[Feature Request] <update retroarch with tar.xz file>

hello :) fitrst of all, sorry if my question is stupid i am on version 1.14 and would like to know if i can use retroarch-sourceonly-1.22.2.tar.xz as an update indeed, i have arm box ARMV7 ARM-CORTEX A9 with armbian and would like if using this file in a specific folder can allow me to perform update i made this question because i see some file with this extension can be used as a manual updater many thanks for all reply and help :)