Posts Tagged ‘deb’
Python script dependencies
03Oct24
TL;DR ‘–break-system-packages’ sounds scary, but (after some careful evaluation) is likely to be the right way to go for infrastructure automation, at least until uv is ready for production. Python venvs seem to be what we’re expected to use, but introduce additional complexity and associated fragility, which seems to make them a poor choice for […]
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Tags: --break-system-packages, APT, automation, deb, Debian, dependencies, externally-managed-environment, infrastructure, package, PyPI, python, Raspberry Pi, script, system, Ubuntu, uv, venv, virtual environment
Which Java?
14Aug20
Or should that be: TL;DR Practices for installing and maintaining Java have evolved over time, which can lead to tension between teams who are set in a particular way, and other teams who see that as backward. The present state of the art is not to have Java on hosts at all, and to containerise […]
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Tags: APT, conatiners, containerisation, deb, dependencies, Docker, installation, java, OpenJDK, patching, rpm, SDKMAN, yum