Debian Mandates Rust for Apt, Reshaping Ubuntu and Other Linux Distros
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Debian's decision to mandate Rust for Apt has sparked controversy, with some questioning the practicality and implications of this move for other Linux distributions like Ubuntu.
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Other objections like requiring 130 packages for a cryptographic application and inflated binary sizes are not mentioned.
See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45779860
The binary size issue should be less fundamental. Rust could provide better support for dynamic linking, but to be useful, the shared library packages would need to be part of a linux distribution.