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xbps
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What would i miss out on if i used base-minimal.
I wrote the ignorepkg feature for xbps, specifically for cases like this. https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/pull/62
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xbps-remove cache removing problem
xbps-remove -O: this deletes outdated packages from the cache, the confusion probably comes from that it does not remove packages that are not installed anymore. I have an open PR for xbps to implement cleaning packages that are not installed anymore uptodate. https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/pull/530
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No automatic discovery of new package versions?
More info about xbps flags can be found on the respective man pages and on the xbps github
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xbps-alternatives error (is this just me?)
This is knowwn bug of xbps without released fix as for now https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues/312.
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Is parallel downloading planned for xbps-install
void-linux/xbps/issues/57 is the issue to follow, but i doubt it will happen soon...
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Who would like something like endeavor os but based off of void
BUGS Probably, but I try to make this not happen. Use it under your own responsibility and enjoy your life. Report bugs at https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/issues
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What is the cleanest, most well written, best structured, open source C project you've seen?
mpv and the xbps package manager both come to mind. I read them casually and found them very easy to grasp.
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Linux Package Managers
It’s the default package manager used by Void Linux. It’s praised for being fast and reliable. more info
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Void History and Some Thoughts - Some Assembly Required
And here is the commit removing all references to the old name in xbps https://github.com/void-linux/xbps/commit/ba296b8e2c30f151417f0f0daa935653aacd3238
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Doing stupid stuff with xbps
So for context, I'm attempting to port the xbps to another distro that isn't Void Linux using the instructions over at https://github.com/void-linux/xbps.
xbps
- xbps-21.1 released
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Language
xbps by original author https://gitlab.com/xtraeme/xbps
What are some alternatives?
yay - Yet another Yogurt - An AUR Helper written in Go
pacman - pacman with Quil
pkgsrc - Automatic conversion of the NetBSD pkgsrc CVS module, use with care
libxft-bgra - A patched version of libxft that allows for colored emojis to be rendered in Suckless software (dmenu/st/whatever).
pacman - A proof that Idris is pacman complete
void-runit - runit init scripts for Void
avoidance - A void dance.
dukenukem3d - Duke Nukem 3D (1996) by 3D Realms Entertainment, Inc.
octoxbps - A Qt-based XBPS front end
electric-tantra-mklive - Assembling the ISO using Void's void-mklive and some terminal magic
Redis - Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. The data model is key-value, but many different kind of values are supported: Strings, Lists, Sets, Sorted Sets, Hashes, Streams, HyperLogLogs, Bitmaps.