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What if linux distributions stop packaging stuff altogether? Most of the time it seems to create more trouble than it's worth (for the developers and mantainer
by makz 6y ago
What if linux distributions stop packaging stuff altogether?
Most of the time it seems to create more trouble than it's worth (for the developers and mantainers of such distributions).
Maybe just provide a base system and package management tools but leave the packaging to third parties.
We can see that already with repositories such as EPEL and others more specialized.
- 3np 6y agoMost about any distribution you can configure your own repositories. Realistically, you could set up a minimal arch and host your own aur (there are projects for this). This is basically what the aur is. Or Debian ppas if you’re looking for more self-contained bundles. And there’s always gentoo. I think what you want kind of exists and is in practice already :) Personally I find A LOT of value in distributions and it’s an IOU’s that others do too - otherwise they wouldn’t have the significance they do today.