Linux packaging

[JamesWilmot]

Hi @thibauult!

Thanks for putting together this excellent project. I don't own any Philips Hue devices but I have a project which I think I'll use them for, especially if I can control them through command line.

Do you have any interest in packaging the project for linux distros? I do want to have a crack at packaging something for NixOS so I can volunteer to do that.

[thibauult]

Hi @JamesWilmot,

I am deeply sorry for missing this discussion here!

As a Mac user, I focused on providing the Mac-related packages first (+ the Docker Image). I totally agree that it'd make sense to provide packages for Linux as well.

I had a quick look at the GoReleaser options and it seems pretty easy to generate the Linux packages.

As I won't be able to test it on my side, I'd be glad if you could contribute!

[JamesWilmot]

Nah, all good. I would assume (and hope!) we all have lives outside of work, projects etc.

I wouldn't mind having a crack at packaging for Ubuntu, Debian and NixOS. Useful learning experience for me as I might have to do something similar for work soon.

I'll have a bit of a ponder about how to best progress this and then maybe create a handful of issues.

[thibauult]

Thanks @JamesWilmot, please let me known how I can help you.

In the meantime, you can also note that some Linux (static) binaries are uploaded along with the GitHub releases:

It's perhaps something you could start using as of now?