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

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   Chocolatey

    344 likes

   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

   Application types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Windows

   

   

   

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   • 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
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   Homebrew

    185 likes

   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

   Application types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Origin

   • United Kingdom

   Platforms

   • Mac
   • Linux

   

   

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   • 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
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   Flatpak

    67 likes

   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

   Application types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

   

   

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   Synaptic

    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

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Debian
   • Xfce

   

   

   

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   Positive comment•Jul 5, 2017

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   It's on the same OS, for the same packages

   Review by a new / low-activity user.

   

   

   • Synaptic is Free and Open SourceAdvanced Package Tool (APT) is also Free and Open Source
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   GNOME Software

    43 likes

   Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions.

   62 GNOME Software alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application types

   • App Store
   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Linux Mobile
   • GNOME

   

   

   

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   npm

    72 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

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Online

   

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   • 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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   pacman (package manager)

    65 likes

   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

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux

   

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    Nix Package Manager

     27 likes

    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

    Application types

    • Package Manager
    • Software Installer

    Origin

    • Netherlands
    • EU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD

    

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    Warehouse

     11 likes

    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    60 Warehouse alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Package Manager
    • Software Installer

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak

    

    

    

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    Homebrew Cask

     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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Package Manager

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew

    

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    aptitude

     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...

    37 aptitude alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    • Package Manager
    • Software Installer

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

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    nala

     7 likes

    nala is what apt should have been. Faster, stronger, better.

    13 nala alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    • Package Manager

    Platforms

    • Linux

    

    

    

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