# RPM package manager

7 Hacker News commenters recommended RPM package manager and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend RPM for its comparatively easy tooling across the whole packaging stack. Critics find it tedious and say small mistakes can force very long rebuilds.

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Nix](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nix.md): 378 recommend
- [Homebrew](https://hackerapproved.com/p/homebrew.md): 271 recommend
- [npm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/npm.md): 161 recommend
- [pnpm](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pnpm.md): 124 recommend
- [Cargo](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cargo.md): 123 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "RPM package manager", https://hackerapproved.com/p/rpm/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).