Consider adding user-space package manager, such as mise

[lorengordon]

I would like to avoid having to manage an image pipeline for the spacelift runner, and just rely on the image published by spacelift. However, sometimes we do find we need to download/install a couple packages, to support different pipeline workflows. It can be tricky to install package on Alpine Linux in a container, without root and without sudo.

To support this use case, I would like to propose adding a "user space" package manager, such as mise. The idea is that a stack could run mise and any additional packages required by the pipeline would be installed at runtime. This approach using a "user space" package manager keeps the image quite small, and there is no need for root or sudo access.

[eliecharra]

Closing this #56 (comment)
We can reconsider if the community sends us multiples strong signal for it 🙏🏻

[lorengordon]

@eliecharra Can you please change the completed label, since it's not actually completed?

[peterdeme]

We'll keep this open for a bit to see if it gets any traction. 🙂

[lorengordon]

Absent installing something like mise/asdf directly in the image, we've found it easy enough to install with a before hook (if a bit less "secure"):

  before_init:
    - curl https://mise.run/ | sh
    - eval "$(~/.local/bin/mise activate bash --shims)"