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Summary

  • Rewrote docs/installation.md: added "Using a Package to Install
    ColdFront" (pgEdge repo setup for RHEL/EL and Debian/Ubuntu, package
    table, install commands, the CREATE EXTENSION step) and
    "Configuring ColdFront" (adapted from the README's Configuration
    section). The former page H1 is now a "Building ColdFront from
    Source" subsection, and its prerequisites/build-output subsections
    were reordered and leveled to read front-to-back.
  • Renamed the object store guide's title from "Get ColdFront Running
    on S3" to "Configuring your Object Store" and updated every
    cross-reference to it.
  • Synced every mkdocs.yml nav label to match its page's actual
    heading.
  • Fixed a stale anchor in docs/usage.md left over from an
    installation.md heading rename.

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  • mkdocs build --strict passes locally
  • Verified every internal link's anchor resolves against the
    built site (not just file existence)
  • Spot-check the rendered nav and Installation page

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The installation guide adds package instructions for EL and Debian-family systems, including PostgreSQL 18 commands. It revises source-build prerequisites and headings. Object-store guide labels, related links, and MkDocs navigation are updated.

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Layer / File(s) Summary
Package installation guidance
docs/installation.md
Adds repository setup and package installation instructions for EL and Debian-family systems, PostgreSQL 18 install commands, and one-time PostgreSQL setup directions.
Source build instructions
docs/installation.md, docs/usage.md
Adds and reorganizes source-build prerequisites, renames build headings, and updates the bare-metal link to the renamed section.
Guide labels and navigation
docs/index.md, docs/installation.md, docs/object_store.md, docs/walkthrough.md, docs/walkthrough_tiered.md, mkdocs.yml, README.md
Renames the object-store guide and updates related links and description. Revises MkDocs navigation titles and entries.

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Review comments at @docs/installation.md:
- Around line 49-50: Update the pgEdge repository installation commands in the
installation instructions to chain the download, package installation, and
cleanup with `&&`; use `sudo` for cleanup and remove `|| true` so failures are
reported rather than hidden.
- Line 75: Update the APT installation sequence in the Coldfront instructions so
it refreshes package indexes after adding the pgEdge repository and before
installing pgedge-postgresql-18-coldfront.
- Around line 83-103: Keep PostgreSQL configuration and extension-creation
instructions in the One-Time Setup section of the Using ColdFront guide; in the
installation documentation, retain only the package-specific note that
installation does not configure PostgreSQL and link readers to that setup
section.

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- Line 1: Update the README Documentation table label for the guide linked to
docs/object_store.md to “Configuring your Object Store,” preserving its existing
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🟡 Minor · Correct the package table’s package roles. · installation.md:54-85

docs/installation.md:54-85
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Correct the package table’s package roles.

The versioned package is the PostgreSQL extension, not a meta-package. The table labels pgedge-coldfront as the extension, but that package contains the command-line tools. A user who selects it from the extension row can install a package without the PostgreSQL extension. The manifests also do not list Lakekeeper as a direct dependency, so the claim that the versioned package installs every package in the table is unsupported.

Suggested fix
-With the repository in place, install the meta-package for your PostgreSQL
-major version; it pulls in every other package ColdFront needs. The
+With the repository in place, install the ColdFront extension package for your
+PostgreSQL major version. Its dependencies include PostgreSQL, pg_duckdb, and
+ColdFront's DuckDB extensions. The
 following table shows each package's purpose and its name on RHEL-family and
 Debian-family systems:
 
 | Package | RHEL, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux | Ubuntu, Debian |
 |---|---|---|
-| Meta-package (installs the following packages) | `pgedge-coldfront_<pg_version>` | `pgedge-postgresql-<pg_version>-coldfront` |
-| ColdFront extension | `pgedge-coldfront` | `pgedge-coldfront` |
+| ColdFront extension | `pgedge-coldfront_<pg_version>` | `pgedge-postgresql-<pg_version>-coldfront` |
+| ColdFront command-line tools | `pgedge-coldfront` | `pgedge-coldfront` |
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Review comment at @docs/installation.md around lines 54 - 85:
Update the package descriptions in the installation guide: identify the
versioned `pgedge-coldfront_<pg_version>` and
`pgedge-postgresql-<pg_version>-coldfront` packages as the ColdFront extension,
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- Around line 54-85: Update the package descriptions in the installation guide:
identify the versioned `pgedge-coldfront_<pg_version>` and
`pgedge-postgresql-<pg_version>-coldfront` packages as the ColdFront extension,
and `pgedge-coldfront` as the command-line tools. Replace the unsupported claim
that the versioned package installs every listed package with a description
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