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Update CLI installation instructions for ASDF 0.16 #857

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Expand Up @@ -297,13 +297,17 @@ It also makes it easy to install and switch between different versions of the Ta
(if you need to do that). Note that the latest released version of the Tanzu CLI is
always the recommended version, no matter what your backend version is.

Note: the below instructions are for `asdf` version `0.16` or newer, which has introduced
some new commands and removed others. The important change is that the old `asdf global`
is replaced with `asdf set --home`.

```console
asdf plugin add tanzu
asdf install tanzu latest
asdf global tanzu latest
asdf set --home tanzu latest
```

To upgrade to a new release: `asdf install tanzu latest && asdf global tanzu latest`
To upgrade to a new release: `asdf install tanzu latest && asdf set --home tanzu latest`
Note that this installs the new latest version but does not remove any previously installed ones.

To uninstall particular version: `asdf uninstall tanzu <version>`
Expand All @@ -316,20 +320,17 @@ To uninstall particular version: `asdf uninstall tanzu <version>`
asdf plugin add tanzu # if not done already

asdf install tanzu <version>
asdf global tanzu <version>
asdf set --home tanzu <version>
```

It then becomes possible to switch between installed versions:

```console
# For the entire machine
asdf global tanzu <any installed version>
asdf set --home tanzu <any installed version>

# For the current directory
asdf local tanzu <any installed version>

# For the current shell
asdf shell tanzu <any installed version>
asdf set tanzu <any installed version>
```

#### Installing a Pre-Release
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