Docs: Update upgrade process in `README.md`. by jglogan · Pull Request #595 · apple/container

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@jglogan jglogan commented

Sep 10, 2025

Type of Change

  • Bug fix
  • New feature
  • Breaking change
  • Documentation update

Motivation and Context

Uninstall script will fail with an informative message if the users doesn't run container system stop, but including this step in the upgrade process reinforces the need to do this. Upgrading without restarting the service can lead to unexpected failures due to API or persistent data incompatibility.

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  • Tested locally
  • Added/updated tests
  • Added/updated docs

@jglogan jglogan merged commit 9db6c5f into apple:main

Sep 10, 2025

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@jglogan jglogan deleted the uninstall-shutdown branch

September 23, 2025 22:09

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[Request]: Docs: indicate that container service should be restarted after upgrade.

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