Upgrade launchpad to latest official versions

Issue: How can I upgrade launchpad?

There are some fixes in the latest Apache Felix Framework, how can I update it in Adobe Experience Manager?

Solution

Follow these steps:

  1. Download the new base jar from the official Maven repository at http://search.maven.org/#search%7Cga%7C1%7Corg.apache.sling.launchpad.base. You can pick the version. When this article was written, 5.0.1-2.6.2 is recommended (it still uses javax.servlet.api 2.5). But, you can use 5.2.0-2.6.4 if you don't have dependencies on earlier version of servlet API.
  2. Shut down the instance.
  3. Replace the base jar in the installation (default in crx-quickstart/launchpad).
  4. Restart the instance with -Dorg.apache.sling.launchpad.startupmode=RESTART.

Validate it on your side if that help to resolve this issue, and note the general disclaimer for usage on production

DISCLAIMER: THE THIRD-PARTY LIBRARY IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, LACK OF VIRUSES, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF RESPONSES, RESULTS, LACK OF NEGLIGENCE AND/OR LACK OF WORKMANLIKE EFFORT. ADOBE DOES NOT WARRANT AGAINST ANY BUG, ERROR, OMISSION, DEFECT, DEFICIENCY, OR NONCONFORMITY IN THE 3RD PARTY LIBRARY. THIRD-PARTY LIBRARIES ARE NOT TESTED BY QA. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. ADOBE RECOMMENDS THAT THIS THIRD-PARTY LIBRARY BE USED FOR DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. IF YOU MUST APPLY THIS THIRD-PARTY LIBRARY TO A PRODUCTION SYSTEM, YOU SHOULD THOROUGHLY TEST YOUR APPLICATION. ADOBE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD BE CAUSED BY THIS THIRD-PARTY LIBRARY.

Applies to: CQ 5.x / AEM 6.x any version that is using this launchpad base jar

About Servlet API dependencies: Servlet API is provided by the servlet engine CQSE, Felix / Jetty HTTP bunble or other (Websphere, Weblogic, Tomcat , JBoss, and so on). Check if it works with the launchpad base available in the Maven repository (you can check the pom.xml for information about the dependency on the servlet API).

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