dev-manual: start.rst: update use of Download page

The yocto website has changed its structure. Update the section for
Accessing the Downloads page to match the new structure.

(From yocto-docs rev: d8fdec653f96c4ddcb705ff0ef17ed641afcfe2d)

Signed-off-by: Simone Weiß <simone.p.weiss@posteo.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@bootlin.com>
Signed-off-by: Richard Purdie <richard.purdie@linuxfoundation.org>
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Using the Downloads Page
------------------------
The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` uses a "DOWNLOADS" page
The :yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` uses a "RELEASES" page
from which you can locate and download tarballs of any Yocto Project
release. Rather than Git repositories, these files represent snapshot
tarballs similar to the tarballs located in the Index of Releases
@ -630,11 +630,13 @@ described in the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing source archives`" section.
#. *Go to the Yocto Project Website:* Open The
:yocto_home:`Yocto Project Website <>` in your browser.
#. *Get to the Downloads Area:* Select the "DOWNLOADS" item from the
pull-down "SOFTWARE" tab menu near the top of the page.
#. *Get to the Downloads Area:* Select the "RELEASES" item from the
pull-down "DEVELOPMENT" tab menu near the top of the page.
#. *Select a Yocto Project Release:* Use the menu next to "RELEASE" to
display and choose a recent or past supported Yocto Project release
#. *Select a Yocto Project Release:* On the top of the "RELEASE" page currently
supported releases are displayed, further down past supported Yocto Project
releases are visible. The "Download" links in the rows of the table there
will lead to the download tarballs for the release.
(e.g. &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP;, &DISTRO_NAME_NO_CAP_MINUS_ONE;, and so forth).
.. note::
@ -645,9 +647,9 @@ described in the ":ref:`dev-manual/start:accessing source archives`" section.
You can use the "RELEASE ARCHIVE" link to reveal a menu of all Yocto
Project releases.
#. *Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):* From the
"DOWNLOADS" page, you can download tools or BSPs as well. Just scroll
down the page and look for what you need.
#. *Download Tools or Board Support Packages (BSPs):* Next to the tarballs you
will find download tools or BSPs as well. Just select a Yocto Project
release and look for what you need.
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