[docs] Recommend the minimum geoclue version of 2.5.7 #6385

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Ferenc- merged 1 commit from geoclue-doc into master 2023-10-26 22:01:38 +00:00

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@ -89,14 +89,19 @@ Install Cmake (**3.22.1** minimum), Boost, Qt 6 and other dependencies.
Installing *ccache* can speed up active development.
_Ubuntu 20.04:_
_Ubuntu 20.04 or older:_
Because Ubuntu 20.04 only offers Qt 5, you need to add a PPA to get Qt 6. This will install Qt 6.2 but any other minor version should work as well.
Because Ubuntu 20.04 and older versions only offer Qt 5, you need to add a PPA to get Qt 6. This will install Qt 6.2 but any other minor version should work as well.
```bash
sudo add-apt-repository -y ppa:savoury1/qt-6-2
```
Furthermore the minimum required `geoclue` version is `2.5.7` which is newer than,
what the official Ubuntu repositories contain for these two releases.
Newer `geoclue` packages [can also be found for example in the savoury1 PPA](
biodranik commented 2023-10-25 15:16:35 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Let's disable the older geoclue by default to avoid crashes for contributors.

Let's disable the older geoclue by default to avoid crashes for contributors.
Ferenc- commented 2023-10-26 14:08:58 +00:00 (Migrated from github.com)
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Well, this would be a documentation change here to inform the users. I believe this change is needed regardless of the request.
In the scenario in which what you requested is doable and also reasonable, the implementation would go into a separate PR.

Well, this would be a documentation change here to inform the users. I believe this change is needed regardless of the request. In the scenario in which what you requested is doable and also reasonable, the implementation would go into a separate PR.
https://launchpad.net/~savoury1/+archive/ubuntu/backports/+files/geoclue-2.0_2.5.7-3ubuntu1~20.04.sav0_amd64.deb)
_Ubuntu 20.04, 22.04:_
```bash