Commit 8f11c925 authored by Dridi Boukelmoune's avatar Dridi Boukelmoune

doc: Move away from el8 or later

parent 7328c2e3
......@@ -13,19 +13,17 @@ Varnish is included in the `EPEL
incompatible syntax changes in newer versions of Varnish, only older
versions are available.
We therefore recommend that you install the latest version directly from our repository, as described above.
We therefore recommend that you install the latest version directly from our
repository, as described above.
Varnish Cache is packaged in RPMs for easy installation and upgrade on Red Hat
systems. The Varnish Cache project maintains official packages for the current
Enterprise Linux versions. Varnish Cache 6.x series are supported on el7 and el8.
Enterprise Linux versions. Varnish Cache 6.x series are supported on el7.
We try to keep the latest version available as prebuilt RPMs (el7 and el8)
on `packagecloud.io/varnishcache <https://packagecloud.io/varnishcache/>`_.
We try to keep the latest version available as prebuilt RPMs on
`packagecloud.io/varnishcache <https://packagecloud.io/varnishcache/>`_.
Starting with el8 a DNF module will inhibit Varnish packages, and the solution
is to disable the module before installing::
dnf module disable varnish
We no longer provide RPM packages for el8 or later.
Official packages of 6
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......@@ -46,6 +44,12 @@ With the release of 6.0.2, users have to switch to switch repositories to get
the latest version.
Read more about this on `Release 6.0.2 </releases/rel6.0.2>`_.
We still provide el8 packages for Varnish Cache 6.0 LTS, but so does Red Hat.
Their el8 package is provided as a DNF module that inhibits our packages, and
the solution is to disable the module before installing::
dnf module disable varnish
External packaging
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......@@ -53,6 +57,14 @@ Varnish Cache is also distributed in third party package repositories.
.. _`Fedora EPEL`: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL
.. _`Software Collections 2.1`: http://developers.redhat.com/blog/2015/11/17/software-collections-2-1-generally-available/
.. _`provides`: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.0_release_notes/rhel-8_0_0_release#BZ-1633338
* `Fedora EPEL`_ does community packaging of Varnish Cache.
* RedHat has packaged versions of Varnish Cache available since Software Collections 2.1. Announcement on <http://developers.redhat.com/blog/2015/11/17/software-collections-2-1-generally-available/>.
* Red Hat has packaged versions of Varnish Cache available since
`Software Collections 2.1`_.
* Red Hat provides_ Varnish Cache 6.0 LTS on el8.
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