Decision Workspace
pacmanconf vs alpm-utils vs alpm-sys
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
58
pacmanconf
growingv3.1.0
A pacman-conf wrapper library for parsing pacman config files
64
alpm-utils
growingv5.0.0
Helper functions for working with alpm
62
alpm-sys
growingv5.0.1
Raw bindings for libalpm
Core Metrics
| pacmanconf | alpm-utils | alpm-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 58 | 64 | 62 |
| Total Downloads | 1.4M | 1.3M | 1.4M |
| 30d Downloads | 40.7K | 40.2K | 43.4K |
| Dependents | 97 | 113 | 84 |
| Releases | 10 | 24 | 28 |
| Last Updated | 205d ago | 165d ago | 138d ago |
| Age | 7y 2m | 6y 8m | 9y 3m |
Health Breakdown
pacmanconf
Maintenance
9
Quality
20
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
12
alpm-utils
Maintenance
11
Quality
22
Community
11
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
alpm-sys
Maintenance
11
Quality
21
Community
10
Popularity
7
Documentation
13
Technical Details
| pacmanconf | alpm-utils | alpm-sys | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 3.1.0 | 5.0.0 | 5.0.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Dependencies | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Crate Size | 7KB | 8KB | 2.0MB |
| Features | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Yanked % | 0.0% | 4.2% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | — | — |
| Owners | 1 | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •alpm-utils leads with a health score of 64/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •alpm-sys has the most downloads (1.4M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •alpm-utils is depended on by 113 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.