Minetest:Install

Folders & Files required to move from previous install

   minetest.conf
   Depending on version: data/mods or /minetest4/games/mesetint/mods
   Entire world directory 

Start new build and migrate

• Backup the current directory and move the contents to the side
  • Run Minetest:Backup script
  • mv minetest4 minetest4_preupdate
• Get the build and compile in its own directory
  • wget minetestc55_201203202107-0~1301~maverick1.tar.gz
  • tar -zxvf minetestc55_201203202107-0~1301~maverick1.tar.gz
  • mv recipe-201203202107-0~\{revno\}/ minetest4_build
  • cd minetest4_build
  • cmake . -DRUN_IN_PLACE=1 -DENABLE_SOUND=0
    • note: added -denable_sound on my server, no sound and no direct client from that machine
  • make -j2
• Create new minetest4 directory and copy essential files from minetest4_preupdate into it
  • mkdir minetest4
  • copy bin, games, builtin folder from minetest4_build to minetest4
  • copy minetest.conf and mods from minetest4_prebuild to minetest4/minetest4/games/mesetint/mods
    • Be careful not to migrate the following mod directories:
      • bucket, default, legacy, experimental, give_initial_stuff
  • Run bin/minetestserver and verify all the mods work correctly