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| author | MarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com> | 2020-05-30 12:32:17 -0400 |
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| committer | MarcoFalke <falke.marco@gmail.com> | 2020-05-30 12:31:36 -0400 |
| commit | fac0ed16ec8677be6e09fa0f8c0ad296415670df (patch) | |
| tree | 180aa89b81a2d9b2770c6d92ab01d7ec192cf036 /doc/release-notes.md | |
| parent | fa861794d3a625defe5113d3333bfdfb030b2ae9 (diff) | |
| download | bitcoin-fac0ed16ec8677be6e09fa0f8c0ad296415670df.tar.xz | |
doc: Sync "how to upgrade" with 0.20.0 release notes
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diff --git a/doc/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes.md index 3626233100..bcdc591eca 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes.md +++ b/doc/release-notes.md @@ -34,31 +34,27 @@ How to Upgrade ============== If you are running an older version, shut it down. Wait until it has completely -shut down (which might take a few minutes for older versions), then run the +shut down (which might take a few minutes in some cases), then run the installer (on Windows) or just copy over `/Applications/Bitcoin-Qt` (on Mac) or `bitcoind`/`bitcoin-qt` (on Linux). Upgrading directly from a version of Bitcoin Core that has reached its EOL is -possible, but it might take some time if the datadir needs to be migrated. Old +possible, but it might take some time if the data directory needs to be migrated. Old wallet versions of Bitcoin Core are generally supported. Compatibility ============== -Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems using -the Linux kernel, macOS 10.12+, and Windows 7 and newer. It is not recommended -to use Bitcoin Core on unsupported systems. - -Bitcoin Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not -as frequently tested on them. +Bitcoin Core is supported and extensively tested on operating systems +using the Linux kernel, macOS 10.12+, and Windows 7 and newer. Bitcoin +Core should also work on most other Unix-like systems but is not as +frequently tested on them. It is not recommended to use Bitcoin Core on +unsupported systems. From Bitcoin Core 0.20.0 onwards, macOS versions earlier than 10.12 are no longer supported. Additionally, Bitcoin Core does not yet change appearance when macOS "dark mode" is activated. -In addition to previously supported CPU platforms, this release's pre-compiled -distribution provides binaries for the RISC-V platform. - Notable changes =============== |