doc/getting_started: Document distro packages

[pamolloy]

Distro packages are can create users/groups, install systemd service files, and install udev rules. They also can deal with distro specifics like uaccess vs. plugdev. Despite those benefits they present challenges related to dependency management.

As the author of the Fedora Copr package I have done some basic testing. I was able to run both services, acquire a place and access a console. I tried the Debian package as well, but did not test it extensively.

Note that in both cases dependencies (most importantly gRPC) are older than required by pyproject.toml.

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[jluebbe]

labgrid has a lot of dependencies, so I'm very skeptical if we should recommend using distro-packaged versions. Supporting all these version combinations seems almost impossible.

We could add a warning that you'd be expected to reproduce any issues via pipx or in a venv before opening issues.

[pamolloy]

labgrid has a lot of dependencies, so I'm very skeptical if we should recommend using distro-packaged versions. Supporting all these version combinations seems almost impossible.

We could add a warning that you'd be expected to reproduce any issues via pipx or in a venv before opening issues.

Absolutely, and I'll add links for one to documentation explaining how to file bugs for the corresponding distro.

[pamolloy]

• Add https://packages.ubuntu.com/resolute/python3-labgrid