RPM package manager
Shares rank 28 of 35 package managers by recommenders
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.
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.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 7
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 78%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 7 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3.5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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7 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“an unnecessarily tedious affront to my dignity”
“Also worth knowing is the "-V" (for very parameter) of rpm.”
“I just ripped out the snap, RPM and Debs because I can't be bothered to maintain all of them”
“I've found RPM to have slightly easier tooling across the whole stack”
“No need to have to cater to RPM.”
“It still is an utter pain if you ever need to get close to the rpm system.”
“RPM is another incredibly horrible packaging system where every tiny mistake can force a long long long rebuild”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.