ALMWORKS Bugzilla 3.4 virtual appliance upgrade to 4.0 with Gmail support

Sometimes we need to upgrade old virtual machine appliances.

The following manual shows the steps required to update a pretty old Bugzilla VM to a more recent Bugzilla version with Gmail support.

The manual does not cover the CVS to Bzr migration therefore update only handles to Bugzilla version 4.0

So let's see:

First start with VM backup or more better a clone of the old VM.

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Navigate browser and change password of admin user for at least 6 char length password. (version 4.0 does not support passwords less than 6 character length)

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(UPDATE OLD LINUX BOX (NO DIST UPGRADE))

login with bugzilla

backup old database
mysqldump --opt -u bugs -p bugs > bugs.sql
exit


login with root

here we need to update package sources.

nano /etc/apt/source.lst

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ensure following packages are in the package source
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian-security/ lenny/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://archive.debian.org/debian-archive/debian-volatile lenny/volatile main

(Ctr+O)
(Ctr+X)

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Update apt packages with the new packages
apt-get update

Now upgrade old outdated packages
apt-get upgrade

(when asking for new password for mysql simply press enter to leave the old password)
(when asking for ssl conf select to keep current version)
O


reboot


(UPDATE Bugzilla - in place update)

(login as root)
apt-get install make

(remove packages no longer required after the upgrade)
apt-get autoremove

login bugzilla


(updating current 3.4 to latest 4.0 using csv)
cvs update -rBUGZILLA-4_0-STABLE -dP


(install Email::Send::Gmail)
perl install-module.pl Email::Send::Gmail

(install perl modules required for version 4.0)
perl install-module.pl CGI
perl install-module.pl Email::MIME
perl install-module.pl List::MoreUtils

./checksetup.pl
./checksetup.pl


(enabling Gmail option: http://rndm-snippets.blogspot.hu/2011/05/bugzilla-issue-tracking-send-mail.html)
nano Bugzilla/Mailer.pm

add usings:
use Email::Send::Gmail; 
use Email::Simple::Creator;  


change line:   
 if ($method eq "SMTP"){
to
 if ($method eq "SMTP" || $method eq "Gmail") { 

CTR+O
CTR+Q

Finally run checksetup last.
./checksetup.pl

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web browser (http://Bugzilla/ - admin)
(change email method in bugzilla administration to gmail.)

mailfrom:
username@gmail.com or username@your_domain.com (if you use your own domain via Google Applications)

smtpserver:
smtp.gmail.com

smtp_username:
username@gmail.com or username@your_domain.com (if you use your own domain via Google Applications)

smtp_password:
your Gmail password


Enjoy your updated Bugzilla version 4.0.10

Sustainable Software Development Process – MMR

 

Abstract:

• Manage,
• Maintain,
• Reuse

Where all of these components are required and must be fullfilled by the Sustainable Software Development Process.

 

Manage:

Manage the problem you are facing, but nothing more.

Maintain:

Maintain the code you use only.

Reuse:

Reuse your exsisting domain knowledge efficiently.

 

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Male, 1981

 

More than 7 years of experience in .NET programming.
Fluent in English.

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