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> I am looking to upgrade my awips 2 installation from 15.1 to 16.1.5, > > The directions say a complete uninstall of 15.1 is required to install > 16.1.5. The last set of instructions for complete uninstall I can find are > from 14.4.1 last september copied below. Can anyone tell me if these > instructions are still valid? Hi Bryan, The script installCAVE.sh will remove CAVE 14.4 or 15.1 if it exists, before installing 16.1.5 cleanly. Simply download and run http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/awips2/installCAVE.sh and it will take care of the removal and update itself. Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: SPD-274825 Department: Support AWIPS Priority: Normal Status: Open =================== NOTE: All email exchanges with Unidata User Support are recorded in the Unidata inquiry tracking system and then made publicly available through the web. If you do not want to have your interactions made available in this way, you must let us know in each email you send to us.