Welcome to "Layered Design in Go" – where we spend a whole article desperately trying to convince ourselves that Go's chaotic package management is some kind of avant-garde art form. 
Spoiler alert: we still end up copy-pasting code like it's 1999. 
https://jerf.org/iri/post/2025/go_layered_design/ #LayeredDesignGo #GoLang #PackageManagement #CodeQuality #SoftwareDevelopment #ArtInTech #HackerNews #ngated
Fedora change aims for 99% package reproducibility
Ekapkgs: A Smarter, More Organized Alternative to Nixpkgs #Nixos #Nixpkgs #Ekapkgs #SoftwareRepository #Linux #PackageManagement
https://ostechnix.com/ekapkgs-a-fork-of-nixpkgs/
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
I'm going to rebuild audacious-plugin package to remove PulseAudio dependency from the system. Because the binary package depends from pulseaudio for unknown reasons.
And I have a question — why, by default, audacious-plugins package for FreeBSD using Jack/PulseAudio/PipeWire and other Linux stuff — but not a sndio sound server, native for FreeBSD? 
WHYY??!
Wow, only 47 years for #OpenVMS to catch up with the 21st century! 
Who knew package management was such a futuristic concept? 
Next up, maybe we'll get fire and the wheel! 
https://raymii.org/s/blog/After_47_years_OpenVMS_gets_a_package_manager_VSP.html #PackageManagement #21stCentury #TechHumor #FuturisticConcepts #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated
The Evolution of Linux Package Management: Choice and Contradiction
https://eggflix.foolbazar.eu/videos/watch/04228852-a741-4a1d-84fa-67c10e76fab6
NVIDIA's RAPIDS has turbocharged their @NVIDIA CUDA enabled package building by moving from conda-build to rattler-build, unlocking incredible speedups.
Source: https://github.com/rapidsai/build-planning/issues/47#issuecomment-2695583003
Join our Show & Tell!
Learn to use S3 buckets in pixi from Pavel from Quantco
Thursday 6-03, 16:00 Berlin Time (GMT+2)
Online Discord event: https://discord.gg/fen3z85a?event=1346403229621289041
Youtube Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/Trbc9PJEYfo
Watch Wolf explain the open CEPs we've written to advance the Conda ecosystem even further!
Livestream recording: https://www.youtube.com/live/zxquAgNyIok?t=58s
Tip: Use the chapters to find the CEP you're interested in!
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/).
Where does one start learning how to create Linux packages? I feel like it's something I'd like to learn more about
“Python Dependency Management Is A Dumpster Fire”, Niels Cautaerts (https://nielscautaerts.xyz/python-dependency-management-is-a-dumpster-fire.html).
Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42419822
On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/dqyhrd/python_dependency_management_is
On /rPython: https://old.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/1gphzn2/a_completeish_guide_to_dependency_management_in/
Dramatically faster package restores with .NET 9’s new NuGet resolver.
https://buff.ly/414VypZ
#dotnet #nuget #packagemanagement #dotnet9
How To Find Flatpak Applications Using A Specific Runtime In Linux #Flatpak #Runtime #Packagemanagement #Linux #Linuxcommands #Linuxhowto #Flathub
https://ostechnix.com/find-flatpak-applications-using-a-specific-runtime-in-linux/
