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It's crucial to keep Cubeless Island updated to ensure that you receive the most recent security updates and features.
Quick Guide
On Windows and macOS:
- Updates happen automatically in the background
- Close and reopen Cubeless Island regularly to trigger automatic updates
- Check for updates manually:
- Click menu icon > About Island
- Or look for "Update" notification or "Relaunch" button
On Linux:
- Use Software Updater tool
- Or update via terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt --only-upgrade install island-browser-stable
On ChromeOS:
- Update manually via terminal:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
Restart Cubeless Island after updates to apply changes.
Comprehensive Guide
Updating on Windows and macOS
If you're using Cubeless Island on Windows or macOS, updates will happen automatically in the background when you close and reopen it. If you haven't closed your browser in a couple of days, you’ll see a pending Update notification next to the menu icon.
Clicking on the menu icon will show the message “Relaunch to Update Island” at the top,” which can be clicked to relaunch and update the browser.
If you continue to use Cubeless Island without relaunching, it will eventually relaunch for you. You’ll get a browser notification beforehand letting you know that it will automatically relaunch in 23 hours. You can also click Relaunch now to proceed with the update. Cubeless Island will close out and restart once updated.
If you’ve been restarting Cubeless Island regularly and don’t see the Update notification, here’s how to ensure it’s up-to-date on Windows and macOS.
1. Click the Cubeless Island menu icon in the top right corner.
2. Click About Island at the bottom.
3. Under "About Island," you’ll see the current version of Cubeless Island listed along with a blue scrolling circle to the left, showing that it’s checking to see if there’s an update.
Note: The scrolling circle will change to a checkmark once it has finished checking for an update.
4. If there is an update, it will start to download. Once completed, you’ll see a Relaunch button.
Note: If there isn’t an update, you’ll see “Island is up to date” with a blue checkmark to the left.
5. Click Relaunch to apply the update. The browser will close out and restart once updated.
Cubeless Island automatically saves and reopens your opened tabs and windows when it restarts. However, your Incognito windows won't reopen. If you'd prefer not to restart right away, continue using the browser until you're ready. The update will be applied the next time you restart.
Updating on Linux
On Windows and macOS, Cubeless Island updates itself through the browser. However, you'll need to update Cubeless Island via your system's Software Updater tool on Linux. It will check for any available Cubeless Island updates and let you install them along with any other software updates on your system.
Depending on the Linux distribution you're using, you may be able to select Cubeless Island from the Software Updater's list and update it separately. On the other hand, it may be lumped in with overall system updates, so it'll automatically update when you do your full system update.
If Cubeless Island is open during the update, you’ll need to restart it to apply the updates and get the latest version.
Instead of using the Software Updater tool, you can also update Cubeless Island via the terminal. Here’s how to do so in Ubuntu-based distributions:
1. Open the Terminal app on your computer.
2. To check for new versions of your installed software, enter this:
sudo apt update
3. To upgrade Cubeless Island to the newest stable version, enter this:
sudo apt --only-upgrade install island-browser-stable
If an update isn’t needed, you’ll see: “island-browser-stable is already the newest version.”
Updating on ChromeOS
On ChromeOS, you must install Cubeless Island via Crostini, which doesn't automatically upgrade installed packages. Crostini works just like any Linux distribution; however, you'll need to manually update it to keep Cubeless Island up to date. Here's how to do so:
1. Open the Terminal app on your computer.
2. To check for new versions of your installed Linux apps, enter this:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
3. If an update is needed, it will show under "The following packages will be updated."
4. Type "y" to proceed with the update.