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Because legacy. Apt predates both of those things by a very, very, long time.
by Blackthorn 12y ago
Because legacy. Apt predates both of those things by a very, very, long time.
- Blackthorn 12y agoI forgot to also mention -- because apt was really made to service big repositories and big installations (like the main debian repo). What works for a large, stable, heavily-trafficked site isn't necessarily the same as a small site, so small repos are second-class citizens.