Use `podman` directly for Envision build container

did:plc:zmjoeu3stwcn44647rhxa44o opened this Oct 17, 2025 0 comments
did:plc:zmjoeu3stwcn44647rhxa44o opened Oct 17, 2025

Current Issue

Some distros only have Distrobox installed by default (Bazzite), while others only have Toolbox (Silverblue)

Proposal

Build a custom OCI container and use it via Podman. This would have a few benefits:

  • Compatible with more distros, and might even allow us to partially support SteamOS
  • More stable and consistent across systems
  • Easier testing: if it works on one system, it will likely work on any system that can run the container
  • Easy switching between major versions of Fedora
  • Simpler logic than having both Toolbox and Distrobox modes
  • Cleaner updates: the container image could be updated instead of the packages installed in it

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