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Answer: It looks like this is the only way, here is a post to help speed things up though https://steemit.com/steemhelp/@gregory-f/clueless-user-s-guide-to-upgrading-to-steemd-0-8-x

>>> cd steem
>>> git pull;git submodule update; make

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