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docs(snapshots): aria2c installation prerequisite missing after switching from wget

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Since May 12, 2026.

  • #1422 by @ygd58 — open

Assessment

Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
85/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
ubuntu
Domain
documentation

Research direction

Open the snapshot download page and locate the download table and its surrounding instructions. Add a short prerequisite note before the table stating that Ubuntu users must install aria2 with apt-get install aria2, then verify the rendered page clearly prevents the command-not-found error.

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Description

The snapshot download commands were recently updated to use aria2c instead of wget. However aria2c is not installed by default on Ubuntu and the page has no prerequisite section mentioning this. A new operator following the guide will hit 'command not found: aria2c' when running the download command.

wget is part of the standard Ubuntu install but aria2c requires apt-get install aria2 first. Adding a short note before the download table would prevent this confusion.

Dominant language
JavaScript
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Merged PRs (30d)
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