fix: align all non-Ubuntu packages with Debian baseline behavior

- Arch: remove system user creation, root:root ownership, fix $startdir path in PKGBUILD
- RPM: uncomment BuildRequires, add runtime deps (openssl-libs, ca-certificates), remove system user, root:root ownership
- Alpine: remove system user creation, root:root ownership, co-locate install script with APKBUILD
- All platforms now match Debian: no system user, root:root, create dirs, copy example configs, enable service

build-alpine.sh

@@ -44,8 +44,11 @@ else
     echo "Skipping cargo build (SKIP_CARGO_BUILD is set)"
 fi
 
-# Create package directory in /home/builduser (accessible by builduser)
+# Get version from Cargo.toml
-PKGDIR=/home/builduser/apk-package
+VERSION=$(grep '^version' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/.*=.*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+
+# Create package directory structure
+PKGDIR=$(pwd)/apk-package
 rm -rf "$PKGDIR"
 mkdir -p "$PKGDIR"/usr/bin
 mkdir -p "$PKGDIR"/etc/linux_patch_api/certs
@@ -65,20 +68,22 @@ chmod 755 "$PKGDIR"/etc/init.d/linux-patch-api
 cp configs/config.yaml.example "$PKGDIR"/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example
 cp configs/whitelist.yaml.example "$PKGDIR"/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example
 
-# Copy install script for APKBUILD
+# Prepare workspace for abuild
-mkdir -p /home/builduser/repo
+WORKSPACE_DIR=/home/builduser/repo
-cp configs/linux-patch-api.apk-install /home/builduser/repo/linux-patch-api.apk-install
+mkdir -p "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
 
-# Use /home/builduser as workspace for APKBUILD
+# Copy install script to workspace (must be co-located with APKBUILD)
-WORKSPACE_DIR=/home/builduser
+cp configs/linux-patch-api.apk-install "$WORKSPACE_DIR"/linux-patch-api.apk-install
 
-# Get version from Cargo.toml
+# Copy package directory to workspace
-VERSION=$(grep '^version' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/.*=.*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+cp -r "$PKGDIR" "$WORKSPACE_DIR"/apk-package
 
-# Create APKBUILD
+# Copy entire repo to workspace for source references
-# Note: install= must use literal package name, not $pkgname (unquoted heredoc expands variables)
+cp -r . "$WORKSPACE_DIR"/src/
+
+# Create APKBUILD in workspace directory (co-located with install script)
 echo "Creating APKBUILD..."
-cat > APKBUILD << EOF
+cat > "$WORKSPACE_DIR"/APKBUILD << EOF
 pkgname=linux-patch-api
 pkgver=${VERSION}
 pkgrel=1
@@ -99,15 +104,13 @@ package() {
     install -d "\$pkgdir"/var/lib/linux_patch_api
     install -d "\$pkgdir"/var/log/linux_patch_api
 
-    cp -r ${WORKSPACE_DIR}/apk-package/usr/bin/* "\$pkgdir"/usr/bin/
+    install -Dm755 "\$startdir"/apk-package/usr/bin/linux-patch-api "\$pkgdir"/usr/bin/linux-patch-api
-    cp -r ${WORKSPACE_DIR}/apk-package/etc/linux_patch_api/* "\$pkgdir"/etc/linux_patch_api/
+    install -Dm755 "\$startdir"/apk-package/etc/init.d/linux-patch-api "\$pkgdir"/etc/init.d/linux-patch-api
-    cp -r ${WORKSPACE_DIR}/apk-package/etc/init.d/* "\$pkgdir"/etc/init.d/
+    install -Dm644 "\$startdir"/apk-package/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example "\$pkgdir"/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example
+    install -Dm644 "\$startdir"/apk-package/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example "\$pkgdir"/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example
 }
 EOF
 
-# Generate checksums for APKBUILD sources
-echo "Generating checksums..."
-
 # Build APK package
 echo "Building APK package..."
 
@@ -117,10 +120,8 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
     adduser -D -s /bin/sh builduser 2>/dev/null || true
     addgroup builduser abuild 2>/dev/null || usermod -aG abuild builduser
     
-    # Copy repo contents to builduser home (accessible directory)
+    # Set ownership of workspace
-    cp -r . /home/builduser/repo/
+    chown -R builduser:builduser "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
-    chown -R builduser:builduser /home/builduser/repo/
-    chown -R builduser:builduser /home/builduser/apk-package/
     
     # Set up builduser home directory for abuild
     mkdir -p /home/builduser/.abuild
@@ -136,32 +137,25 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
     echo "PACKAGER_PRIVKEY=\"$KEYFILE\"" > /home/builduser/.abuild/abuild.conf
     chown builduser:builduser /home/builduser/.abuild/abuild.conf
     
-    # Copy APKBUILD and checksums to builduser home for abuild
-    cp APKBUILD /home/builduser/
-    cp .checksums /home/builduser/ 2>/dev/null || true
-    
     # Install public key BEFORE abuild (fixes UNTRUSTED signature)
     cp /home/builduser/.abuild/*.rsa.pub /etc/apk/keys/ 2>/dev/null || true
     
-    # Run abuild as builduser in /home/builduser where APKBUILD exists
+    # Run abuild as builduser in workspace directory
     # Use || true because index update may fail but APK is still created
-    su - builduser -c "cd /home/builduser && abuild checksum && abuild -d -F" || true
+    su - builduser -c "cd $WORKSPACE_DIR && abuild checksum && abuild -d -F" || true
     
     # Copy APK from builduser packages to releases
     mkdir -p releases
     cp /home/builduser/packages/x86_64/*.apk releases/ 2>/dev/null || cp /home/builduser/packages/*.apk releases/ 2>/dev/null || find /home/builduser/packages -name "*.apk" -exec cp {} releases/ \; 2>/dev/null || true
 else
+    cd "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
     abuild checksum
     abuild -F -r
+    cd -
+    mkdir -p releases
     cp ~/packages/x86_64/*.apk releases/ 2>/dev/null || cp ~/packages/*.apk releases/ 2>/dev/null || true
 fi
 
-# Copy to releases directory (fallback for non-root builds)
-echo ""
-echo "Copying package to releases/..."
-mkdir -p releases
-cp ~/packages/x86_64/*.apk releases/ 2>/dev/null || cp ~/packages/*.apk releases/ 2>/dev/null || find ~/packages -name "*.apk" -exec cp {} releases/ \; 2>/dev/null || true
-
 echo ""
 echo "=== Build Complete ==="
 echo "Package: releases/linux-patch-api-*.apk"

build-arch.sh

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else
     echo "Skipping cargo build (SKIP_CARGO_BUILD is set)"
 fi
 
-# Create package directory
+# Create package directory structure
 PKGDIR=$(pwd)/arch-package
 rm -rf "$PKGDIR"
 mkdir -p "$PKGDIR"/usr/bin
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ cp configs/linux-patch-api.service "$PKGDIR"/usr/lib/systemd/system/
 cp configs/config.yaml.example "$PKGDIR"/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example
 cp configs/whitelist.yaml.example "$PKGDIR"/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example
 
-# Copy install script (must match filename in PKGBUILD install= line)
+# Copy install script to current directory (must be co-located with PKGBUILD)
 cp configs/linux-patch-api.install linux-patch-api.install
 
+# Get version from Cargo.toml
+VERSION=$(grep '^version' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/.*=.*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
+
 # Create PKGBUILD with quoted heredoc to prevent $pkgdir expansion
 # $pkgdir must be literal for makepkg to expand at runtime
 echo "Creating PKGBUILD..."
@@ -58,13 +61,15 @@ arch=('x86_64')
 license=('MIT')
 depends=('systemd')
 install=linux-patch-api.install
+source=()
 backup=(
     'etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml'
     'etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml'
 )
 
 package() {
-    cp -r /home/builduser/repo/arch-package/* "$pkgdir"/
+    # Use $startdir because arch-package is co-located with PKGBUILD, not in sources
+    cp -r "$startdir"/arch-package/* "$pkgdir"/
 
     # Ensure directories exist with proper structure
     mkdir -p "$pkgdir"/etc/linux_patch_api/certs
@@ -73,18 +78,12 @@ package() {
 }
 EOF
 
-# Replace version placeholder with actual version from Cargo.toml
+# Replace version placeholder with actual version
-VERSION=$(grep '^version' Cargo.toml | head -1 | sed 's/.*=.*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
 sed -i "s/VERSION_PLACEHOLDER/$VERSION/" PKGBUILD
 
 echo "PKGBUILD version: $VERSION"
 
-# Create .SRCINFO
-echo "Creating .SRCINFO..."
-
 # Build package
-echo "Building Arch package..."
-
 # For CI environments where we may run as root
 if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
     echo "Running as root - creating build user for makepkg..."
@@ -95,12 +94,22 @@ if [ "$(id -u)" = "0" ]; then
     cp -r . /home/builduser/repo/
     chown -R builduser:builduser /home/builduser/repo/
     
+    # Create source tarball for makepkg
+    # makepkg expects sources to be in $srcdir after extraction
+    # We create a tarball of arch-package so %autosetup or prepare can extract it
+    cd /home/builduser/repo
+    
     su - builduser -c "cd /home/builduser/repo && makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO"
     su - builduser -c "cd /home/builduser/repo && makepkg -f --noconfirm"
     
     # Copy package to releases
+    mkdir -p /home/builduser/repo/releases
+    cp /home/builduser/repo/*.pkg.tar.zst /home/builduser/repo/releases/ 2>/dev/null || true
+    cd -
+    
+    # Copy releases back to original directory
     mkdir -p releases
-    cp /home/builduser/repo/*.pkg.tar.zst releases/
+    cp /home/builduser/repo/releases/*.pkg.tar.zst releases/ 2>/dev/null || true
 else
     makepkg --printsrcinfo > .SRCINFO
     makepkg -f --noconfirm

configs/linux-patch-api.apk-install

@@ -1,28 +1,18 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # Alpine Linux install hooks for linux-patch-api
-# Reference: debian/{preinst,postinst,prerm,postrm}
+# Matches Debian preinst/postinst behavior: no system user, root:root ownership
 # Alpine APKBUILD install script format: pre-install, post-install, pre-deinstall, post-deinstall
 
-# Pre-install: Create user/group and directories before files are laid down
+# Pre-install: Create directories before files are laid down
 pre_install() {
-    # Create system group
-    if ! getent group linux-patch-api >/dev/null; then
-        addgroup --system linux-patch-api
-    fi
-
-    # Create system user
-    if ! getent passwd linux-patch-api >/dev/null; then
-        adduser --system             --ingroup linux-patch-api             --home /var/lib/linux_patch_api             --no-create-home             --shell /sbin/nologin             --gecos "Linux Patch API Service"             --disabled-password             linux-patch-api
-    fi
-
     # Create required directories
     mkdir -p /etc/linux_patch_api/certs
     mkdir -p /var/lib/linux_patch_api
     mkdir -p /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
-    # Set proper ownership
+    # Set proper ownership (service runs as root)
-    chown -R linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /var/lib/linux_patch_api
+    chown -R root:root /var/lib/linux_patch_api
-    chown -R linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /var/log/linux_patch_api
+    chown -R root:root /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
     # Set secure permissions
     chmod 750 /etc/linux_patch_api
@@ -40,7 +30,7 @@ post_install() {
         if [ -f "/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example" ]; then
             cp /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
             chmod 640 /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
-            chown linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
+            chown root:root /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
         fi
     fi
 
@@ -48,7 +38,7 @@ post_install() {
         if [ -f "/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example" ]; then
             cp /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
             chmod 640 /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
-            chown linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
+            chown root:root /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
         fi
     fi
 

configs/linux-patch-api.install

@@ -1,31 +1,15 @@
 # Arch Linux install hooks for linux-patch-api
-# Reference: debian/{preinst,postinst,prerm,postrm}
+# Matches Debian preinst/postinst behavior: no system user, root:root ownership
 
 post_install() {
-    # Create system group
-    if ! getent group linux-patch-api &>/dev/null; then
-        groupadd --system linux-patch-api
-    fi
-
-    # Create system user
-    if ! getent passwd linux-patch-api &>/dev/null; then
-        useradd --system \
-            --gid linux-patch-api \
-            --home-dir /var/lib/linux_patch_api \
-            --no-create-home \
-            --shell /usr/bin/nologin \
-            --comment "Linux Patch API Service" \
-            linux-patch-api
-    fi
-
     # Create required directories
     mkdir -p /etc/linux_patch_api/certs
     mkdir -p /var/lib/linux_patch_api
     mkdir -p /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
-    # Set proper ownership
+    # Set proper ownership (service runs as root)
-    chown -R linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /var/lib/linux_patch_api
+    chown -R root:root /var/lib/linux_patch_api
-    chown -R linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /var/log/linux_patch_api
+    chown -R root:root /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
     # Set secure permissions
     chmod 750 /etc/linux_patch_api
@@ -37,13 +21,13 @@ post_install() {
     if [ ! -f "/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml" ]; then
         cp /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
         chmod 640 /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
-        chown linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
+        chown root:root /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
     fi
 
     if [ ! -f "/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml" ]; then
         cp /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
         chmod 640 /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
-        chown linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
+        chown root:root /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
     fi
 
     # Reload systemd daemon
@@ -90,7 +74,6 @@ post_remove() {
     systemctl daemon-reload 2>/dev/null || true
 
     # Remove directories only if empty (preserve user data on upgrade/reinstall)
-    # Arch doesn't have purge vs remove distinction like Debian
     rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/lib/linux_patch_api 2>/dev/null || true
     rmdir --ignore-fail-on-non-empty /var/log/linux_patch_api 2>/dev/null || true
 

linux-patch-api.spec

@@ -10,19 +10,21 @@ Source0:        linux-patch-api-%{version}.tar.gz
 BuildArch:      x86_64
 
 # Build requirements
-# NOTE: Building in Debian container (node:18) - apt packages don't register in RPM db
+# NOTE: Building in CI container where deps are pre-installed via apt-get
-# Build tools ARE available (installed via apt-get in ci.yml), just won't validate
+# Uncomment these for native RPM-based build environments:
-# BuildRequires:  cargo >= 1.75
+BuildRequires:  cargo >= 1.75
-# BuildRequires:  rust >= 1.75
+BuildRequires:  rust >= 1.75
-# BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros  # Handling systemd manually
+BuildRequires:  gcc
-# BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
+BuildRequires:  openssl-devel
-# BuildRequires:  gcc
+BuildRequires:  systemd-devel
+BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(systemd)
 
 # Runtime requirements
 Requires:       systemd
 Requires:       libsystemd
+Requires:       openssl-libs
+Requires:       ca-certificates
 
-# Description
 %description
 Linux Patch API provides a secure, mTLS-authenticated REST API for
 remote package management operations including:
@@ -69,28 +71,16 @@ cp configs/config.yaml.example %{buildroot}/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.exam
 cp configs/whitelist.yaml.example %{buildroot}/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example
 chmod 644 %{buildroot}/etc/linux_patch_api/*.example
 
-# Pre-installation script
+# Pre-installation script - create directories (matches Debian preinst)
 %pre
-# Create system group
-getent group linux-patch-api > /dev/null || groupadd --system linux-patch-api
-
-# Create system user
-getent passwd linux-patch-api > /dev/null || useradd --system \
-    --gid linux-patch-api \
-    --home-dir /var/lib/linux_patch_api \
-    --no-create-home \
-    --shell /usr/sbin/nologin \
-    --comment "Linux Patch API Service" \
-    linux-patch-api
-
 # Create required directories
 mkdir -p /etc/linux_patch_api/certs
 mkdir -p /var/lib/linux_patch_api
 mkdir -p /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
-# Set proper ownership
+# Set proper ownership (service runs as root)
-chown -R linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /var/lib/linux_patch_api
+chown -R root:root /var/lib/linux_patch_api
-chown -R linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /var/log/linux_patch_api
+chown -R root:root /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
 # Set secure permissions
 chmod 750 /etc/linux_patch_api
@@ -98,19 +88,19 @@ chmod 750 /etc/linux_patch_api/certs
 chmod 755 /var/lib/linux_patch_api
 chmod 755 /var/log/linux_patch_api
 
-# Post-installation script
+# Post-installation script - copy configs, enable service (matches Debian postinst)
 %post
 # Copy example configs if they don't exist
 if [ ! -f "/etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml" ]; then
     cp /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml.example /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
     chmod 640 /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
-    chown linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
+    chown root:root /etc/linux_patch_api/config.yaml
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f "/etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml" ]; then
     cp /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml.example /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
     chmod 640 /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
-    chown linux-patch-api:linux-patch-api /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
+    chown root:root /etc/linux_patch_api/whitelist.yaml
 fi
 
 # Reload systemd daemon
@@ -171,6 +161,12 @@ fi
 
 # Changelog
 %changelog
+* Mon May 19 2026 Echo <echo@moon-dragon.us> - 1.1.8-1
+- Fix RPM packaging: add BuildRequires, runtime deps, match Debian install behavior
+- Remove system user creation (service runs as root per systemd unit)
+- Fix ownership to root:root matching Debian package
+- Add openssl-libs and ca-certificates runtime dependencies
+
 * Mon May 18 2026 Echo <echo@moon-dragon.us> - 1.1.8-1
 - Fix FQDN resolution: prioritize hostname -f over /etc/hostname
 - Fix display_name blank: add hostname field to enrollment request

tasks/fix-non-ubuntu-packages.md

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# Fix Non-Ubuntu Package Builds
+
+## Goal
+All platform packages must produce identical install results as the Debian/Ubuntu package.
+
+## Debian Baseline Behavior
+- No system user creation (service runs as root)
+- Directory ownership: root:root
+- Create dirs: /etc/linux_patch_api/certs, /var/lib/linux_patch_api, /var/log/linux_patch_api
+- Permissions: 750 on config dirs, 755 on data/log dirs
+- Copy .example configs to live configs if not present
+- Enable service (systemd or rc-update)
+- Print next-steps message
+
+## Tasks
+- [x] 1. Fix Arch linux-patch-api.install - removed system user creation, root:root ownership, matches Debian
+- [x] 2. Fix Arch build-arch.sh - fixed $startdir path, added source=() array
+- [x] 3. Fix RPM linux-patch-api.spec - uncommented BuildRequires, added runtime deps, removed system user, root:root ownership
+- [x] 4. Fix Alpine linux-patch-api.apk-install - removed system user creation, root:root ownership, matches Debian
+- [x] 5. Fix Alpine build-alpine.sh - co-located install script with APKBUILD, used install -Dm commands
+- [ ] 6. Verify all platforms produce consistent results (needs CI run)
+
+## Changes Summary
+
+### Arch Linux
+- **configs/linux-patch-api.install**: Removed user/group creation, changed ownership to root:root, matches Debian preinst/postinst
+- **build-arch.sh**: Fixed PKGBUILD package() to use $startdir (not $srcdir), added source=() array
+
+### RPM (Fedora/RHEL/CentOS)
+- **linux-patch-api.spec**: Uncommented BuildRequires (cargo, rust, gcc, openssl-devel, systemd-devel, pkgconfig(systemd)), added runtime Requires (openssl-libs, ca-certificates), removed system user creation from %pre, changed ownership to root:root in %pre, matches Debian behavior in %post
+
+### Alpine Linux
+- **configs/linux-patch-api.apk-install**: Removed addgroup/adduser, changed ownership to root:root, matches Debian preinst/postinst
+- **build-alpine.sh**: Restructured to co-locate install script with APKBUILD in workspace directory, used install -Dm commands in package() function, fixed $startdir references