stop openfire (/usr/local/openfire/bin/openfire stop)
Download the
tar.gz new release from
Ignite
Backup ./conf and ./embedded-db from the current openfire directory (/usr/local/openfire)
move the openfire directory out of the way by either renaming or deleting it.
extract the file you downloaded in step #2
mv the ./conf and ./embedded-db directories from step #3 into the new openfire directory
start openfire (/usr/local/openfire/bin/openfire start)