Typst: minimize external package dependencies to ameliorate third-party SSL issues

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Description

Problem

When trying to render a document in the typst format, callout boxes lead to an error because the fontawesome package is ostensibly missing. I tried to install the package but haven't found a way to achieve this.

Any suggestions to fix this would be very much appreciated!

Details

Simple qmd file to replicate the error:

---
title: "Untitled"
format:
  typst:
    papersize: a4
---

## Slide 1

Bla bla bla. Bla bla bla. Bla bla bla.

::: {.callout-note icon="false" title="In plain language"}
blalalal
:::

Error message:

[typst]: Compiling delete.typ to delete.pdf...downloading @preview/fontawesome:0.1.0 error: failed to download package (https://packages.typst.org/preview/fontawesome-0.1.0.tar.gz: Connection Failed: tls connection init failed: invalid peer certificate: UnknownIssuer) ┌─ delete.typ:245:8 │ 245 │ #import "@preview/fontawesome:0.1.0": * │ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Quarto check returns the following:

[✓] Checking versions of quarto binary dependencies...
      Pandoc version 3.1.11: OK
      Dart Sass version 1.69.5: OK
      Deno version 1.37.2: OK
[✓] Checking versions of quarto dependencies......OK
[✓] Checking Quarto installation......OK
      Version: 1.4.549
      Path: /opt/quarto/bin

[✓] Checking tools....................OK
      TinyTeX: (not installed)
      Chromium: (not installed)

[✓] Checking LaTeX....................OK
      Using: Installation From Path
      Path: /usr/local/texlive/bin/linux
      Version: 2023

[✓] Checking basic markdown render....OK

[✓] Checking Python 3 installation....OK
      Version: 3.10.12
      Path: /tmp/RtmpAhlipE/rstudio/terminal/python3
      Jupyter: (None)

      Jupyter is not available in this Python installation.
      Install with python3 -m pip install jupyter

[✓] Checking R installation...........OK
      Version: 4.3.1
      Path: /usr/local/lib/R
      LibPaths:
        - .../renv/library/R-4.3/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu
        - .../.cache/R/renv/sandbox/R-4.3/x86_64-pc-linux-gnu/25ebdc09
      knitr: 1.45
      rmarkdown: 2.25

[✓] Checking Knitr engine render......OK

No source file or test is named. Start by rendering the supplied minimal .qmd example in Typst and inspect how callout boxes generate the fontawesome import and package download. Done means the example renders without requiring the failing external package download or encountering the reported TLS certificate error.