From 7aefc7e9fcb8b3630f8cff1b373955f5790ce726 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Robertson Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2022 18:33:35 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Cite launchpad bug that says ubuntu's pkgs are old (#14517) * Cite launchpad bug that says ubuntu's pkgs are old * Add some cross-references while I'm here * Changelog --- changelog.d/14517.doc | 1 + docs/setup/installation.md | 19 +++++++++++++------ 2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) create mode 100644 changelog.d/14517.doc diff --git a/changelog.d/14517.doc b/changelog.d/14517.doc new file mode 100644 index 000000000..2c9de6897 --- /dev/null +++ b/changelog.d/14517.doc @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +Add links to third party package repositories, and point to the bug which highlights Ubuntu's out-of-date packages. diff --git a/docs/setup/installation.md b/docs/setup/installation.md index dcd8f17c5..436041f8a 100644 --- a/docs/setup/installation.md +++ b/docs/setup/installation.md @@ -84,7 +84,9 @@ file when you upgrade the Debian package to a later version. ##### Downstream Debian packages -Andrej Shadura maintains a `matrix-synapse` package in the Debian repositories. +Andrej Shadura maintains a +[`matrix-synapse`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/matrix-synapse) package in +the Debian repositories. For `bookworm` and `sid`, it can be installed simply with: ```sh @@ -100,23 +102,27 @@ for information on how to use backports. ##### Downstream Ubuntu packages We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository -at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities. +at this time, as they are [old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities]( + https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/matrix-synapse/+bug/1848709 +). The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages). #### Fedora -Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`: +Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as +[`matrix-synapse`](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/matrix-synapse): ```sh sudo dnf install matrix-synapse ``` -Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at +Additionally, Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at #### OpenSUSE -Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`: +Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as +[`matrix-synapse`](https://software.opensuse.org/package/matrix-synapse): ```sh sudo zypper install matrix-synapse @@ -151,7 +157,8 @@ sudo pip install py-bcrypt #### Void Linux -Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse': +Synapse can be found in the void repositories as +['synapse'](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/synapse): ```sh xbps-install -Su