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> We get it that deb and rpm are a hassle to learn and write,

They solve problems that arch/pacman didn't start even thinking about. Like reliably updating an installation, that wasn't kept in a tight loop with the upstream repo.

> false dichotomy to say snap or flatpak are the only alternative

we are slowly moving into the world of immutable base systems, like fedora silverblue for example. The last thing you want is for a random app package to modify your base system. Separating system and apps is a good thing.

Edit: names

parent vetinari 3 years ago

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