diff --git a/_posts/2026-09-09-package-repo.md b/_posts/2026-09-09-package-repo.md index 21cc1abf..03b81383 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-09-09-package-repo.md +++ b/_posts/2026-09-09-package-repo.md @@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ author: matmair title: Action required - Package Repository Change --- -Due to changes in the package publishing platform packager.io it is necessary for all users of the package based installer (most often done through the 1-line install script) to manually update their package repository configuration to continue receiving updates. +Due to changes to the package publishing platform, packager.io, all users of the package-based installer (most often installed through the 1-line install script) must manually update their package repository configuration to continue receiving updates. -The following few bash lines will ensure you can continue receiving updates from the new package repository configuration. The update procedure, package structure or general commands are unchanged. +The following Bash commands will ensure that you continue receiving updates from the new package repository configuration. The update procedure, package structure and general commands are unchanged. ## Upgrade Instructions @@ -35,21 +35,21 @@ sudo apt update sudo apt install -y inventree ``` -## Supported OS - you might need to upgrade +## Supported OS versions - you might need to upgrade -We are phasing out end of support / near end of support versions of Ubuntu and Debian - specifically with only a year left on python 3.11. +We are phasing out versions of Ubuntu and Debian that are at, or approaching, end of support, particularly as Python 3.11 has only one year until EOL. -If you are on Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS) - which many of the old Docker droplet deployments were on - it is strongly recommended to update to 26.04 (LTS) to continue receiving updates. This will likely also require you to update your postgres version to at least 14, recommended is 17 or 18. Note that postgres updated should be done in single version steps (13 -> 14 -> 15 -> 16 -> 17 -> 18) or with [pgupgrade](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/pgupgrade.html). +If you are using Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS), which many of the old Docker droplet deployments used, we strongly recommend updating to 26.04 (LTS) to continue receiving updates. This will likely also require you to update your PostgreSQL version to at least 14; version 17 or 18 is recommended. Note that PostgreSQL should be updated one major version at a time (13 -> 14 -> 15 -> 16 -> 17 -> 18), or by using [pg_upgrade](https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/pgupgrade.html). The volunteer InvenTree core team does not have the resources to assist with individual upgrades. ## Additional Notes on OS version selections -As of InvenTree version 1.5.3 the support versions are Debian 13 and Ubuntu 24.04 / 26.04 LTS. This is mainly a function of Bookworm only [shipping python 3.11](https://wiki.debian.org/Python#Supported_Python_Versions) (as does [Ubuntu 22.04](https://ubuntu.com/developers/docs/reference/availability/python/)). +As of InvenTree version 1.5.3, the supported versions are Debian 13 and Ubuntu 24.04 / 26.04 LTS. This is mainly because Bookworm is the only supported Debian release [shipping Python 3.11](https://wiki.debian.org/Python#Supported_Python_Versions) (as does [Ubuntu 22.04](https://ubuntu.com/developers/docs/reference/availability/python/)). -As Python 3.11 has only received security updates since 2024 and is going to EOL 2027-10 there has been a noticeable uptake in end of support statements for it in the libaries we depend on. While most still support it currently it is foreseeable that they will stop. Threfore we are raising minium versions in anticipation as to not be caught off guard by dependencies causing issues and requiring urgent releases. +As Python 3.11 has received only security updates since 2024 and will reach EOL in October 2027, the libraries on which we depend have increasingly announced that they will soon end support for it. Although most still support it, this is likely to change. Therefore, we are raising the minimum versions in advance so that we are not caught off guard by dependency issues that require urgent releases. -Python 3.12 also has [some nice QoL features](https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html) that developers on Python 3.14 (at least me) forget about being relativley new. It also drops distutils and a few importlib functions. Raising the minimum versions allows dropping shims / allows using "new" features. +Python 3.12 also has [some nice QoL features](https://docs.python.org/3.12/whatsnew/3.12.html) that developers using Python 3.14 (myself included) can forget are relatively new. It also drops distutils and a few importlib functions. Raising the minimum versions allows us to drop shims and use these newer features. ## Acknowledgements -We are very thankful to Cyril Rohr for packager.io and the support provided on various issues/questions throught the years. We are not switching away from his solutions but using the newer version go.packager.io as the old one is being sunset in the near future. +We are very thankful to Cyril Rohr for packager.io and the support provided on various issues and questions throughout the years. We are not switching away from his solutions, but using the newer version, go.packager.io, as the old one is being sunset in the near future.