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Document extrepo installation on Debian - #14796
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The installation sequence has not been exercised on Debian, leaving its end-to-end behavior unverified.
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This PR adds a shorter Debian installation option using community-maintained extrepo metadata, addressing the verbosity raised in #14256 without introducing a separate PPA.
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- Documents commands to enable the GitHub CLI repository through
extrepoand installgh. - Clarifies that Debian maintains the tool and metadata, while packages come from the official GitHub CLI repository.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| docs/install_linux.md | Adds the Debian extrepo installation method and explains its maintenance and package sources. |
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Thanks for adding this, @williammartin! 🎉
Tested the instructions successfully in fresh Ubuntu 26.10 and 20.04 containers, covering both the latest release and a relatively old version. Looks good to go!
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Fixes #14256
Description
The current Debian instructions require manually configuring our APT repository. Debian's community-maintained
extrepometadata already configures that same official repository with fewer commands.This PR documents
extrepoas an unofficial installation method. It clarifies that Debian maintains the tool and repository metadata, while the installed packages still come from the official GitHub CLI repository.How did you test this change?
I checked both new documentation links and received HTTP
200responses. I did not exercise the installation commands because this is a documentation-only change and I did not have a Debian environment.Key points
The
extrepotool and itsgithub-climetadata remain community-maintained. This avoids creating or maintaining a separate PPA release path.Authorship and follow-up
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