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Installing and updating Homer3 with Git or GitHub Desktop

stephen scott tucker edited this page Jul 1, 2020 · 13 revisions

Managing your Homer3 installation with Git from the command line

Installing Homer3

Install Git on your computer. Installation links for all platforms are available here.

  1. Open Terminal (MacOS) or Command Prompt (Windows) and navigate to the directory in which you want to install Homer3.

  2. Run git clone https://github.com/BUNPC/Homer3, creating the Homer3 folder in your current directory.

Homer3 can now be run from the newly-created folder!

Updating Homer3

  1. Open Terminal (MacOS) or Command Prompt (Windows) and navigate to Homer3's installation directory.

  2. Run git reset --hard HEAD. This will erase any changes you have made to Homer3's files so be careful! Files you have added to the application such as user functions will not be affected.

  3. Run git pull.

Managing your Homer3 installation with GitHub Desktop

Installing Homer3

  1. Install GitHub Desktop. Installation links for Windows and MacOS are available here.

  2. Select Clone Repository. Use the URL tab to clone the repository. Type in the repo url: https://github.com/BUNPC/Homer3 and select a location to download it to.

  3. Clone the image using the URL tab

  4. Discard all changes from the Branch menu

  5. Pull the latest version with the Repository menu

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