Migration to Debian style releases via the APT ecosystem

Precis of the current MergeTB release mental model

YMMV this is incomplete and a work in progress, and I will update it in place. Please feel free to comment with additional information that I can roll into this.

Overview

The current MergeTB release model uses a single APT repository using the Debian-style “first component is the release code-name” convention:

deb https://pkg.mergetb.net/debian bullseye main

Snap packages are also used, but the mid-to-long term intent is to transition completely to deb packages as the common denominator.

Targeted distributions

Currently Debian bullseye is the preferred baseline for installation of most Merge software, with buster supported as well.

Workflow/lifecycle

details forthcoming, still doing the homework

Reference Material

GitLab repositories