RPM based distributions typically use dnf, which uses the SAT solver library libsolv https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv. I

RPM based distributions typically use dnf, which uses the SAT solver library libsolv https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv https://github.com/openSUSE/libsolv. I'm not 100% sure if this is current, but APT uses (or used) a heuristics search, but it is possible to configure it to use an external solver instead. See https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/main/doc/external-dependency-solver-protocol.md https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt/-/blob/main/doc/extern...