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* Update installation instruction

Added instruction to uninstall previous version of ROCm before install new version. Added Ubuntu 18.04 as supported distribution.

* Update README.md
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@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ To try ROCm with an upstream kernel, install ROCm as normal, but do not install
#### New distribution support
* Binary package support for Ubuntu 16.04
* Binary package support for Ubuntu 16.04 and 18.04
* Binary package support for CentOS 7.4 and 7.5
* Binary package support for RHEL 7.4 and 7.5
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@ sudo apt install rocm-dev
>ROCm driver stack installed
##### Removing pre-release packages
It is recommended to [remove previous rocm installations](https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCm#how-to-un-install-from-ubuntu-1604) before installing the latest version to ensure a smooth installation.
If you installed any of the ROCm pre-release packages from github, they will
need to be manually un-installed:
@@ -360,9 +361,10 @@ sudo yum install -y dkms kernel-headers-`uname -r` kernel-devel-`uname -r`
```
At this point they system can install ROCm using the DKMS drivers.
#### Installing ROCm on the system
It is recommended to [remove previous rocm installations](https://github.com/RadeonOpenCompute/ROCm#how-to-un-install-rocm-from-centosrhel-74) before installing the latest version to ensure a smooth installation.
Installing ROCm on the system
At this point ROCm can be installed on the target system. Create a /etc/yum.repos.d/rocm.repo file with the following contents:
```shell