Decision Workspace
cargo-reinstall vs cargo-update vs cargo-liner
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
34
cargo-reinstall
growingv0.2.0
A subcommand for cargo to reinstall an exisiting crate. It may also be seen as a command to update an installed crate.
60
cargo-update
stablev18.2.0
A cargo subcommand for checking and applying updates to installed executables
54
cargo-liner
growingv0.10.1
Cargo subcommand to install and update binary packages listed in configuration.
Core Metrics
| cargo-reinstall | cargo-update | cargo-liner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 34 | 60 | 54 |
| Total Downloads | 5.0K | 1.1M | 47.0K |
| 30d Downloads | 4 | 27.5K | 4.7K |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 2 | 112 | 16 |
| Last Updated | 3571d ago | 4d ago | 49d ago |
| Age | 10y 1m | 9y 5m | 3y 4m |
Health Breakdown
cargo-reinstall
Maintenance
3
Quality
16
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
8
cargo-update
Maintenance
19
Quality
18
Community
5
Popularity
7
Documentation
11
cargo-liner
Maintenance
16
Quality
11
Community
6
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| cargo-reinstall | cargo-update | cargo-liner | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 18.2.0 | 0.10.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✗ No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0-only |
| Dependencies | 0 | 18 | 20 |
| Crate Size | 1KB | 69KB | 114KB |
| Features | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Edition | — | 2015 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.71.1 | 1.91 |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •cargo-update leads with a health score of 60/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •⚠ cargo-reinstall has not been updated in over a year.
- •cargo-reinstall, cargo-liner are pre-1.0 — API may change.