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Document how `stage-packages` differs from installing a package on the system

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Project
charmcraft
Number
#1992
Type
issue
State
open
Author
lengau
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Created
2024-11-14 14:57:07+00:00
Updated
2025-08-15 15:17:50+00:00
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### What needs to get done Once staged packages are fully implemented (#1839, #1844), write documentation to explain how staging a package differs from installing it in the resulting system and how to use [operator libs](https://charmhub.io/operator-libs-linux/libraries/apt) to achieve this instead. ### Why it needs to get done Users who use other crafts are likely to expect `stage-packages` to work the same way in charmcraft. However, because of how fundamentally different charms are from snaps and rocks, they won't. See #1990 for an example.

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