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Outdated info on number of packages available

I don't know about other editors here, but it's been a long time since I've seen a Debian-based system with 'only' hundreds of packages available (or even installed simultaneously!). Shouldn't we at least mention that many modern systems have tens of thousands of packages? Right now the lead says, "... based on Linux and other Unix-like systems, typically consisting of hundreds or even thousands of distinct software packages; ..." At the moment, my system has 2043 packages installed and 69148 other packages not installed. And I use a FSF-sponsored distro which only includes free software packages! BlueGuy213 (talk) 21:47, 21 May 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! Well, it all depends on what's looked at; for example, a typical OpenWrt installation doesn't use too many packages. It isn't only about full-fledged general-purpose Linux distributions; however, this edit should help in making it more gerenally applicable. — Dsimic (talk | contribs) 00:23, 12 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

FPM

Needs updating as fails to mention FPM, i.e. yet another effing package manager next generation ;-) 167.98.51.116 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 15:33, 8 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Generation

There should be some mention/explanation of the packager or package generator in this article. Can anyone knowledgeable contribute something in that direction? --Trickstar (talk) 15:28, 26 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]