aptitude Alternatives

aptitude is described as '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' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to aptitude for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Mac, Windows and Linux Mobile apps. The best aptitude alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like aptitude are Synaptic, GNOME Software, pacman (package manager) and Advanced Package Tool (APT).

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  1. Lix Project icon
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    A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager, focused on correctness, usability, and growth — and committed to doing right by its community.

    49 Lix Project alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  2. Bower icon
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    Bower is a package manager for the web. Bower lets you easily install assets such as images, CSS and JavaScript, and manages dependencies for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Git
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
    • Bower is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to aptitude.

    • Bower is Free and Open Sourceaptitude is also Free and Open Source
  3. deborphan icon
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    deborphan finds packages installed on your Debian/GNU system that have no other packages depending on them. Its primary goal (and default action) is to trace unused libraries. A dialog frontend, orphaner, is included in the package for easy removal of packages.

    5 deborphan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
     
  4. RubyGems icon
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    RubyGems.org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service. Instantly publish your gems and install them. Use the API to interact and find out more information about available gems.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
     
  5. debfoster icon
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    Debian uses the main programs apt and dpkg to manage packages. These programs do not make a distinction between packages that got installed because some other program happened to need it and packages you really asked for.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    G Alternatives is a tool that provides a simple GUI interface for update-alternatives, allowing system administrator to select which programs provide specific services for the user by default. Some advanced features are also provided, including adding/removing/editing...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. ndm icon
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    npm desktop manager - npm desktop GUI for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  8. JSR icon
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    Open-source package registry supports TypeScript and distributes as ECMAScript modules, works with all JS runtimes like Node.js, Deno, and Bun. Seamlessly integrates with npm, enhancing compatibility and editor support without manual typings distribution.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Xara-GTK icon
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    Ara is a utility for searching the Debian package database. It works in batch mode, in interactive command-line mode (with a built-in line editor) or with a graphical interface, Xara.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    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
     
  11.  Like
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    Starpack is a modern, performance-focused package manager designed for SFG OS (Now Vertex Linux) that prioritizes speed, simplicity, and gaming performance. Built from the ground up in C++, Starpack eliminates the overhead found in traditional package managers while maintaining...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  12. Crates.io icon
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    Instantly publish your crates and install them. Use the API to interact and find out more information about available crates. Become a contributor and enhance the site with your work.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Online
     
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