i think all package managers (not just redhat's) have come a long way since then. Take a look at the zypper SAT solver (from opensuse) that powers Redhat's DNF

i think all package managers (not just redhat's) have come a long way since then. Take a look at the zypper SAT solver (from opensuse) that powers Redhat's DNF package manager today - https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Libzypp_satsolver https://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Libzypp_satsolver The package management of today is a very different beast altogether. And we are on the cusp of the next generation - snap and flatpak.