Decision Workspace
inapt vs apt-cacher-rs vs deb-rust
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
48
inapt
experimentalv0.3.2
A minimal Debian/Ubuntu APT repository proxy written in Rust. Exposes a valid APT repo structure over HTTP, sourcing .deb packages from GitHub Releases.
53
apt-cacher-rs
growingv0.7.0
A caching proxy for Debian style package repositories
35
deb-rust
growingv0.1.2
Rust library for building and reading Deb packages
Core Metrics
| inapt | apt-cacher-rs | deb-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 48 | 53 | 35 |
| Total Downloads | 2.2K | 2.0K | 4.3K |
| 30d Downloads | 31 | 35 | 20 |
| Dependents | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Releases | 14 | 7 | 3 |
| Last Updated | 63d ago | 16d ago | 1147d ago |
| Age | 5m | 1y 2m | 3y 2m |
Health Breakdown
inapt
Maintenance
15
Quality
10
Community
6
Popularity
4
Documentation
13
apt-cacher-rs
Maintenance
20
Quality
14
Community
5
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
deb-rust
Maintenance
4
Quality
14
Community
3
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
Technical Details
| inapt | apt-cacher-rs | deb-rust | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.2 | 0.7.0 | 0.1.2 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Dependencies | 43 | 36 | 6 |
| Crate Size | 871KB | 99KB | 23KB |
| Features | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Quick Verdict
- •apt-cacher-rs leads with a health score of 53/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •deb-rust has the most downloads (4.3K), suggesting wider adoption.
- •⚠ deb-rust has not been updated in over a year.