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i like gentoo’s package deprecation process linux artemis.sh
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  reezer 1 year ago
  
  FreeBSD does something similar.
  
  https://www.freshports.org/ports-deprecated.php
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    scvalex 1 year ago
    
    More generally, Gentoo’s Portage is fairly similar to *BSD ports-style package managers.
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  xyproto Arch Linux Trusted User 1 year ago
  
  I guess Arch Linux could have had some sort of notification system when the semi-yearly Winter Cleanup of unneeded orphans is happening.