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Update legacy repos deprecation blog to reflect repos removal 

Signed-off-by: Marko Mudrinić <mudrinic.mare@gmail.com>
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@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ the repositories as of **September 13, 2023**.
Please continue reading in order to learn what does this mean for you as an user or
distributor, and what steps you may need to take.
**ℹ️ Update (March 26, 2024): _the legacy Google-hosted repositories went
away on March 4, 2024. It's not possible to install Kubernetes packages from
the legacy Google-hosted package repositories any longer._**
## How does this affect me as a Kubernetes end user?
This change affects users **directly installing upstream versions of Kubernetes**,
@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ possible and inform your users about this change and what steps they need to tak
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_(updated on March 26, 2024)_
- **15th August 2023:**
Kubernetes announces a new, community-managed source for Linux software packages of Kubernetes components
- **31st August 2023:**
@ -81,6 +87,11 @@ possible and inform your users about this change and what steps they need to tak
Kubernetes will freeze the legacy package repositories,
(`apt.kubernetes.io` and `yum.kubernetes.io`).
The freeze will happen immediately following the patch releases that are scheduled for September, 2023.
- **12th January 2024:**
Kubernetes announced intentions to remove the legacy package repositories in January 2024
- **4th March 2024:**
The legacy package repositories have been removed. It's not possible to install Kubernetes packages from
the legacy package repositories any longer
The Kubernetes patch releases scheduled for September 2023 (v1.28.2, v1.27.6,
v1.26.9, v1.25.14) will have packages published **both** to the community-owned and
@ -107,12 +118,18 @@ distribution may provide its own packages.
## Can I continue to use the legacy package repositories?
_(updated on March 26, 2024)_
**The legacy Google-hosted repositories went away on March 4, 2024. It's not possible
to install Kubernetes packages from the legacy Google-hosted package repositories any
longer.**
~~The existing packages in the legacy repositories will be available for the foreseeable
future. However, the Kubernetes project can't provide _any_ guarantees on how long
is that going to be. The deprecated legacy repositories, and their contents, might
be removed at any time in the future and without a further notice period.~~
**UPDATE**: The legacy packages are expected to go away by the end of February 2024.
~~**UPDATE**: The legacy packages are expected to go away by the end of February 2024.~~
The Kubernetes project **strongly recommends** migrating to the new community-owned
repositories **as soon as possible**.