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@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ All available modules can be found in the link:kernel_module/[`kernel_module` di
 
 We will try to support the following Ubuntu versions at least:
 
-* if the the latest release is an LTS, support both the latest LTS and the previous one
+* if the latest release is an LTS, support both the latest LTS and the previous one
 * otherwise, support both latest LTS and the latest non-LTS
 
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