Muon AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Muon
Muon is described as 'Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Muon for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Arch Linux, elementary OS, Manjaro Linux and Electron apps. The best Muon alternative is Synaptic, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Muon are Snap Store , pacman (package manager), Pamac and Discover.
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Muon alternatives are mainly Package Managers but may also be Software Installers or App Stores. Filter by these or use the filter bar below if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Muon.- Package Manager
- Free • Open Source
- 50 Synaptic alternatives
Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Linux
- Debian
- Xfce
- 38 Snap Store alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Proprietary
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Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Platforms
- Linux
- Online
- Ubuntu
- 37 pacman (package manager) alternatives
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...
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
United States
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
pacman (package manager) Features
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Germany
EU
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
- Manjaro Linux
Pamac Features
- 19 Discover alternatives
Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE
- KDE Plasma Workspaces
Discover Features
- 7 Octopi alternatives
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.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
Octopi Features
- 17 bauh alternatives
bauh (ba-oo), formerly known as fpakman, is a graphical interface for managing your Linux software (packages/applications). It currently supports the following formats: AppImage, ArchLinux repositories/AUR, Flatpak, Snap and Web applications.
- 36 App Grid alternatives
App Grid is a new lightweight Snap Store alternative that tries to make application discovery easier by using a grid view which includes app screenshots and ratings.
DiscontinuedThe last update is from 2020.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Snapcraft
- Electron / Atom Shell
DiscontinuedThe website seems to have been taken down, and the GitHub repo hasn't been updated in since 2021.
Electron App Store Features
- 33 Software Updater (Canonical) alternatives
One of the great things about using open source software is the frequency with which bugs are fixed, security holes are patched, and new features are added. Ubuntu includes a very convenient update manager, which checks the software repositories for updates, and alerts you to...
Software Updater (Canonical) Features
- 40 Update Manager alternatives
The Linux Mint update manager. Helps installing security updates and new versions of packages.
License model
- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
Ireland
EU
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- Linux
Update Manager Features