[master] 99a57ab81 Revert "doc: Move away from el8 or later"

Dridi Boukelmoune dridi.boukelmoune at gmail.com
Mon Mar 14 14:56:05 UTC 2022


commit 99a57ab813a2d0383347be5905e64a4afb7774e0
Author: Dridi Boukelmoune <dridi.boukelmoune at gmail.com>
Date:   Mon Mar 14 14:24:42 2022 +0100

    Revert "doc: Move away from el8 or later"
    
    This reverts commit 8f11c92523c6808edbf03a3922ceec8af95ee3c3.

diff --git a/doc/sphinx/installation/install_redhat.rst b/doc/sphinx/installation/install_redhat.rst
index 5a7614b10..2baaaeb34 100644
--- a/doc/sphinx/installation/install_redhat.rst
+++ b/doc/sphinx/installation/install_redhat.rst
@@ -13,17 +13,19 @@ 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.
+Enterprise Linux versions. Varnish Cache 6.x series are supported on el7 and el8.
 
-We try to keep the latest version available as prebuilt RPMs on
-`packagecloud.io/varnishcache <https://packagecloud.io/varnishcache/>`_.
+We try to keep the latest version available as prebuilt RPMs (el7 and el8)
+on `packagecloud.io/varnishcache <https://packagecloud.io/varnishcache/>`_.
 
-We no longer provide RPM packages for el8 or later.
+Starting with el8 a DNF module will inhibit Varnish packages, and the solution
+is to disable the module before installing::
+
+    dnf module disable varnish
 
 Official packages of 6
 ----------------------
@@ -44,12 +46,6 @@ 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
 ------------------
 
@@ -57,14 +53,6 @@ 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.
 
-* Red Hat has packaged versions of Varnish Cache available since
-  `Software Collections 2.1`_.
-
-* Red Hat provides_ Varnish Cache 6.0 LTS on el8.
+* 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/>.


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