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diff --git a/doc/upgrades.mdwn b/doc/upgrades.mdwn index 9fb56f62b..f5e9cbc3a 100644 --- a/doc/upgrades.mdwn +++ b/doc/upgrades.mdwn @@ -2,11 +2,24 @@ # Software upgrades -Upgrading the code base of git-annex will be done differently depending on your [[install]] method. For most distribution-based packages, it is handled by the package management software. - -For the standalone distribution, the [[git-annex-webapp]](1) will ask the user for confirmation when it detects a new version. Once that is confirmed, or if `annex.autoupgrade` is enabled (see the [[git-annex]](1) manpage) the assistant will start the upgrade. The upgrade process is fairly simple: the assistant will move the `git-annex.linux` directory out of the way and replace it with the new version, then re-execute itself. It therefore needs write access to the parent directory of the `git-annex.linux` directory. - -Note that "upgrading" from a distribution-based package to the [[install/Linux_standalone/]] version may cause weird problems, as an unexpected version of git-annex (e.g. the old one from packages) may be ran, see [[bugs/git-annex-shell_doesn__39__t_work_as_expected/]] for a full discussion. +Upgrading the code base of git-annex will be done differently depending on +your [[install]] method. For most distribution-based packages, it is +handled by the package management software. + +For the standalone distribution, the [[git-annex-webapp]](1) will ask the +user for confirmation when it detects a new version. Once that is +confirmed, or if `annex.autoupgrade` is enabled (see the [[git-annex]](1) +manpage) the assistant will start the upgrade. The upgrade process is +fairly simple: the assistant will move the `git-annex.linux` directory out +of the way and replace it with the new version, then re-execute itself. It +therefore needs write access to the parent directory of the +`git-annex.linux` directory. + +Note that "upgrading" from a distribution-based package to the +[[install/Linux_standalone/]] version may cause weird problems, as an +unexpected version of git-annex (e.g. the old one from packages) may be +ran, see [[bugs/git-annex-shell_doesn__39__t_work_as_expected/]] for a full +discussion. # Repository upgrades |