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.

    73 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  2. 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
     
  3. Synaptic icon
     178 likes

    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

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
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    • Synaptic is Free and Open SourceAdvanced Package Tool (APT) is also Free and Open Source
  4. npm icon
     73 likes

    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
     
  5. 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...

    44 pacman (package manager) alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  6. 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...

    55 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. Homebrew Cask icon
     37 likes

    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.

    28 Homebrew Cask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  8. aptitude icon
     46 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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