Updating MERLIC

You can get a new MERLIC version via the MVTec Software Manager (for Windows systems) or via the MVTec website (for Linux systems).

When using MERLIC on a Windows system, you can check whether a new MERLIC version is available as described in the next section.

Checking for Available Updates

On Windows systems, MERLIC Creator shows a dialog upon startup that notifies the user when a new update is available. If an update is available, the notification dialog will remind you of the update upon every startup until you have updated your MERLIC version.

If you disabled the notification dialog, you can check for a new version in MERLIC Creator:

  1. Open the "Help" menu entry.
  2. Click on "Check for Updates...".

Updating to a New Version

Windows

On Windows systems, you have to update your MERLIC version with the MVTec Software Manager (SOM).

Before updating your existing installation to MERLIC 5.8.2, we recommend updating SOM to the latest version first. If you are using an older SOM version, MERLIC 5.8.2 might not be available for installation, and you will not be able to use the latest features of SOM.

If you want to update to a new major or minor version, for example, MERLIC 5.7.0 to 5.8.2, you have to install the new version via the "Available" page in SOM. The new version will be installed beside the existing MERLIC installation. If you want to update to a new maintenance release, for example, MERLIC 5.6.1 to 5.6.2, you can modify your existing installation on the "Installed" page in SOM.

The MVApp files will be associated automatically to the newly installed MERLIC version. In addition, the Windows start menu entries will also be associated to the new MERLIC version. For more information, see Installing MERLIC Under Windows.

SOM also detects MVTec products that have been installed by other means, for example, a MERLIC 5.0 version that has been installed via the previous offline installer. However, these installations cannot be updated or uninstalled via SOM.

Linux

On Linux systems, updating to a new MERLIC version is done by simply installing the new version. For more information, see Installing MERLIC Under Linux.