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Thank you; that was very insightful 😊
Also: I think
rpm-ostree
only supports rpm-based packages, tho; right?Can I install
.deb
software too?And is there any kind of system-as-a-config-file kind of solution available like in NixOS or blendOS?
For other systems I think distrobox and toolbox are kind the intended way to mess with them. For configuration as code ansible is a popular answer.
How well does Ansible work when I want to change my config? Is a quick reboot sufficient!
It depends on if the changes needs it or not. You can set a reboot flag on a given task and at the end the system will reboot, but if no reboot is needed then it will just make the change live.
I don't think
rpm-ostree
could support.deb
softwares, just likednf/yum
can't support deb packages.Can you share your use case for trying to install a deb package in Fedora? I'm just curious.
Good question. I only have a few computers, so I had never considered about it.
@zhenbo_endle @tanja you can install deb software in a seamless way using toolbox https://catalog.redhat.com/software/containers/rhel8/toolbox and a very simple Debian container