Release assets for Linux

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Linux release assets:

  1. hugo_0.105.0_Linux-64bit.tar.gz
  2. hugo_0.105.0_linux-amd64.deb
  3. hugo_0.105.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
  4. hugo_0.105.0_linux-arm.tar.gz
  5. hugo_0.105.0_linux-arm64.deb
  6. hugo_0.105.0_linux-arm64.tar.gz
  7. hugo_extended_0.105.0_Linux-64bit.tar.gz
  8. hugo_extended_0.105.0_linux-amd64.deb
  9. hugo_extended_0.105.0_linux-amd64.tar.gz
  10. hugo_extended_0.105.0_linux-arm64.deb
  11. hugo_extended_0.105.0_linux-arm64.tar.gz

When would you use #1, #4, or #7?

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1/7: Is the “Netlify archive” and the most downloaded option. I’m not sure why the “script kids” choose the tar.gz variant over deb, but so be it.

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And 4 I guess is mostly for the Rasberry pies out there (ARM => V7).

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In my opinion, these files are interesting when the binary is placed in the Hugo directory. Not even need to configure the PATH. This is a portable installation, for example on a USB stick. (And basically the version of Hugo doesn’t even need to change anymore, as long as it works).

NB: It also means that a Windows developer can easily add a Linux binary in this directory…