doc: Recommend latest Debian stable or Ubuntu LTS
What the developer wrote
Authored by MarcoFalke
doc: Recommend latest Debian stable or Ubuntu LTS
What changed, and why it matters
This commit only updates documentation. It changes the build instructions for Linux to recommend using the latest Debian stable or Ubuntu LTS release, and notes that older releases may need a newer compiler. There is no code change and no security fix or vulnerability introduced.
No security action needed. This is a documentation-only clarification.
Security signals we found
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Evidence from the diff
The diff modifies doc/build-unix.md to clarify build requirements. It renames the ‘Build requirements’ section to specify it applies to the latest Debian stable or Ubuntu LTS, and adds a note that older distributions may need a later compiler version per dependencies.md. No source code, build scripts, or dependency versions are changed.
Changed components
doc/build-unix.mdInspect captured patch +5 / −1
diff --git a/doc/build-unix.md b/doc/build-unix.md
index d9bbb350..e499aa9b 100644
--- a/doc/build-unix.md
+++ b/doc/build-unix.md
@@ -46,10 +46,14 @@ Finally, clang (often less resource hungry) can be used instead of gcc, which is
#### Dependency Build Instructions
-Build requirements:
+Build requirements for the latest Debian "stable" release, or the latest Ubuntu LTS release:
sudo apt-get install build-essential cmake pkgconf python3
+For Debian "oldstable", or earlier Ubuntu LTS releases, you may need to pick a
+later compiler version, according to the [dependencies](/doc/dependencies.md)
+documentation.
+
Now, you can either build from self-compiled [depends](#dependencies) or install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install libevent-dev libboost-dev
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