OpenWrt: Major Change Notice: New Package Manager

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24 points sam42 | 5 comments | 17 Nov 24 18:56 UTC | HN request time: 0.798s | source
1. gjvc ◴[17 Nov 24 18:59 UTC] No.42166118[source]▶
what might be stopping them using rpm ?
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2. patrakov ◴[18 Nov 24 06:52 UTC] No.42170347[source]▶
Bloat. The /usr/lib64/librpm.so.8.2.0 file is 2.0 megabytes in size on OpenSUSE 15.5. Now consider that some of the still-supported devices have a total of 8 MB of flash.
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3. denysvitali ◴[19 Nov 24 16:14 UTC] No.42185073[source]▶
As soon as I saw the title I was hoping for it to be apk. I'm glad I wasn't disappointed!
4. gjvc ◴[21 Nov 24 11:26 UTC] No.42203197{3}[source]▶
Thought so, but that ratio brings it into sharp relief. Thank you.