My experiments with poudriere are completed!
For now, I have a clean system without Pulseaudio/Pipewire/Wayland/etc. And suddenly I got rid of strange video glitches! 
https://eugene-andrienko.com/en/it/2025/03/30/freebsd-pkgs-wout-unwanted-deps
As much as I like flatpak there is still a lot that needs to be improved for it to be a "standard". One of the biggest things is releasing software as a flatpak shouldn't make it "the flatpak version" of the software, it should just be the software that happens to be packaged as a flatpak.
What I mean is no loss of features or hoops to jump through to get it working or extra steps just to use it the same way as downloading it via your distro's package manager.
Too many times there are special steps for the flatpak 'version' of a piece of software to get it working the same.
Persistent packages on Steam Deck using Nix
The Steam Deck (and SteamOS) delivers a fantastic console-like experience on a Linux system. However, its immutable filesystem means that installing packages that persist across system upgrades isn’t straightforward. Fortunately, with a little Nix magic, you can work around that limitation.https://chrastecky.dev/gaming/persistent-packages-on-steam-deck-using-nix
Sobering, but seems well-balanced:
“Nix – Death By A Thousand Cuts”, Jono Finger (https://www.dgt.is/blog/2025-01-10-nix-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/).
Dramatically faster package restores with .NET 9’s new NuGet resolver.
https://buff.ly/414VypZ
#dotnet #nuget #packagemanagement #dotnet9
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Since I haven't been porting/packaging much in the last few years, for some reason I thought the situation for package maintainers could have improved... but no 
You would think converting a source tarball into a package for some distribution is a solved problem with a smooth process, and maybe I am spoiled by the great experience with #OpenBSD ports, but it still is a real pain for a number of other systems. Are better #PackageManagement tools held hostage by containers?
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How To Uninstall A .deb Package On Debian And Ubuntu #Debian #Ubuntu #PackageManagement #Linux #Linuxcommands #Linuxbasics
https://ostechnix.com/uninstall-deb-package-debian-ubuntu/
An improved method of checking for outdated #pipx packages that excludes dev or alpha packages.
Courtesy of: https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues/149#issuecomment-2342748206
![pipx-outdated() {
# See: https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues/149#issuecomment-23427482060
echo "OUTDATED PACKAGES:"
while read -sr pyPkgName pyPkgVersion; do
local pypi_latest="$(curl -sS "https://pypi.org/pypi/${pyPkgName}/json" | jq --raw-output '.info.version')"
[ "$pyPkgVersion" != "$pypi_latest" ] && printf "%s\n\tCurrent: %s\tLatest: %s\n" "$pyPkgName" "$pyPkgVersion" "$pypi_latest"
done < <( pipx list | grep -o 'package.*,' | tr -d ',' | cut -d ' ' -f 2- )
}](https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/113/122/685/384/971/274/original/458f2ee1107113f0.png "pipx-outdated() {
# See: https://github.com/pypa/pipx/issues/149#issuecomment-23427482060
echo \"OUTDATED PACKAGES:\"
while read -sr pyPkgName pyPkgVersion; do
local pypi_latest=\"$(curl -sS \"https://pypi.org/pypi/${pyPkgName}/json\" | jq --raw-output '.info.version')\"
[ \"$pyPkgVersion\" != \"$pypi_latest\" ] && printf \"%s\n\tCurrent: %s\tLatest: %s\n\" \"$pyPkgName\" \"$pyPkgVersion\" \"$pypi_latest\"
done < <( pipx list | grep -o 'package.*,' | tr -d ',' | cut -d ' ' -f 2- )
}")
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS virtual. I've difficulty installing python related packages ? example i'm providing code below? #packagemanagement #python
A couple of useful tools for the #NodeJS¹ folks out there working on longer-term projects:
• npm-check-updates (ncu) is a tool that will help you keep your dependencies updated: https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-check-updates
• https://knip.dev/explanations/comparison-and-migration/#unimported (successor to unimported, now that’s deprecated) will help you find unused files and dependencies.
¹ Kitten (https://codeberg.org/kitten/app) uses Node.js as its runtime.
I'm playing with OpenDevin (https://github.com/OpenDevin/OpenDevin). Quite an interesting project; I'm definitely impressed. Nevertheless, it took me over an hour to install it. Every time I have to install a non-trivial Python app, I struggle with Python's package management. Throwing a Makefile on top of Poetry (or of npm like JS folks like to do) doesn't help much. I have a dream that one day we'll have sane package management in Python.
How To Find Which Package Provides A Command In Linux #Linuxcommands #Linuxhowto #Linuxtips #Commandline #PackageManagement #Linux #CLI
https://ostechnix.com/find-which-package-provides-a-command-in-linux/
Are some of you #linuxaudio users, like me, taking the rocky road, using your #daw via #flatpak to strengthen this novel #packagingformat with sometimes elaborate #debugging #assistance for vendors to help package their #plugin (s) so they work in a flatpak DAW? #linux #future #packagemanagement
How To Manage Flatpak Applications Effortlessly With Warehouse In Linux #Warehouse #Flatpak #Flathub #PackageManagement #Linux #Opensource #Python
https://ostechnix.com/manage-flatpak-applications-with-warehouse-in-linux/
@BrodieOnLinux I am on Arch because I trust the process they have (I used to lurk the dev public mailing list to see how things go), so binaries from there I trust.
But, in case of the AUR, I prefer to do at least surface level validation on what's going on. This is why I would personally never use an AUR helper that blurs the line between the official repos and the user-uploaded build scripts that is the AUR.
Run Arch Linux Pacman Commands in Debian and Ubuntu Systems using Deb-Pacman #DebPacman #Pacman #Apt #Debian #Ubuntu #Opensuse #Packagemanagement #Linux #Linuxhowto #Bashscript #Commandline #Opensource
https://ostechnix.com/deb-pacman-a-pacman-style-frontend-for-apt-package-manager/
Simplify Package Management Operations Across Different Linux Distributions with Sysget #Linux #Sysget #Packagemanager #WrapperScript #PackageManagement #Opensource
https://ostechnix.com/sysget-a-front-end-for-popular-package-managers/
