Add Fedora and ARM64 Linux Support #151
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Summary:
Adds comprehensive support for Fedora-based distributions (including Asahi Fedora Remix) and ARM64 architecture on Linux, enabling Khan Academy developers to use setup scripts on Fedora systems and Apple Silicon running Asahi Linux.
Changes
Core Infrastructure (
shared-functions.sh)detect_linux_distro()- Detects Ubuntu/Debian vs Fedora (supports derivatives viaID_LIKE)get_arch()- Normalizes architecture names (arm64/aarch64 → aarch64)pkg_install(),pkg_update()- Package manager abstraction (apt-get vs dnf)map_package_name()- Maps package names between distributionsis_mac(),is_linux(),is_arm()- Platform detection helpersLinux Setup (
linux-setup.sh)java-11-openjdk-devel, auto-sets default viaalternativeslibfreetype6-dev→freetype-devel)--skip-unavailablefor packages not on all architecturesGoogle Cloud SDK (
setup-gcloud.sh)Main Setup (
setup.sh)sudo corepack enableon LinuxKnown Limitations
Issue: INFRA-XXXX
Test plan:
make installthengit prto open this pr)