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Updating to a Newer FME Version

If you are updating to a newer version of FME Desktop, you must first manually uninstall the earlier version. Alternatively, you can install to a different directory and have multiple versions of FME Desktop (see Updating to a Newer FME Version, below).

Make sure you back up or relocate any custom files that you have saved in your FME installation directory.

Uninstalling

Run the following command, "as root", depending on your Linux distribution:

  • Debian, Ubuntu:
  • apt-get remove fme-desktop-<release>

    For example:

    apt-get remove fme-desktop-2018

  • RedHat, CentOS:
  • yum remove fme-desktop-<release>

    For example:

    yum remove fme-desktop-2018

What's Next?

Proceed to Updating Linux.