We have released a new image, 1.5.3-RC6-SLIM, available here: https://iso.argentlinux.io/Argent.KDE.BETA.1.5.3-RC6-SLIM.amd64.iso .
epkg ibin
We have added a new feature for epkg called epkg ibin packagename.
This is a highly experimental feature and provides a two-phase installation:
The installation is by far some of the fastest we have seen compared to other package managers from other distros.
Downside: it is not stable, and you must avoid installing SYSTEM packages such as
gcc, glibc, glib, portage, and so forth.
The new implementation is based on qmerge, which is a C rewrite of part of portage's emerge installations.
It's entirely and completely experimental, but we want to push this through and start to use it, in order to get reports, contributions and stabilize it in time.
Link to component here: https://github.com/gentoo/portage-utils/blob/master/qmerge.c
Enjoy!