LinearTapeFileSystem / LinearTapeFileSystem/ltfs

Drop RHEL7 and add RHEL9 support

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enhancement
Dominant language
C
Stars
352
Forks
110
Avg merge
2h 50m
Merged PRs (30d)
2

Description

May be it is a time to move forward on the master branch.

  • Drop RHEL7 support
  • Drop ArchLinux support from official
    • Rolling model is nasty for the project, we cannot describe which point in the OS side can be compilable and usable...
  • Add RHEL9 support (implicitly rocky linux 8)
  • Refresh other old Linux distros to the latest version
    • Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
    • Debian 11 LTS
  • May be some Linux distro to consider to add
    • Non LTS Ubuntu (is it too aggressive??)
    • Non LTF Debian (is it too aggressive??)
    • Fedora (is it too aggressive??)

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Research direction

Start by reviewing the master branch's current distro support and comparing the requested RHEL, Ubuntu, Debian, Arch Linux, and possible Fedora targets. Done means the supported distribution policy is decided and the project’s official support list reflects the accepted additions and removals.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
arch-linux, c, debian, fedora, linux, ubuntu
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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