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# Software upgrades # 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. 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. 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. 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 # Repository upgrades