Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
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Flatpak AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Flatpak
Flatpak is described as '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' and is a popular Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Flatpak for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Flatpak and Homebrew apps. The best Flatpak alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Flatpak are Flathub, Zero Install, Nix Package Manager and Bazaar App Store.
Alternatives list
- 63 Homebrew alternatives
24 Flathub alternativesFlathub 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.
Flathub vs Flatpak Comments
- Flathub is Free and Open Source
- Flathub is Privacy focused and Lightweight
31 Zero Install alternativesZero Install is a decentralised cross-distribution software installation system. Other features include full support for shared libraries, sharing between users, and integration with native platform package managers.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Solaris
56 Nix Package Manager alternativesNix 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...
39 Bazaar App Store alternativesBazaar is a new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering and installing applications and add-ons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. It emphasizes supporting the developers who make the Linux desktop possible.
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51 Advanced Package Tool (APT) alternativesApt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.
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.
Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.
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A purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
- GNU Hurd
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38 Discover alternativesUtility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Snapcraft
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Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.
Snapcraft vs Flatpak Comments
yeyer11817Server side is closed source, so not really an alternative in my book.
- Snapcraft is Free and Open Source
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Not really an alternative, but a repository to use with flatpak