"signed-by" option in for Debian Repositories
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Description
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Me
I would like to
"signed-by" option in for Debian Repositories
so I can
indicate to dpkg what key should be signing packages
Additional context
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Describe the solution you would like
Just needs to have the "signed-by" keyword added here https://metacpan.org/release/FERKI/Rex-1.13.4/source/lib/Rex/Pkg/Debian.pm#L134
Example output https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/linux#_debian-and-ubuntu-based-distributions
Describe alternatives you have considered
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Research direction
Read lib/Rex/Pkg/Debian.pm around line 134 and compare its Debian repository output with the linked example. Add support for the signed-by option so users can specify which key signs packages, then verify that generated Debian repository configuration includes the requested keyword.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- debian, perl
- Domain
- devops, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100