> The install instructions on the main org page were not very clear, to > say the least.
yes, that does sound messy. sorry your experience was so unfortunate. i guess one question for the list: is there a general solution to the "20200912" > "9.5" issue? or, "now" that we are only distributing via [git repository and] gnu elpa, will that issue disappear? does this new-fangled concept of "semantic versioning" come into play here? possibly in the info pages we could have a section on "re-installing/upgrading", to help people navigate this process. (once we, ourselves, have a map.) cheers, Greg