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fix(linux/build): install sq-git/Sequoia stack for derivative-maker (M1.1)
Run #4255 reached deeper into 1100_sanity-tests, finished its apt-get
phase, and then died at the supply-chain verification step:

    /workspace/.../help-steps/git_sanity_test: line 184: sq-git: command not found
    ERROR: sq-git verification failed: main repo
    INFO: If this is intentional, configure your own sq-git policy file.
          See 'buildconfig.d/30_signing_key.conf'.

derivative-maker uses sq-git (sequoia-git) to authenticate the commit
chain against an OpenPGP policy file before building. The policy file
itself ships in the upstream repo (./openpgp-policy.toml) and the
trust-root defaults are correctly configured by help-steps/variables
(line 232 + 290) for non-redistributable builds — i.e. the verification
machinery is fully wired and just needs the binary.

Aligns with the upstream container's package list at
linux/build/derivative-maker/docker/derivative-maker-docker-setup.

Changes:
- Dockerfile.builder: add sq, sqv, sqop, sequoia-git,
  sequoia-chameleon-gnupg, gpg-agent. All available in trixie main.
- build.sh: BUILDER_IMAGE digest re-pinned to sha256:c1490bab…5c97
  (rebuilt on 10.0.0.51, sq-git binary verified present at /usr/bin/sq-git).

No reproducibility implications — image rebuilds against the same
pinned snapshot timestamp.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-05-07 11:31:03 +01:00
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SilverMetal OS — Linux

Status: Phase 1 (planning) → moving to milestone 1.1 (reproducible Kicksecure fork build)

🔒 SilverMetal OS product line — we ship the operating system.

The reference SilverMetal flavour. Tier A — full kernel-level hardening, verified boot we control, Debian/Kicksecure-based.

Scope (v1)

See ../docs/roadmap.md Phase 1.

Hardening must-haves

  • Kicksecure base (Debian-derived, hardened upstream)
  • linux-hardened kernel + KSPP sysctl/build flags
  • Secure Boot with our shim/MOK
  • TPM2 PCR-bound LUKS2 unlock (Argon2id), full-disk encryption mandatory
  • AppArmor strict profiles for browsers, mail, viewers, networked daemons
  • GrapheneOS hardened_malloc as system allocator
  • bubblewrap + Flatpak primary; firejail for legacy .deb
  • nftables default-deny inbound, encrypted DNS, SilverVPN always-on default
  • Zero upstream telemetry — verified by integration test
  • SilverBrowser default (ungoogled-chromium-rebranded v1)
  • SilverVPN integrated from existing SilverLABS/SilverVPN (Linux client + tunnel service)
  • SilverSync v1 (Nextcloud-backed, client-side encryption)
  • A/B updates with rollback, signed by our keys
  • Optional amnesic session mode

Out of scope (v1)

  • Atomic / immutable root (v1.1 — ostree experiment)
  • dm-verity on / (v1.1)
  • ARM64 / Apple Silicon (v2)
  • Tor-by-default variant (sibling product later)

Directory layout

linux/
├── build/             # live-build pipeline, reproducible-build config
├── kernel/            # config fragments, linux-hardened pinning
├── overlay/           # /etc + /usr/share/silvermetal + skel hardening overlay
├── packages/
│   ├── include.list   # what's installed
│   └── exclude.list   # what's purged (snap, telemetry, etc.)
├── apparmor/          # custom strict profiles
├── nftables/          # default ruleset
├── installer/         # Calamares branding + hardened defaults
├── update-server/     # signing + repo hosting (infra-as-code)
└── tests/
    ├── lynis-baseline/
    ├── kspp-check/
    └── telemetry-leak/

Verification gates (must pass before public alpha)

  • Two clean builds from same commit → identical SHA256
  • kconfig-hardened-check passes
  • Lynis hardening score ≥ 90
  • 30-min idle telemetry capture: zero packets to MS/Google/Apple/Mozilla/Canonical/Debian/analytics
  • TPM tamper test: LUKS correctly falls back to passphrase
  • AppArmor: every networked binary confined or documented
  • Independent privacy-engineering review

Upstream we depend on

  • Kicksecure — fork base
  • linux-hardened — kernel patchset
  • GrapheneOS hardened_malloc — allocator
  • KSPP — kernel config authority
  • secureblue — reference for v1.1 immutable design
  • SilverLABS/SilverVPN — VPN client + tunnel service (existing, integrated)