Refactor container build and installation pipeline to use configurable Makefile parameters (e.g. DISTROS, base images) and propagate them through all build, install, and test scripts

.github/workflows/test-container.yml

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+name: Test Distribution Containers
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+      - develop
+      - "*"
+  pull_request:
+
+jobs:
+  test-unit:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Show Docker version
+        run: docker version
+
+      - name: Run container tests
+        run: make test-container