Update software

Follow this guide to update the Blue Pill software.

Blue Pill needs to have internet access
This guide covers: The SkaarOS system software, and 3 necessary packages
'Advanced Mode' must be enabled to see pre-release package versions

If Blue Pill is unable to communicate with our server, please read the troubleshooting chapter:
https://wiki.skaarhoj.com/books/blue-pill-reactor/page/unable-to-update-device-corespackagesos

Update SkaarOS system software

First, open the 'Settings' page. Here you see 'System Information' in the page top.
Click the orange 'Update' button to open the update pop-up.
Enable 'Show Pre-Releases' to see latest versions, and select the latest version from the list.
( As of writing this guide, the latest version is: SkaarOS v0.14-pre3 )
Click 'Update'. It will automatically download, install, and reboot the device.

Enable 'Advanced Mode'

Note: Our software comes in two flavours: 'Stable releases' and 'Pre-Releases'. Pre-Releases have the latest features, but are not as tested. In this guide we show Pre-Releases. If you prefer to only use Stable releases, then please skip this section.

Advanced Mode must be enabled to see pre-release versions on the Packages page.
On the 'Settings' page, scroll down until you see 'Advanced Mode'.
Click the 'Enable' button to enable it.
( This only affect the current webbrowser in the current session. It will be off next time you log in. )

Update 3 necessary packages

Open the 'Packages' page.
Locate the 3 lines: 'hardware-manager' / 'system-manager' / 'reactor'
If a green 'Update' button is displayed to the right of any of them, this means there is an update available.
If so, please click the 'Update' button for each of them.
( After the update, if they do not display 'Running' you must click the 'Stopped' text and select 'Restart'. )

You can also update other packages here, such as individual device cores.