From ca1880d116a9cb48bb899840f9b7e7c66e98331e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Gottschling Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 15:37:04 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Make ID_LIKE instructions more prominent (#42099) Fixes #40532 The Linux installation instructions already mention the use of the `ID` environment variable, but they are hidden within a Details box. Make the use of the `ID` and `ID_LIKE` variables part of the main flow of the manual package manager instructions. --- docs/pages/installation.mdx | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/pages/installation.mdx b/docs/pages/installation.mdx index f54bfdec829e9..b0c9e02db738d 100644 --- a/docs/pages/installation.mdx +++ b/docs/pages/installation.mdx @@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ repositories. $ source /etc/os-release ``` -
+1. Make sure the value of the `ID` environment variable is supported. The Teleport DEB and RPM repositories don't expose packages for all distribution variants. When installing Teleport using RPM repositories, you @@ -230,7 +230,9 @@ repositories. | Debian | 11, or 10 with backports | | Ubuntu | 20.042+ | -
+ If the value of `ID` is not in the list above, look up the space-separated + values of the `ID_LIKE` variable you sourced from `/etc/os-release` and see + if one of them appears in the list. 1. Follow the instructions for your package manager: