doc: fix How to Upgrade section for bitcoin wrapper and libexec #36441

pull yashspidey wants to merge 1 commits into bitcoin:master from yashspidey:doc-fix-upgrade-notes-36431 changing 1 files +1 −1

yashspidey commented at 9:08 PM on October 5, 2026: none

Since #31375, Linux installs ship a bitcoin wrapper in bin/ that dispatches to multiprocess binaries in libexec/. Copying only bitcoind/bitcoin-qt leaves those stale. Tell users to copy over bin/ and libexec/ instead.

Fixes #36431.

doc: fix How to Upgrade section for bitcoin wrapper and libexec

Since #31375, Linux installs ship a bitcoin wrapper in bin/ that dispatches to multiprocess binaries in libexec/. Copying only bitcoind/bitcoin-qt leaves those stale. Tell users to copy over bin/ and libexec/ instead.

Fixes #36431.

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