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docs: drop the --save-exact step for the release candidate - #3778

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Fixes #3777

Removes the npm install --save-exact @angular/fire@next step, and the paragraph explaining it, from docs/version-21-upgrade.md and docs/install-and-setup.md.

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On 2026-09-29, after the canary releases were deprecated:

  • From an Angular 20 app with AngularFire 20.1.0, ng update @angular/core@21 @angular/cli@21 @angular/fire@next wrote ^21.0.0-rc.1 and installed 21.0.0-rc.1.
  • In an Angular 21 app without AngularFire, ng add @angular/fire@next installed 21.0.0-rc.1 and wrote it exactly.
  • No other docs mention --save-exact or canary releases.

The 25 canary releases that outranked 21.0.0-rc.1 are deprecated on
npm, so `ng update` and `ng add` with `@angular/fire@next` now install
the release candidate without it.

Fixes angular#3777
@armando-navarro armando-navarro added comp: docs Documentation. type: chore Maintenance with no user-facing behavior change. labels Sep 29, 2026
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@armando-navarro armando-navarro added this to the 21.0.0 milestone Oct 1, 2026
@armando-navarro armando-navarro added the bump: patch Size of the change: a fix or docs change that reaches users label Oct 1, 2026
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The install and upgrade guides tell readers to pin the release candidate with --save-exact

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