diff --git a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/lib.rs b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/lib.rs
index d5b505001..5869ada4c 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ pub use transaction::Transaction;
 
 pub use mapping::Mapping;
 
+/// Blanket trait implementation for something that we consider a package name.
+pub trait PackageName: Eq + Hash {}
+impl<N: Eq + Hash> PackageName for N {}
+
 /// Version is a name and a version specification.
 pub trait VersionTrait: Display {
     /// The version associated with this record.
@@ -52,11 +56,11 @@ pub trait VersionSet: Debug + Display + Clone + Eq + Hash {
 }
 
 /// Bla
-pub trait DependencyProvider<VS: VersionSet> {
+pub trait DependencyProvider<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName = String> {
     /// Sort the specified solvables based on which solvable to try first.
     fn sort_candidates(
         &mut self,
-        pool: &Pool<VS>,
+        pool: &Pool<VS, N>,
         solvables: &mut [SolvableId],
         match_spec_to_candidates: &Mapping<VersionSetId, OnceCell<Vec<SolvableId>>>,
     );
diff --git a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/pool.rs b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/pool.rs
index b3248d447..0d6ff6a2d 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/pool.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/pool.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
 use std::collections::hash_map::Entry;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
-use std::hash::Hash;
 
 use crate::arena::Arena;
 use crate::id::{NameId, RepoId, SolvableId, VersionSetId};
 use crate::mapping::Mapping;
 use crate::solvable::{PackageSolvable, Solvable};
-use crate::VersionSet;
+use crate::{PackageName, VersionSet};
 
 /// A pool that stores data related to the available packages
 ///
 /// Because it stores solvables, it contains references to `PackageRecord`s (the `'a` lifetime comes
 /// from the original `PackageRecord`s)
-pub struct Pool<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq = String> {
+pub struct Pool<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName = String> {
     /// All the solvables that have been registered
     pub(crate) solvables: Arena<SolvableId, Solvable<VS::V>>,
 
@@ -21,10 +20,10 @@ pub struct Pool<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq = String> {
     total_repos: u32,
 
     /// Interned package names
-    package_names: Arena<NameId, Name>,
+    package_names: Arena<NameId, N>,
 
     /// Map from package names to the id of their interned counterpart
-    pub(crate) names_to_ids: HashMap<Name, NameId>,
+    pub(crate) names_to_ids: HashMap<N, NameId>,
 
     /// Map from interned package names to the solvables that have that name
     pub(crate) packages_by_name: Mapping<NameId, Vec<SolvableId>>,
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ pub struct Pool<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq = String> {
     pub(crate) match_spec_to_forbidden: Mapping<VersionSetId, Vec<SolvableId>>,
 }
 
-impl<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq> Default for Pool<VS, Name> {
+impl<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName> Default for Pool<VS, N> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let mut solvables = Arena::new();
         solvables.alloc(Solvable::new_root());
@@ -63,7 +62,7 @@ impl<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq> Default for Pool<VS, Name> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq + Clone> Pool<VS, Name> {
+impl<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName> Pool<VS, N> {
     /// Creates a new [`Pool`]
     pub fn new() -> Self {
         Self::default()
@@ -136,7 +135,8 @@ impl<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq + Clone> Pool<VS, Name> {
     /// Interns a package name into the `Pool`, returning its `NameId`
     pub fn intern_package_name<NValue>(&mut self, name: NValue) -> NameId
     where
-        NValue: Into<Name>,
+        NValue: Into<N>,
+        N: Clone,
     {
         match self.names_to_ids.entry(name.into()) {
             Entry::Occupied(e) => *e.get(),
@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ impl<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq + Clone> Pool<VS, Name> {
     }
 
     /// Lookup the package name id associated to the provided name
-    pub fn lookup_package_name(&self, name: &Name) -> Option<NameId> {
+    pub fn lookup_package_name(&self, name: &N) -> Option<NameId> {
         self.names_to_ids.get(name).copied()
     }
 
     /// Returns the package name associated to the provided id
     ///
     /// Panics if the package name is not found in the pool
-    pub fn resolve_package_name(&self, name_id: NameId) -> &Name {
+    pub fn resolve_package_name(&self, name_id: NameId) -> &N {
         &self.package_names[name_id]
     }
 
@@ -207,12 +207,12 @@ impl<VS: VersionSet, Name: Hash + Eq + Clone> Pool<VS, Name> {
 }
 
 /// A helper struct to visualize a name.
-pub struct NameDisplay<'pool, VS: VersionSet> {
+pub struct NameDisplay<'pool, VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName> {
     id: NameId,
-    pool: &'pool Pool<VS>,
+    pool: &'pool Pool<VS, N>,
 }
 
-impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet> Display for NameDisplay<'pool, VS> {
+impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display> Display for NameDisplay<'pool, VS, N> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         let name = self.pool.resolve_package_name(self.id);
         write!(f, "{}", name)
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet> Display for NameDisplay<'pool, VS> {
 
 impl NameId {
     /// Returns an object that can be used to format the name.
-    pub fn display<VS: VersionSet>(self, pool: &Pool<VS>) -> NameDisplay<'_, VS> {
+    pub fn display<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display>(
+        self,
+        pool: &Pool<VS, N>,
+    ) -> NameDisplay<'_, VS, N> {
         NameDisplay { id: self, pool }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/problem.rs b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/problem.rs
index 286e3e218..d9df46e73 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/problem.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/problem.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
 use std::fmt;
-use std::fmt::Formatter;
+use std::fmt::{Display, Formatter};
+use std::hash::Hash;
 use std::rc::Rc;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ use crate::id::{ClauseId, SolvableId, VersionSetId};
 use crate::pool::Pool;
 use crate::solver::clause::Clause;
 use crate::solver::Solver;
-use crate::{DependencyProvider, VersionSet, VersionTrait};
+use crate::{DependencyProvider, PackageName, VersionSet, VersionTrait};
 
 /// Represents the cause of the solver being unable to find a solution
 #[derive(Debug)]
@@ -38,9 +39,9 @@ impl Problem {
     }
 
     /// Generates a graph representation of the problem (see [`ProblemGraph`] for details)
-    pub fn graph<VS: VersionSet, D: DependencyProvider<VS>>(
+    pub fn graph<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName, D: DependencyProvider<VS, N>>(
         &self,
-        solver: &Solver<VS, D>,
+        solver: &Solver<VS, N, D>,
     ) -> ProblemGraph {
         let mut graph = DiGraph::<ProblemNode, ProblemEdge>::default();
         let mut nodes: HashMap<SolvableId, NodeIndex> = HashMap::default();
@@ -142,10 +143,15 @@ impl Problem {
     }
 
     /// Display a user-friendly error explaining the problem
-    pub fn display_user_friendly<'a, VS: VersionSet, D: DependencyProvider<VS>>(
+    pub fn display_user_friendly<
+        'a,
+        VS: VersionSet,
+        N: PackageName + Display,
+        D: DependencyProvider<VS, N>,
+    >(
         &self,
-        solver: &'a Solver<VS, D>,
-    ) -> DisplayUnsat<'a, VS> {
+        solver: &'a Solver<VS, N, D>,
+    ) -> DisplayUnsat<'a, VS, N> {
         let graph = self.graph(solver);
         DisplayUnsat::new(graph, solver.pool())
     }
@@ -311,9 +317,9 @@ impl ProblemGraph {
         write!(f, "}}")
     }
 
-    fn simplify<VS: VersionSet>(
+    fn simplify<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName>(
         &self,
-        pool: &Pool<VS>,
+        pool: &Pool<VS, N>,
     ) -> HashMap<SolvableId, Rc<MergedProblemNode>> {
         let graph = &self.graph;
 
@@ -471,16 +477,16 @@ impl ProblemGraph {
 
 /// A struct implementing [`fmt::Display`] that generates a user-friendly representation of a
 /// problem graph
-pub struct DisplayUnsat<'pool, VS: VersionSet> {
+pub struct DisplayUnsat<'pool, VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display> {
     graph: ProblemGraph,
     merged_candidates: HashMap<SolvableId, Rc<MergedProblemNode>>,
     installable_set: HashSet<NodeIndex>,
     missing_set: HashSet<NodeIndex>,
-    pool: &'pool Pool<VS>,
+    pool: &'pool Pool<VS, N>,
 }
 
-impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet> DisplayUnsat<'pool, VS> {
-    pub(crate) fn new(graph: ProblemGraph, pool: &'pool Pool<VS>) -> Self {
+impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display> DisplayUnsat<'pool, VS, N> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(graph: ProblemGraph, pool: &'pool Pool<VS, N>) -> Self {
         let merged_candidates = graph.simplify(pool);
         let installable_set = graph.get_installable_set();
         let missing_set = graph.get_missing_set();
@@ -512,7 +518,10 @@ impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet> DisplayUnsat<'pool, VS> {
         f: &mut Formatter<'_>,
         top_level_edges: &[EdgeReference<ProblemEdge>],
         top_level_indent: bool,
-    ) -> fmt::Result {
+    ) -> fmt::Result
+    where
+        N: Display,
+    {
         pub enum DisplayOp {
             Requirement(VersionSetId, Vec<EdgeIndex>),
             Candidate(NodeIndex),
@@ -695,7 +704,7 @@ impl<'pool, VS: VersionSet> DisplayUnsat<'pool, VS> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<VS: VersionSet> fmt::Display for DisplayUnsat<'_, VS> {
+impl<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display> fmt::Display for DisplayUnsat<'_, VS, N> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
         let (top_level_missing, top_level_conflicts): (Vec<_>, _) = self
             .graph
diff --git a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/clause.rs b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/clause.rs
index 3866f79ea..656c5bd7e 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/clause.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/clause.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ use crate::{
     mapping::Mapping,
     pool::Pool,
     solver::decision_map::DecisionMap,
-    VersionSet,
+    PackageName, VersionSet,
 };
 
-use std::fmt::{Debug, Formatter};
+use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
+use std::hash::Hash;
 
 /// Represents a single clause in the SAT problem
 ///
@@ -113,10 +114,10 @@ impl Clause {
     }
 
     /// Visits each literal in the clause
-    pub fn visit_literals<VS: VersionSet>(
+    pub fn visit_literals<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName>(
         &self,
         learnt_clauses: &Arena<LearntClauseId, Vec<Literal>>,
-        pool: &Pool<VS>,
+        pool: &Pool<VS, N>,
         mut visit: impl FnMut(Literal),
     ) {
         match *self {
@@ -203,7 +204,10 @@ impl ClauseState {
         clause
     }
 
-    pub fn debug<'a, VS: VersionSet>(&self, pool: &'a Pool<VS>) -> ClauseDebug<'a, VS> {
+    pub fn debug<'a, VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName>(
+        &self,
+        pool: &'a Pool<VS, N>,
+    ) -> ClauseDebug<'a, VS, N> {
         ClauseDebug {
             kind: self.kind,
             pool,
@@ -315,9 +319,9 @@ impl ClauseState {
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn next_unwatched_variable<VS: VersionSet>(
+    pub fn next_unwatched_variable<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName>(
         &self,
-        pool: &Pool<VS>,
+        pool: &Pool<VS, N>,
         learnt_clauses: &Arena<LearntClauseId, Vec<Literal>>,
         decision_map: &DecisionMap,
     ) -> Option<SolvableId> {
@@ -395,12 +399,12 @@ impl Literal {
 }
 
 /// A representation of a clause that implements [`Debug`]
-pub(crate) struct ClauseDebug<'pool, VS: VersionSet> {
+pub(crate) struct ClauseDebug<'pool, VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName> {
     kind: Clause,
-    pool: &'pool Pool<VS>,
+    pool: &'pool Pool<VS, N>,
 }
 
-impl<VS: VersionSet> Debug for ClauseDebug<'_, VS> {
+impl<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display> Debug for ClauseDebug<'_, VS, N> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
         match self.kind {
             Clause::InstallRoot => write!(f, "install root"),
diff --git a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/mod.rs b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/mod.rs
index 8d581b62d..bce95a054 100644
--- a/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/rattler_libsolv_rs/src/solver/mod.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ use std::cell::OnceCell;
 
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use std::fmt::Display;
 
-use crate::{DependencyProvider, VersionSet, VersionSetId};
+use crate::{DependencyProvider, PackageName, VersionSet, VersionSetId};
 use clause::{Clause, ClauseState, Literal};
 use decision::Decision;
 use decision_tracker::DecisionTracker;
@@ -28,9 +29,9 @@ mod watch_map;
 ///
 /// Keeps solvables in a `Pool`, which contains references to `PackageRecord`s (the `'a` lifetime
 /// comes from the original `PackageRecord`s)
-pub struct Solver<VS: VersionSet, D: DependencyProvider<VS>> {
+pub struct Solver<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName, D: DependencyProvider<VS, N>> {
     provider: D,
-    pool: Pool<VS>,
+    pool: Pool<VS, N>,
 
     pub(crate) clauses: Vec<ClauseState>,
     watches: WatchMap,
@@ -42,9 +43,9 @@ pub struct Solver<VS: VersionSet, D: DependencyProvider<VS>> {
     decision_tracker: DecisionTracker,
 }
 
-impl<VS: VersionSet, D: DependencyProvider<VS>> Solver<VS, D> {
+impl<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName, D: DependencyProvider<VS, N>> Solver<VS, N, D> {
     /// Create a solver, using the provided pool
-    pub fn new(pool: Pool<VS>, provider: D) -> Self {
+    pub fn new(pool: Pool<VS, N>, provider: D) -> Self {
         Self {
             clauses: Vec::new(),
             watches: WatchMap::new(),
@@ -58,10 +59,12 @@ impl<VS: VersionSet, D: DependencyProvider<VS>> Solver<VS, D> {
     }
 
     /// Returns a reference to the pool used by the solver
-    pub fn pool(&self) -> &Pool<VS> {
+    pub fn pool(&self) -> &Pool<VS, N> {
         &self.pool
     }
+}
 
+impl<VS: VersionSet, N: PackageName + Display, D: DependencyProvider<VS, N>> Solver<VS, N, D> {
     /// Solves the provided `jobs` and returns a transaction from the found solution
     ///
     /// Returns a [`Problem`] if no solution was found, which provides ways to inspect the causes