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doc: Add note on upgrading into release notes and install.md
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VS Code v$(vscode_version)
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Upgrading is as easy as installing the new version over the old one. code-server
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maintains all user data in \`~/.local/share/code-server\` so that it is preserved in between
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## New Features
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- ⭐ Summarize new features here with references to issues
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<!-- DON'T EDIT THIS SECTION, INSTEAD RE-RUN doctoc TO UPDATE -->
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# Install
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- [Upgrading](#upgrading)
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- [install.sh](#installsh)
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- [Flags](#flags)
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- [Detection Reference](#detection-reference)
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This document demonstrates how to install `code-server` on
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## Upgrading
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When upgrading you can just install the new version over the old one. code-server
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## install.sh
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We have a [script](../install.sh) to install code-server for Linux, macOS and FreeBSD.

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