New Swift Package Repository for Ubuntu/Debian Linux Distributions

Swift Community Apt Repository Update

Hi everybody,
The Apt Repository has been updated with the latest Swift version and support for Ubuntu 23.04 lunar.

Swift 5.8 Release

The repository has been updated with the Swift 5.8 release.
This has required adding a new v5_7 section to the repository and updating the quick install script.

The main section will now provide swift-5.8.* releases and the new v5_7 section will provide swift-5.7.*

The quick install script menu has been updated with the new section.

--------------- Choose Swift Release Version ---------------

 If you always want to have the latest release/stable version of Swift available choose [1],
 or you can choose the Swift version most suitable for your project.
 The latest release/stable version of Swift in this repository is currently 5.8 

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  1) latest/main - This will update to the latest release/stable version of Swift available
  2) Swift version 5.4.* - this will update to the latest point/patch release of Swift 5.4
  3) Swift version 5.5.* - this will update to the latest point/patch release of Swift 5.5
  4) Swift version 5.6.* - this will update to the latest point/patch release of Swift 5.6
  5) Swift version 5.7.* - this will update to the latest point/patch release of Swift 5.7

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Ubuntu 23.04 Lunar Support

The repository has been updated to fully support the latest Ubuntu Lunar release with swift 5.7.3 and swift 5.8
Ubuntu Lunar has some great improvements and will be released on 20th April.
Beta versions are available now.

Support the Repository

If you would like help support the repository you can make donations at https://ko-fi.com/futurejones#

Thanks.

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