On Sat, 17 Jun 2023 11:45:06 +0000 Andy Smith <a...@strugglers.net> wrote:
> Hello, > > On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 11:03:59PM -0400, pa...@quillandmouse.com > wrote: > > Why isn't there a ONE WAY for packages to be managed? > > Because of the fundamental philosophies that underpin how Debian is > developed. Debian is not the sort of place where a top-down > authority declares that there is One Way to do a given thing and > has the remit to force developers to work on it, and users to > accept it. Well, *someone(s)* said, "This is the back end database and here are the rules for manipulating it, here is the data which must be contained in it." Debian's capable of deciding that systemd is installed by default, etc, even if such decisions occur after monumental discussions/arguments. I'm not suggesting there should be one package manager to rule them all. But when the various tools resolve dependencies in different ways, we clearly have a problem. A problem which could be resolved, at least in theory, by a concerted effort on the part of Debian leadership. Getting someone to implement the solution would require an eager volunteer. I'm not here to snipe at Debian. I've been using it for 20 years. I recently tried Arch, and it only took me a few weeks to decide the Debian way was better for me. As regards Synaptic, based on the discussion here, I'm guessing that whoever is maintaining it has no particular desire to craft a Wayland version, and that's why it hasn't been done. Still, Debian leadership could put out a call for volunteers to work on this. It *could* be done. I get that Debian doesn't want to mandate how VLC or Firefox handle their software, but Debian-exclusive package management is a different matter. Paul -- Paul M. Foster Personal Blog: http://noferblatz.com Company Site: http://quillandmouse.com Software Projects: https://gitlab.com/paulmfoster
