I've been really enjoying paru as a pacman substitute on Arch Linux: https://github.com/Morganamilo/paru
It allows you to update both normal and AUR packages in one go, which is super convenient. It also shows you PKGBUILD files, so there's still a human audit step for AUR.
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Overall it seems like the Rust for Linux is making huge strides. Greg KH is super supportive of it[1] and the wider Linux community is pretty positive[2] (see all the quotes at the end of the slides).
1: https://lore.kernel.org/rust-for-linux/2025021954-flaccid-pucker-f7d9@gregkh/
2: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-6507-rust-for-linux/
Installed Linux on a new laptop yesterday, and needed to find a USB stick in a dusty drawer.
The stick previously had Arch Linux Installer 2021 on it! I can't think of any other uses for the device these days.
It's interesting to see the "why not Rust?" discussions around the TypeScript news that they're using Go. It shows that Rust has reached a level of maturity that it's a default for some users.
Go does seem to be in a sweet spot for AOT languages with GC though.