Upgrading to Platform v1.7.1 for quick start guide users is as easy as this one liner.
Code:
rm -fr ~/dashmate ;wget https://github.com/dashpay/platform/releases/download/v1.7.1/dashmate-v1.7.1-fc7d994b8-linux-x64.tar.gz &&tar xf dashmate-v1.7.1-fc7d994b8-linux-x64.tar.gz &&dashmate/bin/dashmate stop --platform &&dashmate/bin/dashmate update &&dashmate/bin/dashmate start --platform &&dashmate/bin/dashmate status