APT install instructions for Debian 13 #23231
Description
Is this a docs issue?
- My issue is about the documentation content or website
Type of issue
Information is incorrect
Description
The documentation gives instructions on writing to the file
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
In order to add the APT repository.
However, according to the Debian 12 to 13 upgrade guide (https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/upgrading.en.html?ref=selfh.st#preparing-apt-sources-files), these types of files are no longer recommended:
As mentioned in Start from “pure” Debian, we recommend that you use the new deb822-style format, so you would have to replace /etc/apt/sources.list and any *.list files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ by only one file named debian.sources in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ (if you haven’t done so already)
Location
https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#install-using-the-repository
Suggestion
While the "old" docker.list still works, the documentation could also make note of Debian 13's new APT format, as stated in https://www.debian.org/releases/trixie/release-notes/upgrading.en.html?ref=selfh.st#start-from-pure-debian;
APT is moving to a different format for configuring where it downloads packages from. The files /etc/apt/sources.list and *.list files in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ are replaced by files still in that directory but with names ending in .sources, using the new, more readable (deb822 style) format.