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I have DSX-Desktop 1.2.0 installed on my Lenovo Thinkpad T440p under RHEL 7.4 Linux. Main screen indicates "Update Available".

When I select "Update for Linux", it fails with unable to update /usr/bin which is owned by "root" owner. I can switch to "root" via Sudo on command line, but don't know how to invoke the update by CLI.

Here is the DSX-Desktop.log file:

[2018-02-26 12:07:26:0074] [debug] Initialized logger!
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0533] [info] Version: 1.2.0
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0533] [info] Operating System: Linux
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0535] [info] InitialPage() container
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0646] [info] Mounting Preferences
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0685] [info] Render ToolsModal for 
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0686] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0699] [info] Mounting UpdaterContainer
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0705] [info] checking for updates....
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0706] [info] Calling check for updates...
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0706] [info] Checking for app updates...
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0727] [info] Checking for image updates...
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0734] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0735] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0989] [info] Checking docker and images on application start up.
[2018-02-26 12:07:28:0995] [info] The Projects are dsx-samples,defaultProject
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0138] [info] Found version 1.2.2 at https://github.com/IBMDataScience/DSx-Desktop/releases/download/1.2.2/ibm-dsx-desktop.AppImage
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0257] [info] Getting update information from updates.json
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0260] [info] Getting update information from updates.json
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0261] [info] Getting update information from updates.json
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0262] [info] Getting update information from updates.json
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0310] [info] Getting update information from updates.json
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0324] [info] Notebook updates not available...
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0324] [info] dsxJSON is [object Object]
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0325] [info] DSX updates not available...
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0325] [info] util: emit update-not-available for image
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0325] [info] controller: emit update-available
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0334] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0336] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0336] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0346] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0353] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0353] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0356] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0356] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0356] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:29:0357] [info] CONTAINER: Need to update app
[2018-02-26 12:07:39:0366] [info] dockerConfirm: true
[2018-02-26 12:07:39:0366] [info] Docker is up and running.
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0501] [info] Calling download updates...
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0501] [info] Downloading Updates...
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0503] [info] Downloading updates from https://github.com/IBMDataScience/DSx-Desktop/releases/download/1.2.2/ibm-dsx-desktop.AppImage
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0509] [warn] Cannot write to the directory /usr/bin
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0512] [info] controller: emit update-downloading
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0517] [info] Container:Update downloading
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0521] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0522] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0522] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0537] [error] Cannot write to the directory /usr/bin
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0548] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0549] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0549] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0551] [info] Set state visibleModal error
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0553] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0554] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0554] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0621] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0622] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0622] [info] false
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0626] [info] The updateAvailable is true
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0630] [info] Render UpdaterModal
[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0630] [info] false
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Under the covers, an app update just downloads the latest .AppImage and replaces the current one.

You can accomplish the same thing by deleting your existing .AppImage then downloading the latest one from https://www.ibm.com/us-en/marketplace/data-science-experience/purchase#purchasing.

Note: do not uninstall DSX Desktop through the settings page since it will remove all the docker images you installed (RStudio, Jupyter, Zeppelin). Instead, just remove the .AppImage.

Edit: I just noticed this in the logs:

[2018-02-26 12:07:54:0537] [error] Cannot write to the directory /usr/bin

Did you put DSX Desktop inside /usr/bin? That would explain why the app can't update itself, since it doesn't have permission to write to that directory.

Jerry Wu
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  • Jerry, I tried that. It didn't work, since the new image won't install if there is a .config directory already existing for DSX. What I had to do was rename the.config directory to make it look like a fresh install, then do the full install of the new .AppImage, then selectively cut-and-paste the code back into all of my Jupyter networks. Why bother having a "Upgrade" button at all if it is this complicated? – Tony Pearson May 24 '18 at 14:38
  • Could you elaborate as to how the "new image won't install if there is a .config directory already existing"? I understand that the `~/.config/ibm-dsx-desktop` directory contains all the files and settings, but I don't see how having an existing one would prevent you from installing the application, – Jerry Wu May 24 '18 at 17:48
  • Given that it took 2 months to get a response on this, I have since forgotten all the steps I took to finally get 1.2.3 installed. It is unfortunate the use of Stack does not provide timely response to problems. – Tony Pearson May 25 '18 at 18:56
  • Hey Tony, I'm sorry it took so long for you to get a response. We're trying to be more active on our help channels (GitHub & StackOverflow), so hopefully this won't happen again. Also, if you don't mind, we prefer to have issues be submitted via our [GitHub](https://github.com/IBMDataScience/DSx-Desktop/issues), since it's easier to track. – Jerry Wu May 25 '18 at 21:06