Distrobox

So you want to do fedora packaging in a Distrobox? It takes a couple of extra steps, particularly if you want to be able to do mockbuilds: $ distrobox create -i quay.io/fedora/fedora:latest -n fpkg --root --init --additional-packages 'systemd vim zsh fedora-packager copr-cli' If you happen to be on an openSUSE based system, such as MicroOS, Aeon, or Kalpa (and probably Leap, Tumbleweed, or anything else), you’ll need to do the following: ...

The story of the day As some of you may, or may not know, in general, when it comes to CLI tools for Kalpa, the existing recommendation is to use a Distrobox, and do your stuff there. This really is a perfectly fine way to do things, but it does add a layer of abstraction, running those things in a container, and can sometimes be a pain in the arse, when it comes to accessing certain things, like USB devices, etc. ...