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The best Software Installer alternative to Linuxbrew is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked eight alternatives to Linuxbrew and five of them are Software Installers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Software Installer alternatives to Linuxbrew are Homebrew, Just Install, pkgsrc and liar.

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Chocolatey

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    Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind. It is built on top of NuGet command line and the NuGet infrastructure.

    70 Chocolatey alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Chocolatey screenshot 1
    Command Line Interface

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Package Manager
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  Software Installer
    5.  Full descriptions
    6.  Software Management
    7.  Nuget
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Support for scripting
    10.  No Tracking
    11.  Dark Mode
    12. Node.js icon  Support for Node.js
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    Chocolatey VS Linuxbrew

    Is Chocolatey a good alternative to Linuxbrew?
     

    • Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to Linuxbrew.

    • Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Linuxbrew.

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceLinuxbrew is Free and Open Source
    • Chocolatey is Lightweight and Privacy focusedLinuxbrew is not according to our users
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    Homebrew icon

    Homebrew

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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.

    54 Homebrew alternatives
    Homebrew screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Homebrew screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Package Installing
    2.  Command line interface
    3.  Package Manager
    4.  Software Installer
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required
    7.  No Tracking
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    Homebrew VS Linuxbrew

    Is Homebrew a good alternative to Linuxbrew?
     

    • Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Linuxbrew.

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceLinuxbrew is also Free and Open Source
    • Homebrew is LightweightLinuxbrew is not according to our users
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    Just Install

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    just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

    Chocolatey , Ninite , Npackd are way too slow, bloated and difficult to extend. I needed a no-frills solution to inst.

    38 Just Install alternatives
    Just Install screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Just Install Features

    1.  Auto Update
    2.  Software Management
    Discontinued

    From the GitHub repo: "This project is no longer being actively developed. We suggest you to switch to Microsoft's winget."

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    Just Install VS Linuxbrew

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    pkgsrc

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    pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages. It is the native package manager on SmartOS, NetBSD, and Minix, and is portable across 23 different operating systems. Use one package manager across all of your systems!

    13 pkgsrc alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Command line interface
    2.  Portable
    3.  Support for scripting
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
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    pkgsrc VS Linuxbrew

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    liar

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    Linux Installer for ARchives a.k.a liar is an easy to use command to install software packaged as an archive on Linux systems.

    4 liar alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux

    liar Features

    1.  Command line interface
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    liar VS Linuxbrew

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