update install/update instructions

Signed-off-by: Nico Schottelius <nico@brief.schottelius.org>
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may vanish at any point. To select a specific branch use
# Generic code
git checkout -b <name> origin/<name>
# Stay on a specific version
version=2.0
git checkout -b $version origin/$version
git checkout -b <localbranchname> origin/<branchname>
### Mirrors
So for instance if you want to use and stay with version 2.0, you can use
git checkout -b 2.0 origin/2.0
#### Git Mirrors
If the main site is down, you can acquire cdist from one of the following sites:
* git://github.com/telmich/cdist.git ([github](https://github.com/telmich/cdist))
* git://git.code.sf.net/p/cdist/code ([sourceforge](https://sourceforge.net/p/cdist/code))
### Python Package
Cdist is available as a python package at
[PyPi](http://pypi.python.org/pypi/cdist/). You can install it using
pip install cdist
[[!tag cdist unix]]

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## Update
[[!meta title="How to update cdist"]]
## Update The Git Installation
To upgrade cdist in the current branch use
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The master branch on the other hand is the development branch and may not be
working, break your setup or eat the tree in your garden.
### Upgrading from 1.7 to 2.0
## Update The Python Package
* Ensure python (>= 3.2) is installed on the server
To upgrade to the lastet version do
pip install --upgrade cdist
## Update Instructions / Hints
### Updating from 2.0 to 2.1
* Type __package* and __process use --state **present** or **absent**.
The states **removed/installed** and **stopped/running** have been removed.
Support for the new states is already present in 2.0.
* Type __directory: Parameter --parents and --recursive are now boolean
and the old "yes/no" values need to be removed
* Type **__addifnosuchline** and **__removeline** have been replaced by **__line**
* The **conf** directory is now located at **cdist/conf**.
You need to migrate your types, explorers and manifests
manually to the new location.
* Replace the variable **__self** by **__object_name**
Support for the variable **__object_name** is already present in 2.0.
### Updating from 1.7 to 2.0
* Ensure python (>= 3.2) is installed on the source host
* Use "cdist config host" instead of "cdist-deploy-to host"
* Use "cdist config -p host1 host2" instead of "cdist-mass-deploy"
* Use "cdist banner" for fun
* Use **\_\_object_fq** instead of **\_\_self** in manifests
### Upgrading from 1.6 to 1.7
### Updating from 1.6 to 1.7
* If you used the global explorer **hardware_type**, you need to change
your code to use **machine** instead.
### Upgrading from 1.5 to 1.6
### Updating from 1.5 to 1.6
* If you used **\_\_package_apt --preseed**, you need to use the new
type **\_\_debconf_set_selections** instead.
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--state uninstaaled. Starting with 1.6, it was made consistently
to --state removed.
### Upgrading from 1.3 to 1.5
### Updating from 1.3 to 1.5
No incompatiblities.
### Upgrading from 1.2 to 1.3
### Updating from 1.2 to 1.3
Rename **gencode** of every type to **gencode-remote**.
### Upgrading from 1.1 to 1.2
### Updating from 1.1 to 1.2
No incompatiblities.
### Upgrading from 1.0 to 1.1
### Updating from 1.0 to 1.1
In 1.1 the type **\_\_file** was split into **\_\_directory**, **\_\_file** and
**\_\_link**. The parameter **--type** was removed from **\_\_file**. Thus you