Installing 2.4 stable now 2.5 has been released

[dastrix80 (Kris K)]

Hi All,

How do we install 2.4 as by default the docs auto install 2.5, which I do not want. Why would the install instructions point to the new file if its not the stable release as yet?

openHAB 2 on Linux

Thanks!

[matt1 (Skinah)]

2.5 is now the latest stable as it was released a few days ago.

If you really want to install the older version 2.4 stable which is not the latest you need to do this…

openHAB Milestone builds

No, if you’re using apt, switching to a specific version will always be the same in summary: Switch to the relevant repo (i.e. stable, testing, unstable) sudo apt-cache madison openhab2 allows you to see the list of available versions the “latest” versions are printed first e.g. openhab2 | 2.4.0~M5-1 |..... Install that specific version with sudo apt install openhab2=2.4.0~M5-1 A milestone in apt is always considered newer than a snapshot regardless of their dates so moving from testing to…

[dastrix80 (Kris K)]

Thanks Matt

[Ajay_S]

did you get how to install openhab2 version 2.4?

[Bruce_Osborne]

They installed it in December 2019, before bintray was shut down on May 1, 2021?

The official binaries for 2,4 do not exist except, possibly on Docker Hub. there is absolutely no reason to install 2.4 or expect support for that old a version here on the user forum.