Nix Package Manager AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Nix Package Manager

Nix Package Manager is described as 'Nix 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' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Nix Package Manager for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Web-based, Windows and Flatpak apps. The best Nix Package Manager alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Nix Package Manager are Homebrew, Flatpak, Flathub and Synaptic.

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  1. Chocolatey icon

    Chocolatey

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    Windows-centric package manager streamlining software updates without registration. Privacy-focused, ad-free, open-source, lightweight, and supports a command-line interface for efficiency and ease of use.

    72 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Comments about Chocolatey as an Alternative to Nix Package Manager
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    Completely different architecture and use-case. Nix is a build tool and package manager for Unix-like OSes in one. Chocolatey lacks build system features and works on Windows only.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to Nix Package Manager.

    • Chocolatey is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Nix Package Manager.

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceNix Package Manager is Free and Open Source
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    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.

    60 Homebrew alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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    Comments about Homebrew as an Alternative to Nix Package Manager
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    Homebrew works fine in many situations but updates sometimes take forever when packages require building from source. Nix is solid replacement but requires partitioning part of your filesystem for the Nix store. Lix is actually a better implementation of the Nix package manager for Macs. In the long run, Nix/Lix is far more reliable and more consistent with debugging and package build quality.

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    • Homebrew is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Nix Package Manager.

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceNix Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
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    Flatpak

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    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...

    29 Flatpak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Flathub

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    Flathub 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.

    23 Flathub alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
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    Comments about Flathub as an Alternative to Nix Package Manager
    Temak
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    It's a repo, not a package manager itself.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • Flathub is the most popular Web-based alternative to Nix Package Manager.

    • Flathub is Free and Open SourceNix Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
  6. Synaptic icon

    Synaptic

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    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+.

    56 Synaptic alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
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    Comments about Synaptic as an Alternative to Nix Package Manager
    yeyer11817
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    Its a frontend for package management, not a package manager

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    • Synaptic is Free and Open SourceNix Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
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    Ansible

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    Ansible is a radically simple IT automation engine that automates cloud provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, intra-service orchestration, and many other IT needs.

    56 Ansible alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
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  9. npm icon

    npm

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    npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.

    34 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Snap Store icon

    Snap Store

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    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.

    40 Snap Store alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Online
    • Ubuntu
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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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
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    Discover

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    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    37 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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