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mislav
Switch `Ubuntu` instructions to just use the Debian instructions
The problem I'm trying to solve: Since the snap is no longer recommended, it might make sense to simply combine the Debian and Ubuntu instructions, since Ubuntu is a Debian derivative anyway, it's already available in the repositories, and the instructions work predictably.
If I ever find a tool without a specific Ubuntu package, I just use the Debian ones.
How I imagine hub could expose this functionality:
ant@veil:~/Projects$ sudo apt install hub
[sudo] password for ant:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
The following additional packages will be installed:
xsel
The following NEW packages will be installed
hub xsel
This would just be a readme update. Happy to open a PR if people think this is a good idea.
In trying to install this on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS the apt package was not found
sudo apt-get install hub
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
No apt package "hub", but there is a snap with that name.
Try "snap install hub"
E: Unable to locate package hub
Yeah I wouldn't expect anyone to build packages for a two+ year old unsupported distribution. I've tried it on the latest and I would expect it to install on a more recent LTS.
I'll try on 20.04 LTS to verify when I get a chance.
On Fri, 15 Jan 2021 at 22:33, Joseph Swantek [email protected] wrote:
In trying to install this on Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS the apt package was not found
sudo apt-get install hub Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree Reading state information... Done
No apt package "hub", but there is a snap with that name. Try "snap install hub"
E: Unable to locate package hub
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Since the snap is no longer recommended, it might make sense to simply combine the Debian and Ubuntu instructions, since Ubuntu is a Debian derivative anyway, it's already available in the repositories, and the instructions work predictably.
Sure! I'll accept whatever improvement to our installation instructions leads to a better/stabler experience for users.
Opened a PR https://github.com/github/hub/pull/2697
I've retained the note about snap as a footnote to aid returning users, existing users, and pre-empt the "why not snap" question. Happy to remove it preferred.