Fenris-xbps

XBPS distribution repository for Fenris.

Repository Structure

stable/
  x86_64/
    fenris-<version>_1.x86_64.xbps       # Package archives
    fenris-<version>_1.x86_64.xbps.sig2   # Package signatures
    x86_64-repodata                        # Repository index (zstd-compressed tar)
    x86_64-repodata.sig2                   # Repository metadata signature
  keys/
    fenris-xbps-signing.pub                # Public signing key

Usage

Adding the repository

sudo xbps-install -S https://git.bongbetic.com/xavierk/Fenris-xbps/raw/branch/stable/x86_64

Or manually add to /etc/xbps.d/xbps.conf:

repository=https://git.bongbetic.com/xavierk/Fenris-xbps/raw/branch/stable/x86_64

Installing Fenris

sudo xbps-install -S fenris

Updating Fenris

sudo xbps-install -Syu fenris

Note: Always use -S to force a fresh repository fetch. The Gitea raw endpoint advertises a 6-hour cache (max-age=21600). The -S flag ensures immediate discovery of newly published versions.

Signing

Packages and repository metadata are signed with SSH RSA keys via xbps-rindex. The public key is embedded in the repository metadata and also available at keys/fenris-xbps-signing.pub.

First-time installation prompts for key import:

Do you want to import this public key? [Y/n]

Publication Mechanism

Automated via scripts/xbps-publish.sh from the Fenris repository:

# Dry-run (print commands)
scripts/xbps-publish.sh --dry-run

# Execute publication
scripts/xbps-publish.sh --publish

Or manually:

Build: make package-xbps
Sign: make sign-xbps
Add to index: xbps-rindex --add <repo-dir>/<package>.xbps
Sign repository: xbps-rindex --sign --privkey <key> --signedby "Fenris Packaging <packaging@bongbetic.com>" <repo-dir>
Commit and push to stable branch

Raw URLs serve artifacts immediately without LFS indirection. Index and new packages are committed together. Older artifacts are retained for clients with cached older indexes.

Proof of Concept Results

See docs/spec/xbps-proof-results.md for complete acceptance criteria results from issue #83.