void-linux / void-linux/void-packages

Package request: Apptainer

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Description

Package name

Apptainer

Package homepage

http://apptainer.org/

Description

Apptainer (formerly Singularity) is the most widely used container system for HPC. It is designed to execute applications at bare-metal performance while being secure, portable, and 100% reproducible. Apptainer is managed under the auspices of the Linux Foundation. See also: https://github.com/apptainer/apptainer

Does the requested package meet the package requirements?

System

Is the requested package released?

Yes

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Review the void-packages packaging conventions and the Apptainer upstream project linked in the issue. Identify the released package details and build requirements, then compare them with existing packages in the collection. Done means Apptainer is represented as a working Void package that meets the stated system-package requirements.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
build-system, hpc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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