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> Linux apt repo ecosystem is at backwards compatibility That's more an issue with the gnu/Linux userland progression than any package manager
by easytiger 6y ago
> Linux apt repo ecosystem is at backwards compatibility
That's more an issue with the gnu/Linux userland progression than any package manager
- a1369209993 6y agoThere's problems with that too, but they're talking about the fact that (for example): $ apt-get install libfoo=0.1oldversion produces: E: Version '0.1oldversion' for 'libfoo' was not found as soon as version 0.2newpieceofshit of libfoo exists, thus completely defeating the purpose of specifying a version.
- pantalaimon 6y agoUbuntu dropped Qt4 from their repos, there is still plenty of third party software that uses that