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title = "Why Chimera Linux" title = "Why Chimera Linux"
date = 2024-07-04T08:48:55+10:00 date = 2024-07-04T08:48:55+10:00
#[extra] [extra]
#updated = 2024-06-04T07:49:36+10:00 updated = 2024-07-04T12:24:30+10:00
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I received a reply to my [Tech Stack 2024](@/posts/2024/tech-stack/index.md) I received a reply to my [Tech Stack 2024](@/posts/2024/tech-stack/index.md)
@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ them depending on the host system accidentally—this is definitely an advantage
over building packages on Arch. Most run-time dependencies are automatically over building packages on Arch. Most run-time dependencies are automatically
determined so you don't have to list all those out in the package template. determined so you don't have to list all those out in the package template.
[apk] is fast (although not as fast as Pacman when doing updates). It has a [apk] is fast (although not as fast as Pacman when doing updates[^1]). It has a
clever way of tracking packages where [the world file][world] specifies all the packages clever way of tracking packages where [the world file][world] specifies all the packages
that should be present and it uses a solver to determine what needs to be that should be present and it uses a solver to determine what needs to be
installed/removed. The neat bit is that when you `apk del` a package it can remove all installed/removed. The neat bit is that when you `apk del` a package it can remove all
@ -64,6 +64,11 @@ Having written that all out I guess Chimera feels like a distro that is
full-featured but also simple enough that you can poke around and understand full-featured but also simple enough that you can poke around and understand
all the parts. It's also easy to get involved with the project. all the parts. It's also easy to get involved with the project.
[^1]: Pacman downloads in parallel (5 at time in my config), then does the actual upgrades. `apk` fetches one package at at time and then stages the upgrade before moving on to the next one. There's a couple of related open issues:
- <https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools/-/issues/10963>
- <https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/apk-tools/-/issues/5977>
[cbuild]: https://github.com/chimera-linux/cports/blob/master/Usage.md [cbuild]: https://github.com/chimera-linux/cports/blob/master/Usage.md
[cports]: https://github.com/chimera-linux/cports [cports]: https://github.com/chimera-linux/cports
[musl]: https://musl.libc.org/ [musl]: https://musl.libc.org/