Nix Package Manager Alternatives

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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    The Arch User Repository (AUR) provides user-made PKGBUILD scripts for packages not included in official repositories. These PKGBUILD scripts simplify building from source by explicitly listing and checking for dependencies and configuring the install to match the Arch...

    17 Arch User Repository (AUR) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  2. PyPI icon
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    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

    51 PyPI alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Bazaar is a new app store for GNOME with a focus on discovering and installing applications and add-ons from Flatpak remotes, particularly Flathub. It emphasizes supporting the developers who make the Linux desktop possible.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
     
  4. GNU Guix icon
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    A purely functional package manager and an advanced distribution of the GNU operating system developed by the GNU Project—which respects the freedom of computer users.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • GNU Hurd
     
    • GNU Guix is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Nix Package Manager.

    • GNU Guix is Free and Open SourceNix Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
  5. Snapcraft icon
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    Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all major Linux systems without modification.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  6. aptitude icon
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    aptitude is a terminal-based frontend for Advanced Package Tool (APT) with a number of useful features, including: a mutt-like syntax for matching packages in a flexible manner, dselect-like persistence of user actions, the ability to retrieve and...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  7. Flattool icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flatpak
     
  8. nala icon
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    nala is what apt should have been. Faster, stronger, better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  9. Souk icon
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    A flatpak-based app store, written with GTK4 and Rust.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Eget is the best way to easily get pre-built binaries for your favorite tools. It downloads and extracts pre-built binaries from releases on GitHub

    52 eget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
  11. FlakeHub icon
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    Find, install, and publish Nix Flakes with FlakeHub.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • GitHub
     
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