[Release] v1.371.0

_vendor/modules.txt

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-# github.com/linode/linode-docs-theme v0.0.0-20250327145741-051b8bb82280
-# github.com/linode/linode-website-partials v0.0.0-20250326190321-bed77d268dc5
+# github.com/linode/linode-docs-theme v0.0.0-20250414193030-a8fd512eed64
+# github.com/linode/linode-website-partials v0.0.0-20250409155719-a69a3433df0c
 # github.com/gohugoio/hugo-mod-jslibs-dist/alpinejs/v3 v3.21300.20800
 # github.com/gohugoio/hugo-mod-jslibs/turbo/v8 v8.20000.20400
 # github.com/hotwired/turbo v8.0.4+incompatible

docs/guides/applications/big-data/manually-deploy-kafka-cluster/index.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ If you wish to deploy Kafka automatically rather than manually, consider our [Ap
 
 The following software and components must be installed and configured on your local system in order for the provided playbooks to function:
 
--   [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) version: > v3.8
+-   [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) version: > v3.11
 -   The [venv](https://docs.python.org/3/library/venv.html) Python module
 -   A [Linode API access token](/docs/products/tools/api/get-started/#get-an-access-token)
 -   A configured [SSH key pair](/docs/guides/use-public-key-authentication-with-ssh/) along with your public key
@@ -433,4 +433,4 @@ Familiarize yourself with the official Apache Kafka documentation, including use
 
 -   [Apache Kafka Documentation](https://kafka.apache.org/documentation/)
 -   [Kafka Project Information](https://kafka.apache.org/project)
--   [Kafka Contact Information](https://kafka.apache.org/contact)
+-   [Kafka Contact Information](https://kafka.apache.org/contact)

docs/guides/applications/configuration-management/packer/how-to-use-linode-packer-builder/index.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ description: "Packer is a HashiCorp maintained open source tool for creating mac
 authors: ["Linode"]
 contributors: ["Linode"]
 published: 2019-11-12
-modified: 2021-05-21
+modified: 2025-04-03
 keywords: ['packer hashicorp','hashicorp packer','image','machine image','immutable infrastructure','continuous delivery','ansible','ansible playbook','hashicorp terraform','hashicorp']
 tags: ["automation"]
 license: '[CC BY-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0)'
@@ -68,6 +68,14 @@ To install Packer on Mac, [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) will be used. Run the fol
 
 Verify that Packer was successfully installed by running the command `packer --version`. This should output the version number for this installation of Packer. For reference, this guide was last tested using version 1.7.2.
 
+### Install the Linode Plugin
+
+Install the `Linode` [plugin](https://developer.hashicorp.com/packer/integrations/linode/linode) so that Packer can interact with Linode instances.
+
+```command
+packer plugins install github.com/linode/linode
+```
+
 ## Constructing a Template for Packer
 
 Now that Packer is installed, you can make a Packer [template](https://www.packer.io/docs/templates). A template is a file that contains the configurations needed to build a machine image. A template can be formatted in [JSON](https://www.packer.io/docs/templates/legacy_json_templates) or [HCL2](https://www.packer.io/docs/templates/hcl_templates) (Hashicorp Configuration Language). As of Packer v1.7.0, the HCL2 template format is preferred and, as such, will be used in the examples within this guide.