Arch Linux Achieves Bit-for-Bit Reproducible Docker Image with New 'Repro' Tag
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Summary
Arch Linux has achieved a significant milestone by creating a bit-for-bit reproducible Docker image, distributed under a new 'repro' tag. This follows a similar achievement for their WSL image. The reproducibility comes with a caveat: pacman keys are stripped from the image to ensure reproducibility, making pacman unusable out of the box. The team is providing this as a first milestone while working on a solution to the technical constraint.
Key quotes
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This bit-for-bit reproducible image is distributed under a new 'repro' tag.
The reason for this is due to one noticeable caveat: to ensure reproducibility, the pacman keys have to be stripped from the image, meaning that pacman is not usable out of the box in this image.
While waiting to find a suitable solution to this technical constraint, we are therefore providing this reproducible image under a dedicated tag as a first milestone.
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