2 Replies Latest reply: Feb 19, 2010 9:46 AM by David Lipman RSS

    Updating; Successive vs. cumulative

    David Lipman Community Member

      Acrobat 8 is now up to;  8.2.1

       

      Acrobat 9 is now up to;  9.3.1

       

      How do we know if a patch is is dependent on a previous revision installation versus if a patch is cumulative ?

       

      Example:

      AcroProStdUpd910_T1T2_incr.msp   ~103MB

      AcrobatUpd920_all_incr.msp   ~160MB

      AcrobatUpd930_all_incr.msp   ~ 174MB

       

      AcrobatUpd931_all_incr.msp   ~5.3MB

       

       

      With Acrobat 9 we have the original installation files for v9.0

       

      Do I have to incrementally install 9.00

      then update with;   9.1,   9.1.1 ~ 9.1.3,   9.2,   9.3   and then   9.3.1   ?

       

      Or...

       

      can I just install v9.0 and then update with;  9.3   and then   9.3.1   ?

       

      Same concept with 8.  What is the rule of thumb ?         

        • 1. Re: Updating; Successive vs. cumulative
          SimonATS Employee Hosts

          there are no cumulative updates as such.

           

          It's better to make a distinction between security updates which only addresses vulnerability issues such as the recent 9.3.1 and quarterly scheduled patches such as the recent 9.3.

           

          The quarterly patches aren't cumulative. However security patches do get rolled into the next quarterly patch.

          Assuming you starting with version 9.0 just now;

          So for example 9.1.1 was a security patch, and 9.1.2 was a quarterly. As 9.1.2 contains the security fixes in 9.1.1 you can update as follows:

           

          9.0-->9.1-->9.1.2 skipping 9.1.1

           

          9.1.3 was also a security update, so moving on from there till now:

           

           

          9.0-->9.1-->9.1.2-->9.2-->9.3 and finally 9.3.1 to be up to date currently.

           

          To find out more about the nature of an update make sure to read it's release notes.

          • 2. Re: Updating; Successive vs. cumulative
            David Lipman Community Member

            That's confusing as ALL the patches are security patches !

            However some are combined with intended software updates.

             

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