diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/installation_distros.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/installation_distros.rst index 2e0ae7d7b2e..69f1ff490a1 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/installation_distros.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/installation_guide/installation_distros.rst @@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ Installing Ansible on specific operating systems ================================================ +.. note:: These instructions are provided by their respective communities. Any bugs/issues should be filed with that community to update these instructions. Ansible maintains only the ``pip install`` instructions. + The ``ansible`` package can always be :ref:`installed from PyPI using pip ` on most systems but it is also packaged and maintained by the community for a variety of Linux distributions. The following instructions will guide you through installing the ``ansible`` package with your preferred distribution's package manager. +.. note:: For maintainers who wish to add distributions to this guide, installation instructions are included here only for distributions with a reasonably up-to-date version of ``ansible``. The distribution MUST ensure that ``ansible-core`` and ``ansible`` versions are kept in sync to the extent that the distribution build system allows. Maintainers MUST include a way to contact them with their instructions here and are encouraged to join the `Ansible Packaging `_ Matrix room. + .. contents:: :local: