Advanced Package Tool (APT) Alternatives

Apps similar to Advanced Package Tool (APT) include Chocolatey, which is open source with a free version. Other options are Homebrew, Flatpak, Bazaar App Store and Synaptic. You're spoiled for choice with Package Managers like Advanced Package Tool (APT): we list more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. DNF (abbreviation for Dandified YUM) is a package manager for Red Hat-based Linux distributions and derivatives. DNF was introduced in Fedora 18 in 2013 as a replacement for YUM Package Manager it has been the default package...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. Launchpad-Getkeys is a script (comes packaged in a .deb) that automatically imports all missing GPG keys, even if you're behind a firewall. It was initially created by blackgr @ ubuntuforums but then [webupd8] decided to completely re-write the script so I can add some...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • OpenPGP
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    Porg (formerly known as paco), is a program to aid management of software packages installed from source code.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Linux Mint
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
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    A self-contained, static package manager, with over 3k binaries in its repos, all of which run on both MUSL & GLIBC, with repos for ARM64 as well. Single-file, single-config, no database, made in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    Grop is the graphic interface of porg. It uses and depends on the GTKMM library (version 3.4.0 or later). It's not meant to be a replacement of porg, since it lacks some important features like logging package installations, but it allows for manipulating the installed...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
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