doc: add notes about package compatibility

We need to emphasise that the repmgr packages are only compatible
with packages based on the PGDG filesystem layout; 3rd party vendor
packages often put application and data directories elsewhere.
See e.g. GitHub #427.
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Ian Barwick
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at the same time as each &repmgr; release, as it can take some days for
them to become available via the main PGDG repository. See following section for details:
</para>
<note>
<para>
&repmgr; packages are designed to be compatible with the community-provided PostgreSQL packages.
They may not work with vendor-specific packages such as those provided by RedHat for RHEL
customers, as the filesystem layout may be different to the community RPMs.
Please contact your support vendor for assistance.
</para>
</note>
<para>
For more information on the package contents, including details of installation
paths and relevant <link linkend="configuration-service-commands">service commands</link>,