Bug 9790 - Design a solution for using a package manager to develop and transitioning to swupd for production
Summary: Design a solution for using a package manager to develop and transitioning to...
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Alias: None
Product: Other YP Layers
Classification: Build System, Metadata & Runtime
Component: meta-swupd (show other bugs)
Version: 2.2
Hardware: x86 Multiple
: Undecided enhancement
Target Milestone: Future
Assignee: Patrick Ohly
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Reported: 2016-06-16 16:27 UTC by Joshua Lock
Modified: 2018-10-11 15:26 UTC (History)
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Description Joshua Lock 2016-06-16 16:27:47 UTC 
User feedback strongly suggest that the swupd model doesn't work well for the early R&D stages of building a distribution and the software for it. 

During this phase it's useful to be able to install packages from a package feed without having to define bundles and build entire images. However the benefits of swupd and its transactional update for a production system are undeniable.

We should design a workflow and tools which helps design and build a distro that can use package management during development and switch to a production mode using swupd for a formal release.
Comment 1 Richard Purdie 2018-10-11 15:26:37 UTC 
Upstream swupd has changed a lot and integration with the Yocto Project would be tricky and need rework to the layer. Closing this as obsolete since any new integration would need rework and have its own issues.