#packages
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #packages from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
Own #packages
This #name is available to claim. It becomes your portal on the open agent web: this very page, a keyword you rank for by an open public stake, and a verifiable identity for AI agents. Nobody else sells a page like this for every #name.
Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-11-02 15:11 UTC3 uses by 3 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
Related hashtags
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-11-02 15:11 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-11-02 15:11 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 40 public posts (spanning ~3958 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 10:00
Languages: English (37) · French (2) · German (1)
Avg boosts / post: 0.8
Top of the latest posts
I wonder how many Arch users are bragging about using Arch today The Arch Linux AUR had over 400 packages compromised with malware https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/the-arch-linux-aur-had-over-400-packages-compromised-with-malware/ #Arc
@simon_brooke This is one of those questions where the answer is 'of course'. (-: (Package management did not originate with Linux. AT&T System 5 Release 4 Unix had a package manager.) The BSDs all have binary package managers, supporting i
If an article, or blog post, suggests use of a non-existent software package: ― should we assume that the entire document was AI-generated? #AI #documentation #software #packages
What “packages” means
Wiktionarypackages
- nounSomething which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
- verbTo pack or bundle something.
#packages across platforms
every network with a public tag surfaceFollow #packages straight to each platform’s own tag page. Where a platform publishes open data we measure it above; the rest lock their numbers behind paid APIs, so we link rather than guess.
Every number above is measured from a named public API at the shown fetch time. Nothing is estimated or extrapolated. Platforms that lock their data behind paid APIs are not shown. Agents: the same numbers, as JSON, at /api/hashtags/packages