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Fix bsc#1209302: add some hints about KIWI extensions and dependencies for SLES #2348

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Fix bsc#1209302: add some hints about KIWI extensions and dependencies for SLES #2348

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Fix bsc#1209302: add some hints for SLES
tomschr Aug 10, 2023
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Use "plugin" instead of "extension"
tomschr Aug 11, 2023
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Fix SLES -> SLE
tomschr Aug 15, 2023
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Expand Up @@ -94,6 +94,32 @@ Fedora/Rawhide:

$ sudo dnf install kiwi-cli



Installation for SUSE Linux Enterprise
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{kiwi} is available and supported for SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE).
The recommended and supported way is to install {kiwi} by using zypper.

However, if you rely on some plugins for {kiwi}, either the plugin
itself or any dependencies might not be available for your service pack.
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If you want to proceed anyway, keep these things in mind:

* Plugins that are not provided by SLE are not supported.
* You probably need to install dependencies via :command:`pip`.
The :command:`pip` command installs these dependencies from PyPI
(the Python Package Index).
However, this approach will not update the RPM database.
* Depending on your security concerns, installing Python packages
outside the secured SLE installation may not be desirable.
* Python packages installed from PyPI won't contain any SUSE
customizations.
* Depending on your extension and its dependencies, you might even need
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a more recent Python version.


.. _example-descriptions:

Example Appliance Descriptions
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