EasyBuild AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like EasyBuild

EasyBuild is described as 'Software build and installation framework for managing scientific software on High Performance Computing (HPC) systems' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are four alternatives to EasyBuild for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Arch Linux, Ubuntu, Debian and Mac apps. The best EasyBuild alternative is Arch User Repository (AUR), which is free. Other great apps like EasyBuild are LURE, Spack and makedeb.

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  1. 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...

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
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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
     
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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
     
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    makedeb is a packaging tool designed to rework how people package applications for Debian and Ubuntu-based distributions. It focuses on making the packaging process simpler, more enjoyable, and more maintainable.

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Ubuntu
    • Debian
     
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