@@ -94,29 +94,32 @@ problems, see the linked FAQ entries:
9494
9595 * [ GHC 7.8.4 fails with ` /usr/bin/ar: permission denied ` ] ( faq.md#usr-bin-ar-permission-denied )
9696 * [ DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH is ignored] ( faq.md#dyld-library-path-ignored )
97-
97+
9898
9999If you are on OS X 10.12 ("Sierra") and encounter [ GHC panic while building, see this issue] ( https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/issues/2577 )
100100
101101## Ubuntu
102102
103103Use the [ generic Linux option] ( #linux ) .
104104
105- There is also
106- a
107- [ Ubuntu package] ( http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=haskell-stack&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all ) for
108- Ubuntu 16.04 and up. Note that the distribution's Stack version lags behind, so
109- we recommend running ` stack upgrade ` after installing it.
105+ There is also a [ Ubuntu
106+ package] ( http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=haskell-stack&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all )
107+ for Ubuntu 16.10 and up, but the distribution's Stack version lags behind, so we
108+ recommend running ` stack upgrade --binary ` after installing it. For older stack
109+ versions which do not support ` --binary ` , just ` stack upgrade ` is fine too. The
110+ version in Ubuntu 16.04 is too old to upgrade successfully, and so in that case
111+ stack should be installed from a [ release
112+ tarball] ( https://github.com/commercialhaskell/stack/releases ) .
110113
111114## Debian
112115
113116Use the [ generic Linux option] ( #linux ) .
114117
115- There is also
116- a
117- [ Debian package ] ( https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=haskell-stack&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all ) for
118- Stretch and up. Note that the distribution's Stack version lags behind, so
119- we recommend running ` stack upgrade ` after installing it .
118+ There is also a [ Debian
119+ package ] ( https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=haskell-stack&searchon=names&suite=all§ion=all )
120+ for Stretch and up, but the distribution's Stack version lags behind, so running
121+ ` stack upgrade --binary ` is recommended after installing it. For older stack
122+ versions which do not support ` --binary ` , just ` stack upgrade ` is fine too .
120123
121124## <a name =" centos " ></a >CentOS / Red Hat / Amazon Linux
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@@ -192,7 +195,7 @@ can also get the `haskell-stack-tool` package from there.
192195
193196Users who follow the ` nixos-unstable ` channel or the Nixpkgs ` master ` branch can install the latest ` stack ` release into their profile by running:
194197
195- nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -iA haskellPackages. stack
198+ nix-env -f "<nixpkgs>" -iA stack
196199
197200Alternatively, the package can be built from source as follows.
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