl-archive-install command for most standard components like admin, type, control, etc.

# Install the latest available version of 'admin'
tl-archive-install admin

# Install a specific version of 'type'
tl-archive-install type 0.5.0

B. For the Curriculum Component

The curriculum component has its own dedicated installer script.

# Install the latest available version of 'curriculum'
tl-curriculum-install

# Install a specific version of 'curriculum'
tl-curriculum-install 0.2.67

3. Verify the Installation

After the installation finishes, verify the new version number.

# For most components (e.g., admin)
cat /opt/admin/.version

# For curriculum, reboot and check the desktop info panel

Get Update Files