This is a newbie trying to learn the right way to deal with module installation.

I just installed XOOPS 2.0.13.2 and had the Forum 1.0 working (Linux 2.6.10, Red Hat 3.4.2). Database is on a separate (brand new) MySQL server. It's the first time for both servers to have XOOPS installation.

Then I decided CBB 3.0 really is a nicer module to have. So I did the following:

1. Unistall Forum from System Admin > Modules. This was done with some error msg. (see below).
2. Removed (renamed) newbb folder.
3. Copied Frameworks folder to server root.
4. Copied newbb folder (from CBB 3.0) to replace the old folder.
5. Install CBB from System Admin > Modules.

The uninstallation log indicated Error: Could not drop table for all module tables: xoops_bb_*.

The installtion process was unsuccessful because "Table xoops_bb_categories" already exists.

My guess is that now I need to manually drop these tables (using phpmyadmin? - another learning process for the day) then try the installation again. Or there are better ways?

My question is this: If I can do it all over again, should I just copy the newbb folder over existing one, then do an "update"? Did I overlook documentation for module upgrade?

Thanks for any advice you can offer.

Shao-ying