Software Updater (Canonical) Alternatives for Linux

There are many alternatives to Software Updater (Canonical) for Linux if you are looking for a replacement. The best Linux alternative is Synaptic, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Software Updater (Canonical) and 16 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Software Updater (Canonical) are Bazaar App Store, Discover, Update Manager and bauh.

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  1. Synaptic icon
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    Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.

    57 Synaptic alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
  2. Bazaar is a new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering and installing applications and add-ons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. It emphasizes supporting the developers who make the Linux desktop possible.

    40 Bazaar App Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  3. Discover icon
     20 likes

    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    39 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  4. Update Manager icon
     28 likes

    The Linux Mint update manager. Helps installing security updates and new versions of packages.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5.  7 likes

    bauh (ba-oo), formerly known as fpakman, is a graphical interface for managing your Linux software (packages/applications). It currently supports the following formats: AppImage, ArchLinux repositories/AUR, Flatpak, Snap and Web applications.

    21 bauh alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. Muon icon
     9 likes

    Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. App Grid icon
     13 likes

    App Grid is a new lightweight Snap Store alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. GDebi icon
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    GDebi lets you install local deb packages resolving and installing its dependencies. apt does the same, but only for remote (http, ftp) located packages.

    16 GDebi alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. This program installs a collection of some of the best Ubuntu software and can be considered to be one of the top things to do after installing Ubuntu.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10.  1 like

    QApt is a collection of tools and a library providing a wrapper around APT. The intention is to ease the use of APT in Qt-based programs.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. PostInstallerF is a small, lightweight, useful tool that can be used to install 100+ essential softwares, Games, audio/video codecs, and third-party repositories which are not included by default in Fedora, Ubuntu and Manjaro.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. Eddy icon
     1 like

    Debian package installer for elementary OS.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • elementary OS
     
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