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Package Feeds

Avocado OS maintains RPM package feeds hosted at https://repo.avocadolinux.org. These feeds provide pre-built packages for your target architecture, including system libraries, development tools, language runtimes, and more.

The feeds are organized by release and channel (e.g., 2024/edge) and include separate repositories for:

  • SDK packages — tools and libraries for the build environment
  • Target packages — packages installable into runtimes and extensions on your target hardware

Searching for Packages​

Use the avocado sdk dnf command to search the available package feeds:

avocado sdk dnf search <query>

For example, to find Python-related packages:

avocado sdk dnf search python

To list all available packages:

avocado sdk dnf list

To list packages currently installed in the SDK:

avocado sdk dnf list installed

Installing Packages into Runtimes​

To install packages into a specific runtime, use avocado runtime dnf:

avocado runtime dnf -r <runtime> install <package>

For example, to install gcc and make into the dev runtime:

avocado runtime dnf -r dev install gcc make

You can also search and list packages scoped to a runtime:

avocado runtime dnf -r dev search python
avocado runtime dnf -r dev list installed

Installing Packages into Extensions​

Extensions have their own isolated sysroot. Use avocado ext dnf to manage packages within an extension:

avocado ext dnf -e <extension> install <package>
avocado ext dnf -e <extension> search <query>

Configuring the Feed​

By default, packages are fetched from https://repo.avocadolinux.org using the release and channel defined in your avocado.yaml:

distro:
  release: 2024
  channel: edge

To override the repository URL or release version, use the distro.repo section:

distro:
  release: 2024
  channel: edge
  repo:
    url: 'https://custom-repo.example.com'
    releasever: '2024-custom'

You can also override these values with environment variables:

VariableDescription
AVOCADO_REPO_URLOverride the repository base URL
AVOCADO_RELEASEVEROverride the release version

Additional DNF Options​

Pass additional flags to DNF using --dnf-arg:

avocado sdk dnf --dnf-arg --nogpgcheck search python

Pass arguments to the container runtime using --container-arg:

avocado sdk dnf --container-arg --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN search python

For the full list of options, see the avocado sdk dnf command reference.