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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Ninite Alternatives for Linux
Ninite is not available for Linux but there are plenty of alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Ninite and 17 are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to Ninite are PackagePicker.co, Zero Install, Warehouse and Deepin Store.
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Ninite alternatives are mainly Software Installers, but if you're looking for Software Updaters or Package Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux, Mac, Open Source, Windows + Free and Windows. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Ninite.
Alternatives list
- 62 Homebrew alternatives
PackagePicker is a quick way to install your favorite software using existing package managers. Go through the checklist, select the apps you want, and get a command to install them all at once!
Zero 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.
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- Free
- Open Source
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- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
- Solaris
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- Zero Install is Free and Open Source
61 Warehouse alternativesWarehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.
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Deepin Software Center, aka DSC, is one of the most talked about applications of Linux Deepin. Installing new applications is just a one-click operation. DSC supports parallel downloading, resuming downloads, update notification and cache cleaning.
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This program installs a collection of some of the best Ubuntu software and can be considered to be one of the top things to do after installing Ubuntu.
Flattool is a command line script designed to improve user experience with flatpaks. It streamlines flatpak management tasks, making them more efficient and user-friendly.
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.
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42 Update Manager alternativesThe Linux Mint update manager. Helps installing security updates and new versions of packages.
PostInstallerF is a small, lightweight, useful tool that can be used to install 100+ essential softwares, Games, audio/video codecs, and third-party repositories which are not included by default in Fedora, Ubuntu and Manjaro.
Aptik is a tool for migrating settings and data from an existing Linux system to a newly installed system. It can be used while re-installing the operating system, and when moving to next release of a Linux distribution.
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- Proprietary
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- Linux
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- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
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it is good that i dont have to go around and get them one by one