The short version
Cross-distro package lookup site with broad repo coverage.
From the HackerLinks archive
pkgs.org
Cross-distro package lookup site with broad repo coverage.
At a glance:
First seen:2026-05-01
Last seen:2026-05-01
Times seen:1
Website:pkgs.org
Why it caught our attention
Named alongside Repology as a useful fallback package search resource.
Where it surfaced on Hacker News
2026-05-01
Editorial paraphrase
The whohas thread explicitly linked pkgs.org right after discussing Repology.
Original threadwhohas – Command-line utility for cross-distro, cross-repository package search
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