FAQ

or for sources

https://repos.fyralabs.com/terra39-source/

Replace 39 with your Fedora release version.

What packages does Terra have?

A lot! We have Pantheon packaged (apart from elementary-tasks) and also games, some apps, fonts, and more!

You can search packages via dnf search or Repology.

Why YET another repository?

Terra has much more transparency and ease of use/contribution
- You can see build logs via Github Actions
  - NOTE: due to Github limitations, logs are kept for 90 days only
- The Andaman build system and Subatomic are fully open sourced
You can add and manage packages much more easily (See Contribute)
Our autoupdate system ensures that you get the latest packages, with less maintainer burden
You should see the full introduction at https://terra.fyralabs.com

Technical details

What is your Build Infrastructure?

Andaman. Packages are built from Github Actions and pushed to the repo.

Written in rust, it provides an easy and efficient way to manage packages. Ultramarine Linux did use Koji, but the complexity makes it harder for us to maintain packages, which is why we decided to create anda.

Anda is responsible for handling autoupdate and building the output artifacts. It supports both rpmbuild and mock, which couldn't be done using koji.

What is Subatomic?

It manages, uploads, and signs packages.

Where does the package signing key live, and how is it protected?

Subatomic runs on JWT tokens, and only Cappy (one of the maintainers) and the pipeline have them. The secret changes once in a while (and no one has it). The GPG signing key lives separately from the actual repositories.

The repo server is only accessible via HTTPS at https://repos.fyralabs.com/, and is only accessible by system administrators.