2.10. Open edX Ficus Release#
This section describes the Open edX Ficus release. Note that edX no longer supports the Ficus relesae.
2.10.1. What’s Included in Ficus#
The Open edX Ficus release contains several new features for learners, course teams, and developers. For more information, see Open edX Ficus Release.
2.10.2. What Is the Ficus Git Tag?#
A git tag identifies the version of Open edX code that is the Ficus release. You can find the most up-to-date git tag for the current Open edX release on the Open edX Releases Wiki page.
The following Open edX git repositories have the Ficus git tag:
edx-platform
configuration
cs_comments_service
xqueue
ecommerce
ecommerce-worker
edx-analytics-configuration
edx-analytics-dashboard
edx-analytics-data-api
edx-analytics-pipeline
edx-certificates
edx-custom-a11y-rules
edx-demo-course
edx-documentation
edx-notes-api
edx-ui-toolkit
notifier
programs
ux-pattern-library
2.10.3. Upgrading to a Subsequent Ficus Release#
Occasionally, we release updates to Ficus. For example, the second
release of Ficus is open-release/ficus.2
.
The steps to upgrade differ based on your original installation method.
2.10.3.1. Upgrading a Vagrant Installation#
Devstack and Fullstack are installed using Vagrant. To upgrade from one Ficus release to another, run the following commands in the host operating system:
$ export OPENEDX_RELEASE=open-release/ficus.2
$ vagrant provision
2.10.3.2. Upgrading a Native Installation#
If you installed Open edX using the Legacy Open edX Native Installation, you can
upgrade from one Ficus release to another by re-running those steps using your
desired Ficus tag as the new value for OPENEDX_RELEASE
.