Scribus doesn't appear to have a built-in upgrade mechanism, but rather just a check for new versions. (Feature request!) After running the update check, I noticed that the new version wasn't automatically downloaded (another feature request!), nor was the appropriate download page automatically opened in my browser. I navigated to the Scribus website and downloaded the new version, started the installer, and attempted to install the new version in the existing directory, at which point I was told I had to uninstall the existing version. Seriously?
This whole process seems incredibly antiquated. Am I missing something? If this really is the correct upgrade procedure, will ALL my settings be saved? There are a lot of settings buried in Scribus and I don't want to risk losing any of them.
BTW, I'm trying to upgrade from 1.4.3 to 1.4.4.