Use DEB822 for Ubuntu Install Guide
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Description
The DEB822 format (.sources files) has been supported since apt 1.1 and has been the default format since Ubuntu 24.04 LTS.
Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS ships with apt 2.0.9 according to the manifest file, so I think it makes sense to update the "Ubuntu 20.04 and above" section of the install guide to use the "new" repo file format.
# Add the repository.
export CODENAME="$(lsb_release -cs)"
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rethinkdb.sources <<-EOF
Types: deb
URIs: https://download.rethinkdb.com/repository/ubuntu-$CODENAME
Suites: $CODENAME
Components: main
Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/rethinkdb-archive-keyrings.gpg
EOF
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the install guide and its "Ubuntu 20.04 and above" section, then read the surrounding repository setup instructions. Update that section to use the proposed DEB822 .sources format, preserving the shown codename and keyring details; done means the guide clearly provides the new commands for supported Ubuntu versions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- shell, ubuntu
- Domain
- documentation
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100