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I wonder if it would be possible to build a meta-package-manager that works with all or at least a lot of the existing ones. The OP is totally correct in that h

by yxhuvud 13y ago

I wonder if it would be possible to build a meta-package-manager that works with all or at least a lot of the existing ones. The OP is totally correct in that having lots and lots of different package managers is insane. One major thing that is lacking currently is managing cross packet manager dependencies. I don't believe this problem scales well enough to be possible to scale at a centralized point like a distro - there are too many different versions of too many libraries involved, so any solution must be decentralized. Nested support for namespaces would probably also be necessary to scale well.

mattdeboard 13y ago
Of course it's possible. I bet it even exists already in some dusty, little-used repository and someone will post it to HN in the next day or two.
- danielweber 13y ago
  Or two will be posted, with conflicting requirements, and each will get their own little band of followers that tell people asking questions on StackOverflow why their plugin isn't working "just trust MetaSlackOpkg and it will be okay."