Updating & Uninstalling
Updating Git installs Update to the latest version with a single command: This pulls the latest code from , updates dependencies, and prompts you to configure a
Update to the latest version with a single command: This pulls the latest code from , updates dependencies, and prompts you to configure any new options that were added since your last update. PyPI releases track tagged versions (major and minor releases), not every commit on . …
What this page covers
- Updating
- Git installs
- pip installs
- What happens during an update (git installs)
- Updating against a non-default branch: --branch
- Local changes on non-interactive updates
- Preview-only: hermes update --check
- Full pre-update backup: --backup
- Windows: another hermes.exe is running
- Recommended Post-Update Validation
- If your terminal disconnects mid-update
- Checking your current version
- Updating from Messaging Platforms
- Manual Update
- Rollback instructions
- Note for Nix users
- Uninstalling
- Git installs
- pip installs
- Manual Uninstall
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