Re: How many packages in Sid
On Sat, 2013-09-07 at 18:49 +1200, Chris Bannister wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 05, 2013 at 10:52:48PM +0200, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> > On Thu, 2013-09-05 at 22:16 +0200, sp113438 wrote:
> > > How do I find out the number of packages currently in Sid?
> >
> > This doesn't give any information about the quantity of software
> > available from upstream,
>
> Which is not what the OP asked.
>
> > since Debian does split the software from upstream to several
> > packages.
>
> Which is a good thing. It allows versatility in an installation. e.g.
> You may want an ssh client, but not an ssh server running.
> Also, don't confuse library packages with leaf packages. It makes far
> more sense to separate out common code into a library and make it an
> individual package where it only needs to be installed *ONCE* but can be
> shared. Compare this to monolithic packages, where the *SAME* code is
> installed over and over again, and you get everything but the kitchen
> sink WHETHER you need it or not!!!
>
> > some distros don't do this,
>
> Really? Name one.
Definitive Arch Linux.
> > so a distro
> > might provide less packages, but could provide more software.
>
> Really? Name one.
I don't know, this isn't important for me. Perhaps Arch Linux too,
perhaps not. "Could", I didn't say that there is one.
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