apko uses the apk package manager to compose container images based on declarative pipelines. The apk format was introduced by Alpine Linux to address specific design requirements that could not be met by existing package managers such as apt and dnf. But what makes it different, and why does that matter in the context of apko? Manipulating the Desired State In traditional package managers like dnf and apt, requesting the installation or removal of packages causes those packages to be directl...
