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+==== What is Geeki Geeki? ====
+
 GeekiGeeki is yet another fork of PikiWiki.  Its most important feature is of course the GuruMeditation alerts :-).
-It can also use [[http://git.or.cz/ | git]] or any other SCM as a versioning backend.
+It can also use [[http://git.or.cz/ | git]] or any other SCM of your choice as a versioning backend.
 
 Check the EditingTips to get an idea the supported wiki syntax.
 
 ==== Download ====
 
-You can obtain source code through git:
+===== Source repository ====
+
+You can obtain the latest source snapshot through git:
 
 {{{
 git-clone http://www.codewiz.org/~bernie/git/geekigeeki.git/
 git-clone git://www.codewiz.org/~bernie/geekigeeki.git/
 }}}
 
-Browse the repository with GitWeb: http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git
+===== Revision history =====
+
+Browse it online with GitWeb: http://www.codewiz.org/wikigit/geekigeeki.git
+
+===== Individual source files =====
 
-Individual source files are also available here:
  * [[../wikidata/geekigeeki.py      | geekigeeki.py]]      -- The CGI itself
  * [[../wikidata/geekigeeki.conf.py | geekigeeki.conf.py]] -- Sample site config
  * [[../wikidata/geekigeeki.css     | geekigeeki.css]]     -- The stylesheet used at this site
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  * clone the git repository anywhere you like
  * edit **wiki_apache.conf** to adapt it to your system, and move or link it to your Apache configuration directory.
  * customize the wiki through geekigeeki.conf.py
+ * Create a git repository for your wiki:
+ {{{
+ mkdir data
+ cd data
+ git-init --shared=group
+ chgrp -R apache .
+ }}}
  * reload Apache
 
+==== Update procedure ====
+
+If you cloned the repository as suggested, updating and downgrading is easy:
+
+{{{
+git-pull
+}}}
+
+to switch to a different version of GeekiGeeki:
+
+{{{
+git-checkout VERSION
+}}}
+
 ==== Contributing ====
 
 Please send your patches!  See the GeekiGeekiToDo list for ideas.
 
-Bugfixes and cute hacks welcome.  BloatWare ''will'' be rejected: this is a minimalistic wiki, damn'it!
+Bugfixes and cute hacks welcome.  BloatWare ''will'' be rejected: this is
+a minimalistic wiki, damn'it!