Archlinux Packages Analysis

Table of Contents

• 1 Motivation
• 2 Analysis
  • 2.1 Number of packages and groups of remote repositories
  • 2.2 Number of installed packages
  • 2.3 Package Installed Size Distribution
  • 2.4 Package Dependencies
  • 2.5 Source Code

1 Motivation

use pacman python matplotlib graphviz to analysis ArchLinux Packages Repository by statistics and visualization.

2 Analysis

2.1 Number of packages and groups of remote repositories

X	all	core	extra	community
packages	5122	189	2681	2252
groups	70	0	0	0

2.2 Number of installed packages

X	explict-installed	as-dependencies	orphans	foreign
N	197	232	11	4

2.3 Package Installed Size Distribution

We use matplotlib to visualize package size distribution.

2.4 Package Dependencies

We use graphviz to visualize package dependencies. Red color nodes represent explict installed packages, Boxed nodes represent package groups.

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2.5 Source Code

You Can Access source code in https://github.com/huafengxi/pnotes/tree/master/pacman-analysis.