Use "avocado-latest-release" repository

In both the installation instructions, and in the release guide. This reflects changes in distros and the availability of features such as Fedora (and EPEL) modules. Fixes: #6044 Reference: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Changes/RetireModularity Signed-off-by: Cleber Rosa <[email protected]>
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diff --git a/docs/source/guides/user/chapters/installing.rst b/docs/source/guides/user/chapters/installing.rst
@@ -49,35 +49,26 @@ Installing from packages
 Fedora
 ~~~~~~
 
-Avocado modules are available on standard Fedora repos starting with
-version 29.  To subscribe to the latest version stream, run::
+Avocado is available as a standard Fedora package.  Simply run::
 
-  $ dnf module enable avocado:latest
+  $ dnf install python3-avocado
 
-Or, to use the LTS (Long Term Stability) version stream, run::
+The exact version of Avocado is dependent on the Fedora version and
+its release constraints.  If you're looking to have the latest Avocado
+release, please use Avocado's COPR repo, by running::
 
-  $ dnf module enable avocado:103lts
-
-Then proceed to install a module profile or individual packages.  If you're
-unsure about what to do, simply run::
-
-  $ dnf module install avocado
+  $ dnf copr enable @avocado/avocado-latest-release
+  $ dnf install python3-avocado
 
 Enterprise Linux
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-Avocado modules are also available on EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux)
-repos, starting with version 8.  To enable the EPEL repository, run::
-
-  $ dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
-
-Then to enable the module, run::
-
-  $ dnf module enable avocado:latest
-
-And finally, install any number of packages, such as::
+The latest release of Avocado is available on the same COPR repo
+described previously.  To install the latest Avocado release on
+Enterprise Linux 9, run::
 
-  $ dnf install python3-avocado python3-avocado-plugins-output-html python3-avocado-plugins-varianter-yaml-to-mux
+  $ dnf copr enable @avocado/avocado-latest-release
+  $ dnf install python3-avocado
 
 Latest Development RPM Packages from COPR
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

diff --git a/docs/source/releases/next.rst b/docs/source/releases/next.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ Release documentation: `Avocado 109.0
 Users/Test Writers
 ==================
 
-*
+* The installation of Avocado from distribution's packages, changed
+  when compared to the previous version due to changes in repositories
+  and support for "package modules" in some distributions.  Please
+  refer to the installation guide for updated instructions.
 
 Utility Modules
 ===============

diff --git a/examples/testplans/release/release.json b/examples/testplans/release/release.json
@@ -16,8 +16,12 @@
         "description": "Run the GitHub Action 'Release' on the master branch at https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado/actions/workflows/release.yml . All the jobs must pass. This action will update the `master` branch and a tag `VERSION`.\nIMPORTANT NOTE: the automatic tag won't be signed anymore by the release developer."
          },
          {
-	 "name": "Update the Fedora and EPEL RPM packages and module",
-         "description": "Follow the instructions on:\n\nhttps://avocado-framework.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/contributor/chapters/releasing.html#how-to-refresh-fedora-epel-modules\n\nand work with the package maintainer by sending a PR to update the Avocado version on the `avocado:latest` stream."
+	 "name": "Trigger an COPR build for avocado-latest-release",
+         "description": "Log into https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/g/avocado/avocado-latest-release/add_build/ and submit a new build using SCM as the source type, the clone URL being https://github.com/avocado-framework/avocado.git, the committish being the version tag (such as 109.0) and make srpm as the mechanism to build a SRPM."
+	 },
+         {
+	 "name": "Update the Fedora RPM packages",
+         "description": "Follow the instructions on:\n\nhttps://avocado-framework.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guides/contributor/chapters/releasing.html#how-to-refresh-fedora-epel-modules\n\nand work with the package maintainer by sending a PR to update the Avocado package on rawhide."
 	 },
          {
 	 "name": "Update website",