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 =====Manage the script directory===== =====Manage the script directory=====
  
-We keep the latest version on our script environment in our [[https://github.com/pixilab/blocks-script|blocks-script repo on github]].+We always keep the latest version on our script environment in our [[https://github.com/pixilab/blocks-script|blocks-script repo on github]]. 
 + 
 +:!: Before doing anything with an existing script directory in a working system, it is always recommended to make a security copy of the /PIXILAB-Blocks-root/script/ directory in case something goes wrong. 
  
-:!: Before doing anything with an existing script directory in a working system, it is always recommended to: 
-  * stop the server 
-  * make a security copy of the /PIXILAB-Blocks-root/script/ directory in case something goes wrong. 
  
 ====First time installation==== ====First time installation====
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 ===Get the files=== ===Get the files===
-There are a few different methods to obtain the files, but in general for any desktop environments one can download a zip of the repo by clicking the green <CODE> dropdown and select the option to [[https://github.com/pixilab/blocks-script/archive/refs/heads/master.zip|Download ZIP]]. This zip will contain all the files. +There are a few different methods to obtain the files, but in general for any desktop environments one can download a compressed .zip archive of the repo ([[https://github.com/pixilab/blocks-script|]]) by clicking the green <CODE> dropdown and select the option to [[https://github.com/pixilab/blocks-script/archive/refs/heads/master.zip|Download ZIP]]. This zip will contain all the latest files. 
  
 ===Decompress the files=== ===Decompress the files===
-When this file is decompressed it will result in a new directory, blocks-script-master. Navigate inside this directory and select all files and directories. Now one can drag/copy all the files into the /PIXILAB-Blocks-root/script/ directory. This will merge any new files and overwrite any older existing files, wish is typically what you want. +When this file is decompressed it will result in a new directory, blocks-script-master.  
 + 
 +===Merge the files into the script directory=== 
 +Navigate inside this directory and select all files and directories. Now one can drag/copy all the files into the /PIXILAB-Blocks-root/script/ directory. This will merge any new files and overwrite any older existing files, wish is typically what you want. 
    
  
  
  
-====Update====+====Update the script directory==== 
 +An update of the files is the same thing as with the fresh install for any desktop environment. For linux there is a script that automates this:  
 +===Production Linux Deskotop environments=== 
 +For production Linux environments provision with our image, one can use the update_scripts.sh that automates the whole procedure including making a security copy and stopping the server. Before running the script, cd into the /script/ directory in the cli. The script has some dependencies that may be missing in i.e virtual machines not provisioned by the image.  
 +<code> 
 +pixi-server@pixi:~$ cd PIXILAB-Blocks-root/script/ 
 +</code> 
 +Run the script: 
 +<code> 
 +pixi-server@pixi:~/PIXILAB-Blocks-root/script$ ./update_scripts.sh 
 +</code> 
 ===Linux Desktop=== ===Linux Desktop===
 ===Linux CLI=== ===Linux CLI===