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Keybase needs distro package support
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Description
While npm is nifty, expecting someone to install node (typically as a package) and then su to root to run an arbitrary command that must then be maintained outside of their distro's package management system is a little over the top.
At the very least, it would be good to support Debian/Ubuntu, Redhat/SuSe, and Gentoo so you have most of the bases covered.
**Edit**: As suggested, I've added a checklist of the various packagers that could be supported:
- [ ] Ubuntu / Debian
- [ ] Redhat / Suse
- [x] Gentoo (ebuild on this ticket)
- [x] [Arch](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/keybase/)
- [ ] Windows
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Research direction
Review the existing npm installation path and the Gentoo ebuild and Arch AUR references mentioned in the issue. Determine how distro packages should cover Ubuntu/Debian, Redhat/Suse, and Windows, and consider the work complete when the requested package support is available through those platforms' package-management conventions.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- node.js
- Domain
- build-system, operating-systems, release
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100