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+skulls-x230 0.1.6 - unreleased
+---------------------------------------
+This release includes the following changes:
+* simplified and improved scripts:
+  * before_first_install.sh is included in x230_skulls.sh
+  * upgrade.sh is now x230_skulls.sh -U
+  * only the executable scripts are in the top directory
+
 skulls-x230 0.1.5 - released 2019-05-02
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 This release includes the following changes: