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Automating Distro Updates in CI


For a long time, we had a recurring TODO in our calendar: once a month, check whether any Linux distro we test against got a new stable version—or dropped

For a long time, we had a recurring TODO in our calendar: once a month, check whether any Linux distro we test against got a new stable version—or dropped support for an old one. We wrote a GitHub Action that queries this API, parses the versions, and updates our CI matrix. A broken script could silently stop updating distros, and we wouldn’t notice until we’re back to being weeks out of date.

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