Arch User Repository (AUR) AlternativesPackage Managers & App Stores like Arch User Repository (AUR)

Arch User Repository (AUR) is described as 'The Arch User Repository (AUR) provides user-made PKGBUILD scripts for packages not included in official repositories. These PKGBUILD scripts simplify building from source by explicitly listing and checking for dependencies and configuring the install to match the Arch' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Arch User Repository (AUR) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Flatpak, Web-based and Flathub apps. The best Arch User Repository (AUR) alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Arch User Repository (AUR) are Flathub, Snap Store , Nix Package Manager and Warehouse.

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  1. 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.

    63 Homebrew alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  2. Flathub icon
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    Flathub is the place to get and distribute apps for all of desktop Linux. It is powered by Flatpak, allowing Flathub apps to run on almost any Linux distribution.

    23 Flathub alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Online
     
  3. Snap Store  icon
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    The Snap Store gives you instant access to thousands of free and open-source applications. And now you can buy apps from some of the leading providers too. All our software is easy to find and install so you can have a customised desktop that suits you in no time.

    40 Snap Store alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Online
    • Ubuntu
     
  4. 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...

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  5. Warehouse icon
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    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    61 Warehouse alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  6. Spack icon
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    Spack is a package manager for supercomputers, Linux, and macOS. It makes installing scientific software easy. Spack isn’t tied to a particular language; you can build a software stack in Python or R, link to libraries written in C, C++, or Fortran, and easily swap compilers or...

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
  7. Souk icon
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    A flatpak-based app store, written with GTK4 and Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. Flattool icon
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    Flattool is a command line script designed to improve user experience with flatpaks. It streamlines flatpak management tasks, making them more efficient and user-friendly.

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    • Linux
    • Flatpak
     
  9. LURE icon
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    LURE (Linux User REpository) is a distro-agnostic build system for Linux, similar to the AUR. It is currently in beta. Most major bugs have been fixed, and most major features have been added. LURE is ready for general use, but may still break or change occasionally.

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    • Linux
     
  10. RPM Fusion provides software that the Fedora Project or Red Hat doesn't want to ship. That software is provided as precompiled RPMs for all current Fedora versions and current Red Hat Enterprise Linux or clones versions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  11. 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.

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    • Linux
    • Mac
     
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