Advanced Package Tool (APT) AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Advanced Package Tool (APT)

Advanced Package Tool (APT) is described as 'Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Advanced Package Tool (APT) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Debian apps. The best Advanced Package Tool (APT) alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Advanced Package Tool (APT) are Homebrew, Flatpak, Synaptic and GNOME Software.

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Windows-centric package manager streamlining software updates without registration. Privacy-focused, ad-free, open-source, lightweight, and supports a command-line interface for efficiency and ease of use.

    72 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to Advanced Package Tool (APT).

    • Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Advanced Package Tool (APT).

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceAdvanced Package Tool (APT) is Free and Open Source
  2. Homebrew icon
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    Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.

    60 Homebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
    • Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Advanced Package Tool (APT).

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceAdvanced Package Tool (APT) is also Free and Open Source
  3. Flatpak icon
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    Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including...

    29 Flatpak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  4. 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+.

    56 Synaptic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
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    • Synaptic is Free and Open SourceAdvanced Package Tool (APT) is also Free and Open Source
  5. npm icon
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    npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.

    34 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
    • npm is the most popular Web-based alternative to Advanced Package Tool (APT).

    • npm is Free and Open SourceAdvanced Package Tool (APT) is also Free and Open Source
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    The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of Arch Linux . It combines a simple binary package format with an easy-to-use build system. The goal of pacman is to make it possible to easily manage packages, whether...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
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    Nix is a powerful package manager for macOS, Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. It provides atomic upgrades and rollbacks, side-by-side installation of multiple versions of a package, multi-user package management and easy setup...

    53 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Homebrew Cask icon
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    Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries.

    It's implemented as a homebrew external command called cask.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  9. aptitude icon
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    aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool (APT) with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for matching packages in a flexible manner, dselect-like persistence of user actions, the ability to retrieve and...

    37 aptitude alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10. nala icon
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    nala is what apt should have been. Faster, stronger, better.

    13 nala alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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