bazelbuild / bazelbuild/bazelisk

Distribute Bazelisk in package managers for Linux distros

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Description

Installation on macOS and Windows only require one package manager command. However, for Linux, we have to add the binary's directory to our `$PATH`. This is quite cumbersome, and it would be better if we could install Bazelisk via package managers instead.

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Research direction

Start by reviewing Bazelisk’s Linux installation flow and the package-manager options relevant to Linux distributions. The work is done when Bazelisk can be installed through appropriate Linux package managers without manually adding its binary directory to PATH.

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Assessment

Tech stack
linux
Domain
release
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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