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Developer builds cross-distro package manager in Rust for custom Linux distros
A developer created Chiral, a cross-distro binary package manager in Rust, while building a Linux distribution from scratch using LFS. It uses a 3-way fallback chain to find packages from GitHub, Debian, and Arch repos. Chiral supports install, remove, update, and dependency resolution with topological sorting.
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While Chiral is an impressive technical feat, its reliance on third-party repos raises questions about long-term maintenance and security for production use.
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