+++ I will no longer update this post. The procedure remains the same as described here but there is an official guide now with up-to-date links for those who need them +++

This process describes the update procedure from a 0.13.5.x version to any higher version.

First log on to your Z node and download the latest binaries. Copy the link to the Linux .tar.gz file from GitHub or BitBucket.

cd ~

wget https://bitbucket.org/zcoinofficial/zcoin/downloads/zcoin-qt-0.13.6.2-linux64.tar.gz

At the time of writing, this is the current version but please make sure to check and replace the URL with the link you copied from GitHub or BitBucket Stop the daemon

cd ~/zcoin-0.13. 5 /bin (version you are upgrading from)

./zcoin-cli stop

Remove the old version

cd ~

rm -rv zcoin-0.13. 5

Unpack the binaries

cd ~

tar xvzf zcoin-qt-0.13.6.2-linux64.tar.gz (type tar xvzf and the first few letters of the filename, then hit the Tab key to auto-complete the filename) Start your Z node

cd ~/zcoin-0.13. 6 /bin

./zcoind -daemon

Check if your node is running by typing

./zcoin-cli znode status

To check whether you’re running the current version, type

./zcoin-cli getinfo

Locate the line starting with version and make sure it shows the latest one (in this example: 130602)

If you are updating from 0.13.4.x to 0.13.5.x, zcoind will do a reindex after you start it. Check zcoin-cli znsync status periodically until you are in sync.

Updates within the 0.13.5.x and 0.13.6.x ranges don’t need a reindex.

Hint: If you get confused with all the cd commands, I have something for you.