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Expand Up @@ -9,17 +9,15 @@ You can run Starport in a web-based Gitpod IDE or you can install Starport on yo

## Prerequisite

Starport is written in the Go programming language. To use Starport on a local installation, Go must be installed and running:

- [Golang >=1.16](https://golang.org/)
Starport is written in the Go programming language. To use Starport on a local installation, [Go](https://golang.org/doc/install) (**version 1.16** or higher) must be installed.

## Upgrading Your Starport Installation

Before you install a new version of Starport, remove all existing Starport installations.

To remove the current Starport installation:

1. On your terminal window, press Ctrl C to stop the chain that you started with `starport serve`.
1. On your terminal window, press `Ctrl+C` to stop the chain that you started with `starport serve`.
1. Remove the Starport binary with `rm $(which starport)`.
Depending on your user permissions, run the command with or without `sudo`.
1. Repeat this step until all `starport` installations are removed from your system.
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