$ pacman -Si apt
Repository      : extra
Name            : apt
Version         : 3.1.4-1
Description     : Command-line package manager used on Debian-based systems
Architecture    : x86_64
URL             : https://salsa.debian.org/apt-team/apt
Licenses        : BSD-3-Clause  GPL-2.0-only  GPL-2.0-or-later  MIT
Groups          : None
Provides        : None
Depends On      : systemd-libs  libseccomp  perl  xxhash  dpkg  gnutls  bzip2  sequoia-sqv  xz  gcc-libs  lz4  bash  zlib  zstd  db  libgcrypt  glibc
Optional Deps   : None
Conflicts With  : None
Replaces        : None
Download Size   : 2.63 MiB
Installed Size  : 8.24 MiB
Packager        : Alexander Epaneshnikov <alex19ep@archlinux.org>
Build Date      : Mon 11 Aug 2025 08:52:43 PM CEST
Validated By    : SHA-256 Sum  Signature

https://archlinux.org/packages/extra/x86_64/apt/

  • D_Air1@lemmy.ml
    18·
    4 hours ago

    You aren’t meant to use them for managing your system. They are mainly there for development. For example, I often use them for a debian chroot on arch.

  • thenextguy@lemmy.world
    13·
    5 hours ago

    I would guess they’re there mainly for developers on arch cross developing for those distros. Not managing packages on arch.

    e.g. I install rpm on arch but only use it to build rpms.

  • Ephera@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    4 hours ago

    If you actually need to run some DEB or RPM or such, people seem to be recommending Distrobox a lot these days.

  • RavuAlHemio@lemmy.world
    12·
    3 hours ago

    Sure, but the newest version of each package is four years old and riddled with dozens of Debian-specific patches that somehow only make it run worse.