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Cite launchpad bug that says ubuntu's pkgs are old (#14517)
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* Cite launchpad bug that says ubuntu's pkgs are old

* Add some cross-references while I'm here

* Changelog
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David Robertson authored Nov 30, 2022
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Add links to third party package repositories, and point to the bug which highlights Ubuntu's out-of-date packages.
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##### Downstream Debian packages

Andrej Shadura maintains a `matrix-synapse` package in the Debian repositories.
Andrej Shadura maintains a
[`matrix-synapse`](https://packages.debian.org/sid/matrix-synapse) package in
the Debian repositories.
For `bookworm` and `sid`, it can be installed simply with:

```sh
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##### Downstream Ubuntu packages

We do not recommend using the packages in the default Ubuntu repository
at this time, as they are old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities.
at this time, as they are [old and suffer from known security vulnerabilities](
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/matrix-synapse/+bug/1848709
).
The latest version of Synapse can be installed from [our repository](#matrixorg-packages).

#### Fedora

Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
Synapse is in the Fedora repositories as
[`matrix-synapse`](https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/matrix-synapse):

```sh
sudo dnf install matrix-synapse
```

Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at
Additionally, Oleg Girko provides Fedora RPMs at
<https://obs.infoserver.lv/project/monitor/matrix-synapse>

#### OpenSUSE

Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as `matrix-synapse`:
Synapse is in the OpenSUSE repositories as
[`matrix-synapse`](https://software.opensuse.org/package/matrix-synapse):

```sh
sudo zypper install matrix-synapse
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#### Void Linux

Synapse can be found in the void repositories as 'synapse':
Synapse can be found in the void repositories as
['synapse'](https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/tree/master/srcpkgs/synapse):

```sh
xbps-install -Su
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