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docs: guide on how to upgrade from one version of Racket to another

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#lang scribble/manual
@title{Upgrading from earlier 6.x and 7.x versions of Racket}
@section{Linux}
@subsection{Upgrading from a release version to a newer release versions, or from a nightly to a newer nightly}
@itemlist[
@item{Download the newer release from @url{https://download.racket-lang.org/}.}
@item{@code{chmod +x racket-X.Y-PLATFORM.sh}}
@item{@code{./racket-X.Y-PLATFORM.sh} and answer the questions to choose where the new version should be installed.}
@item{@code{raco setup}}]
@subsection{Upgrading from a release version to a nightly}
@itemlist[
@item{Download the newer release from @url{https://download.racket-lang.org/}.}
@item{@code{chmod +x racket-X.Y-PLATFORM.sh}}
@item{@code{./racket-X.Y-PLATFORM.sh} and answer the questions to choose where the new version should be installed.}
@item{@code{mv ~/.racket/snapshot ~/.racket/snapshot.bak} remove and make a backup of the old "snapshot" folder if one existed}
@item{@code{mv ~/.racket/OLD_VERSION ~/.racket/snapshot}}
@item{@code{raco setup}}]
@subsection{Upgrading from a nightly to a release version}
@itemlist[
@item{Download the newer release from @url{https://download.racket-lang.org/}.}
@item{@code{chmod +x racket-X.Y-PLATFORM.sh}}
@item{@code{./racket-X.Y-PLATFORM.sh} and answer the questions to choose where the new version should be installed.}
@item{@code{mv ~/.racket/SOME_VERSION} remove and make a backup of the old "snapshot" folder if one existed}
@item{@code{mv ~/.racket/snapshot ~/.racket/SOME_VERSION}}
@item{@code{raco setup}}]
@section{Upgrading from earlier versions}
If I'm not mistaken, @code{raco} was introduced at some point durign the 5.x series?