Kalu AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Package Managers

The best Package Manager alternative to Kalu is pacman (package manager), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked five alternatives to Kalu and five of them are Package Managers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Package Manager alternatives to Kalu are Pamac, Octopi, Muon and TkPacman.

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Kalu
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kalu (which could stand for "Keeping Arch Linux Up-to-date") is a small application that will add an icon to your systray and sit there, regularly checking if there's anything new for you to upgrade.

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Kalu alternatives page was last updated Apr 15, 2022
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    pacman (package manager)

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    The pacman package manager is one of the major distinguishing features of Arch Linux . It combines a simple binary package format with an easy-to-use build system. The goal of pacman is to make it possible to easily manage packages, whether...

    37 pacman (package manager) alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux

    pacman (package manager) Features

    1.  Software Management
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    • pacman (package manager) is the most popular Linux alternative to Kalu.

    • pacman (package manager) is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Kalu.

    • pacman (package manager) is Free and Open SourceKalu is also Free and Open Source
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    Pamac

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    Graphical Package Manager for Manjaro Linux (based on libalpm).

    7 Pamac alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    • Manjaro Linux

    Pamac Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  No Tracking
    4.  Persistent History
    Pamac as it looks under XFCE in Manjaro with a dark theme.
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    Octopi

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    Octopi is the highest rated graphical user interface for the Arch Linux pacman package management tool in AUR. It is written in C++ using the Qt toolkit and its source code is hosted on GitHub. The first commits date from February 2013.

    7 Octopi alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux

    Octopi Features

    1.  Software Management
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    Muon

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    Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.

    17 Muon alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Discontinued

    This app is unmaintained and no longer released by the KDE community.

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    TkPacman

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    tkPacman is a lightweight graphical user interface for 'pacman', the package manager of Arch Linux.

    5 TkPacman alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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