Decision Workspace
os-detect-aosc vs os-detect vs whoami
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
40
os-detect-aosc
experimentalv0.2.0
Detect an OS installed on a partition (fork from pop-os/distinst)
34
os-detect
growingv0.2.2
Detect an OS installed on a partition
81
whoami
stablev2.1.1
Rust library for getting information about the current user and environment
Core Metrics
| os-detect-aosc | os-detect | whoami | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 40 | 34 | 81 |
| Total Downloads | 2.0K | 12.0K | 118.2M |
| 30d Downloads | 37 | 90 | 10.9M |
| Dependents | 1 | 5 | 4.8K |
| Releases | 2 | 4 | 56 |
| Last Updated | 363d ago | 2640d ago | 45d ago |
| Age | 12m | 7y 4m | 8y 7m |
Health Breakdown
os-detect-aosc
Maintenance
6
Quality
13
Community
7
Popularity
4
Documentation
10
os-detect
Maintenance
3
Quality
8
Community
10
Popularity
5
Documentation
8
whoami
Maintenance
17
Quality
21
Community
20
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| os-detect-aosc | os-detect | whoami | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.2.0 | 0.2.2 | 2.1.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | Apache-2.0 OR BSL-1.0 OR MIT |
| Dependencies | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Crate Size | 8KB | 4KB | 28KB |
| Features | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 75.0% | 1.8% |
| Edition | 2024 | — | 2021 |
| MSRV | — | — | 1.75 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •whoami has the highest health score (81/100) — a strong overall choice.
- •whoami is depended on by 4.8K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ os-detect has not been updated in over a year.
- •os-detect-aosc, os-detect are pre-1.0 — API may change.