Updates to CAVE install page:

- add new subsection for each OS, about how to upgrade CAVE if already installed
- add new subsection at the end for each OS about how to completely remove CAVE
- add new subsection for windows system-wide installer for the access form

Update Common Problems page to use "macOS" section title, to be consistent with our Install CAVE page
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## MacOS
## macOS
### Monterey CAVE Warning

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!!! note "While CentOS8 has reach End of Life as of Dec. 31, 2021, CentOS7 End of Life isn't until June 30, 2024."
### Upgrade Existing Installation
If you do not currently have CAVE installed, please go directly to the [Download and Installation Instructions](#download-and-installation-instructions).
If you already have CAVE installed, following the [Download and Installation Instructions](#download-and-installation-instructions) below will also properly take care of your existing install.
### Download and Installation Instructions
1. Download the following installer: [**awips_install.sh** <i class="fa fa-download"></i>](https://downloads.unidata.ucar.edu/awips2/current/linux/awips_install.sh)
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!!! warning "The virtual machine option won't render RGB composites of satellite imagery."
!!! note "For those running CAVE in a lab or needing it installed at the system level for multiple users, please contact support-awips@unidata.ucar.edu"
### Method 1: Direct Windows Install
We offer CAVE installers at both the user-level (no administrative permissions needed), and the system-level (useful in a lab setting for instance). If you need the system-level installer, please skip to the [System-Level Installation section](#system-level-installation), otherwise simply proceed with the next sections.
#### Upgrade Existing Installation
If you do not currently have CAVE installed, please go directly to the [Download and Installation Instructions](#download-and-installation-instructions_1).
If you already have CAVE installed:
1. First remove it by going to the **Installed Apps** settings dialog. You can access this window by: Start bar > Settings > Apps > Installed Apps.
- *Typing "remove" in the start bar should bring you to this screen as well*
2. Find AWIPS CAVE, click on it, and click Uninstall.
3. Once the uninstall is finished, simply [download and install the latest version](#download-and-installation-instructions_1) as instructed below.
#### Download and Installation Instructions
1. Download and install: [**awips-cave.msi** <i class="fa fa-download"></i>](https://downloads.unidata.ucar.edu/awips2/current/windows/awips-cave.msi)
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- Type "cave" in the start bar and hit enter
- Find and run CAVE app in the file browser: `C:\Users\%USER%\AppData\Roaming\UCAR Unidata\AWIPS CAVE\CAVE.bat`
#### System-Level Installation
If you need a system-level installation of CAVE, please fill out [this brief access form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScLLR1JGh_DHESBSc6W0TVlslhNojT5OJF3WiTCajXg7CjWTA/viewform?usp=sf_link) for the .msi, and then proceed with installation similar to that described above.
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### Method 2: Linux Virtual Machine
Please note, running CAVE in a Virtual Machine does have reduced functionality than running CAVE directly on hardware (ex: rendering RGB satellite images).
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![VMWare Workstation Player DPI Setting](../images/vmwareplayer-update-dpi.png)
#### Upgrade Existing Installation
If you do not currently have CAVE installed, please go directly to the [Download and Installation Instructions](#download-and-installation-instructions_2).
If you already have CAVE installed you can either:
- Download the new Virtual Machine ([as described below](#download-and-installation-instructions_2)) and you will see the new VM in VMware, similar to this screenshot:
![](../images/workstationPlayer.png)
- Upgrade the version of CAVE within the Virtual Machine by following the [Linux instructions](#upgrade-existing-installation)
#### Download and Installation Instructions
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- Nvidia Graphics Card (Some Intel Graphics cards seem to work as well)
### Upgrade Existing Installation
If you do not currently have CAVE installed, please go directly to the [Download and Installation Instructions](#download-and-installation-instructions_3).
If you already have CAVE installed:
1. Remove the existing installation by locating it (it maybe be in your **Applications** folder), and dragging it to the trash.
2. Clear CAVE's cache by removing caveData (<a href="/awips2/appendix/common-problems#mac" target="_blank">see these instructions for removal</a>).
3. Follow the [Download and Installation Instructions](#download-and-installation-instructions_3) from below to install the newest version of CAVE.
### Download and Installation Instructions
1. Download and install CAVE: [awips-cave.dmg](https://downloads.unidata.ucar.edu/awips2/current/mac/awips-cave.dmg)
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## Uninstalling CAVE (Linux)
## Uninstalling CAVE
### Linux
These are instructions to manually uninstall CAVE. However, the [`awips_install.sh`](#download-and-installation-instructions) script will do these steps for you if you are installing a newer version of CAVE.
**1. Make sure you have exited out of any CAVE sessions**
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rm -rf /awips2/cave
rm -rf ~/caveData
```
### Windows
To completely remove CAVE:
1. Type "remove" in the search bar and select the first option that comes up. This will open the Applications settings.
2. From here, find **AWIPS CAVE** and select "Uninstall".
### macOS
To completely remove CAVE:
1. Find where it is installed (might be the **Applications** folder) and drag into the trash.
2. Then <a href="/awips2/appendix/common-problems#mac" target="_blank">remove caveData</a>.