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jenkinsci / docker-ssh-agent

Docker image for Jenkins agents connected over SSH
https://hub.docker.com/repository/docker/jenkins/ssh-agent
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Add Ubuntu base images #412

Closed ju2wheels closed 5 months ago

ju2wheels commented 5 months ago

What feature do you want to see added?

Add Ubuntu 22.04/24.04 base images in addition to the debian base images for those that may need the Ubuntu base.

Upstream changes

No response

Are you interested in contributing this feature?

Yes, I started it here https://github.com/tvision-insights/docker-ssh-agent/tree/feature/ubuntu_agent , if its likely to be accepted I just need feedback on the image tagging guidelines so I can then also add the 24.04 config .

MarkEWaite commented 5 months ago

Thanks for the request. The Jenkins platform SIG is not ready to add more operating system variants to the set of agent operating systems. Each time an operating system is added, it increases the items that need security tracking, need maintenance, and need enhancements. As one of the maintainers, I'm not willing to add more platforms. We're actively choosing to reduce supported container platforms across the Jenkins project rather than adding additional operating system variants.

Other maintainers are welcome to share their opinions, especially if they disagree with my opinion.

gounthar commented 5 months ago

Thanks, @ju2wheels and @MarkEWaite.

As much as I love having new platforms/images for Jenkins agents, I agree with Mark regarding maintenance and security. What might be the reason someone would need Ubuntu as a base image instead of Debian?

Nice work on the PR, though.

ju2wheels commented 5 months ago

What might be the reason someone would need Ubuntu as a base image instead of Debian?

Whats the reason you have Alpine instead of just Debian... they are not the same. Thanks though.

dduportal commented 5 months ago

Hi @ju2wheels , we provide Alpine and sometime Ubi as these distributions have different packages and ecosystems (such as musl In Alpine instead of glibc usually).

Our question about the need for Ubuntu is because Ubuntu and Debian are package and binary compatible. In the context of a Docker image, it does not make a lot of sense to provide both, while providing Alpine helps people using programs linked with musl.

gounthar commented 5 months ago

Thanks for giving some more context, @dduportal . 🙏