[ACTION] Changes to release package links

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Molly Waggett

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Apr 22, 2019, 5:31:31 PM4/22/19
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TLDR: On May 14, 1. yum release packages will move to the top-level of yum.puppet.com; 2. links to nightly release packages will be removed from {yum,apt}.puppet.com; and 3. PC1 (and older) packages will be moved to release-archives.puppet.com.

All Puppet-maintained tooling and documentation referencing these paths will be updated by the time these changes are made. Please ensure that you are using current versions.


Read on for details, especially if you've written custom tooling with hard-coded download paths (e.g. CI testing or provisioning workflows).


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Hey folks,


In an effort to reduce clutter and confusion on some of our public download sites (yum.puppet.com, apt.puppet.com, downloads.puppet.com, and nightlies.puppet.com), we are planning to make some changes.


1. Release packages (for all active streams) will live at the top level only.

This change only affects yum.puppet.com (and nightlies.puppet.com/yum), giving us consistency with the layout on apt.puppet.com. Currently, yum release packages live inside their corresponding repo directory, e.g. yum.puppet.com/puppet6/puppet6-release-fedora-28.noarch.rpm. THESE WILL BE REMOVED.

Here are some examples of where you will be able to find release packages:


Old: yum.puppet.com/puppet6/puppet6-release-el-7.noarch.rpm

New: yum.puppet.com/puppet6-release-el-7.noarch.rpm


Old: nightlies.puppet.com/yum/puppet-nightly/puppet-nightly-release-sles-12.noarch.rpm

New: nightlies.puppet.com/yum/puppet-nightly-release-sles-12.noarch.rpm


These new paths are currently available for use. We plan to remove the old ones on May 14. Please plan to make all updates during this period.


2. There will be no links to nightlies from main download sites.

Links like yum.puppet.com/puppet-nightly and apt.puppet.com/puppet-nightly WILL BE REMOVED on May 14.

If you're looking for nightlies, visit nightlies.puppet.com. The directory structure will match that of our main download sites.


3. All PC1 (and older) packages will be removed from {yum, apt, downloads}.puppet.com.

PC1 (which includes puppet-agent 1.10.x and puppet 4.10.x) is reaching end-of-life, so all packages will be moved to release-archives.puppet.com on May 14 and no further updates will be made to these streams.


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We have set up a temporary s3 bucket that reflects the new layout if you’d like to test changes before the cutover:  yum-test.puppet.com.s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com

PLEASE NOTE that s3 buckets are not naturally browsable on the web. If you visit the above url in your browser, the info you'll see is NOT ACCURATE. You CAN, however, download packages via wget/curl/etc. so this should only affect human eyes.


If you have any questions or concerns about these changes, please reply-all to this email.


Thanks!


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Molly Waggett
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Release Engineer @ Puppet, Inc.

Molly Waggett

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May 6, 2019, 6:16:38 PM5/6/19
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Hey folks,


REMINDER that the repository path changes* will take effect next week, on Tuesday, May 14.

Please make sure any custom tooling using these paths has been updated.


If you have any questions or concerns, please reply-all to this email.


Thanks!


* in case you forgot, changes include:

1. yum release packages will be removed from nested directories on yum.puppet.com (e.g. yum.puppet.com/puppet6/puppet6-release-el-7.noarch.rpm

--> yum.puppet.com/puppet6-release-el-7.noarch.rpm).

PLEASE NOTE that these are actually symlinks to release packages that live inside their respective repositories, so package updates can be applied via your package manager, like any other package.

2. links to nightly release packages will be removed from {yum,apt}.puppet.com.

3. PC1 (and older) packages will be moved to release-archives.puppet.com. This includes puppet-agent 1.10.x and puppet 4.x.

Molly Waggett

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May 17, 2019, 12:28:43 PM5/17/19
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Hi all,

As you may have seen, the packages we removed from {yum,apt}.puppetlabs.com this week have been put back. This was due to an outage and the need to restore from backups.

While we originally did not intend to enable repositories on release-archives.puppet.com, the overwhelming demand has made this a priority for us. We will keep the EOL packages on {yum,apt}.puppetlabs.com until that work is done, but then they will be re-archived. You can follow along here: https://tickets.puppetlabs.com/browse/CPR-685

To provide some clarity:
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Thanks!

Molly Waggett

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Jun 4, 2019, 12:37:59 PM6/4/19
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Hi all,

We have enabled repositories on release-archives.puppet.com.

If you're using Puppet 3, install the puppet-archives-release-* packages.
If you're using Puppet 4, install the puppetlabs-release-pc1-* packages.

We do not yet have a timeline for when these packages will be re-archived from the main {yum,apt}.puppet.com sites, but we'll let you know when we do. 
Nonetheless, we recommend switching to these archive repositories as soon as possible.

Thanks for bearing with us!
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