Bloat. The /usr/lib64/librpm.so.8.2.0 file is 2.0 megabytes in size on OpenSUSE 15.5. Now consider that some of the still-supported devices have a total of 8 MB of flash.
Thought so, but that ratio brings it into sharp relief. Thank you.
As soon as I saw the title I was hoping for it to be apk. I'm glad I wasn't disappointed!