deprecated

Ansible: adding custom apt repository with ‘signed-by’ gpg key

The centralized system keyring for apt was deprecated starting in Ubuntu 21, and is being replaced with an explicit path to the local gpg key in the ‘signed-by’ attribute. I have written more extensive articles on this subject [here,here], but from an Ansible perspective, this means ensuring the gpg key is downloaded to ‘/usr/share/keyrings’ with Ansible: adding custom apt repository with ‘signed-by’ gpg key

Vagrant: Fixing “error while downloading the metadata for this box”

If you see the message, “There was an error while downloading the metadata for this box”, with a 404 not found return message when doing a box update – make sure to check the URL listed in the Vagrant “metadata_url” files. For example, the “atlas.hashicorp.com” host has been deprecated in favor of “vagrantcloud.com” for some Vagrant: Fixing “error while downloading the metadata for this box”