To update your ARES installation to the latest version:

1. Check your current version. The most reliable way to check is with the @id command. You must have manager access to the unit to perform version upgrades.
   
2. The latest version of ARES is 0.5.2. What version of ARES are you upgrading from?
   0.1.0 0.1.1 0.1.2 0.1.3 0.1.4 0.1.5 0.1.6 0.2.0 0.2.1 0.2.2 0.3.0 0.3.1 0.4.0 0.4.1 0.4.2 0.4.3 0.4.3.1 0.5.0 0.5.1 0.5.2 I want to install an old version

3. Congratulations! You are already running the latest version of ARES.

3. Upgrading this version is complicated and requires several steps.
4. Make a backup of your current ARES HUD. You will need to detach it, copy it in your inventory, and reattach it.
5. Ensure the updater can detect your OS version correctly.
   1. Run the command @db set kernel.version <version>
6. Install ARES 0.2.0. This is the oldest version that supports sideloading.
   1. While standing in Eisa, run the command @ax download ARES-0.2.0.spkg
   2. Then run the command @do ARES-0.2.0.spkg install

      If you see the message not registered with io service; run '_pkg reset' first, then run the command @pkg reset and redo @do ARES-0.5.2.spkg install

   3. If the .spkg script ends without the installer's HUD appearing, run it again—it should have cached the .sparc file.
7. Install ARES 0.5.0. This will upgrade you to the new packaging system.
   1. Get a redelivery of ARES. This can be done with the NS Pocket Redelivery Terminal that was included with your controller purchase.
   2. Attach the object ARES-0.5.0.sparc from your inventory.
   3. Run the command @pkg attach ARES-0.5.0.sparc to begin installation.
8. Install the newest upgrade using the ax package manager.
   1. While standing in Eisa, run the command @ax download ARES-0.5.2.spkg
   2. Then run the command @do ARES-0.5.2.spkg install
9. Run system cleanup. Type @do cleanup.as to remove stray files and leftover data.

3. Make a backup of your current ARES HUD. You will need to detach it, copy it in your inventory, and reattach it.
4. Install the newest upgrade using the ax package manager.
   1. While standing in Eisa, run the command @ax download ARES-0.5.2.spkg
   2. Then run the command @do ARES-0.5.2.spkg install
5. Run system cleanup. Type @do cleanup.as to remove stray files and leftover data.

To see what changed in this version of ARES, as well as in previous versions, visit the NSIS changelog collection.

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