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> I don't understand, why do people throw in trash can one of the strongest Linux features: package management. Linux package managers are missing many of the
by shepherdjerred 4y ago
> I don't understand, why do people throw in trash can one of the strongest Linux features: package management.
Linux package managers are missing many of the packages I want to use. The packages that they do have are often out of date.
- blacklion 4y agoChange your distro. Or become packager itself. I don't know much about Linux packaging, to be honest, but I found that packaging software for FreeBSD is not much harder than install it locally. If it builds Ok, it is easy to package. If it has problems with build, it will be hard for you anyway - you need to be developer to fix build for you, no matter will you prepare package or not.
- shepherdjerred 4y ago> Change your distro. I ship on-prem software, so I have to test on a certain set of distros using different package managers. Changing distros isn't an option for me. > Or become packager itself. While this would technically solve the problem, nobody wants to do this. Instead I use Homebrew (Linuxbrew) which just works.
- blacklion 4y agoIsn't Linuxbrew package manager too? :)
- shepherdjerred 4y agoHah, yes you're right. Unfortunately it doesn't work on Linux arm64, so I'm kinda screwed there.