Installable via OS package managers

[bacongobbler]

As a user, I'd love to install the spin CLI similar to how I'd install other packages on Linux - through apt.

Something similar to

$ curl -fsSL https://apt.releases.fermyon.dev/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
$ sudo apt-add-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://apt.releases.fermyon.dev $(lsb_release -cs) main"
$ sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install spin

(note: this is a very similar experience for HashiCorp's installation instructions for nomad, consul, vault, etc.)

[radu-matei]

I'd expand the scope of this and suggest we look at supporting package managers for macOS and Window as well.

[neodon]

I look for any kind of managed way to install something before sighing and running an installer script. Having only this option could be a deterrent for some types of devs to try out Fermyon. I realize it's a lot more work to define and generate other installation methods, however, so I understand if it's not time for this just yet.

Also, I'll just mention Homebrew on Linux here since it doesn't seem well-known. Or people automatically treat it as heretical without learning more. I've been using it for a few years and it's been pretty awesome, especially when I want to match up versions of software on my Mac and Linux PC. It uses the same package sources for both, so it would provide an option to release often on both--if you can get people to try it.

[radu-matei]

Hi, @neodon, thanks for the comment!
I agree, which is why I think this issue is something we want to prioritize really soon.
Particularly for the default package managers on Debian, macOS and Windows.