Octopi AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Octopi

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   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+.

   57 Synaptic alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Debian
   • Xfce

   

   

   

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   pacman (package manager)

    66 likes

   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...

   45 pacman (package manager) alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-2.0)

   Application type

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • United States

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux

   

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   Guest

   Negative comment•Nov 9, 2021

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   While pacman is the package manager, Octopi is a GUI using pacman. Not really the same thing.

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   • pacman (package manager) is Free and Open SourceOctopi is also Free and Open Source
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   Pamac

    13 likes

   Graphical Package Manager for Manjaro Linux (based on libalpm).

   9 Pamac alternatives

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (GPL-3.0)

   Application type

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux
   • Manjaro Linux

   

   

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   Centaro

   Positive comment•Dec 6, 2023

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   It can list pacman and AUR packages at the same time.

   John Fastman

   Positive comment•Dec 17, 2016

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   Pamac and Octopi are both GUI ways of interacting with pacman, the package manager in Arch and Manjaro Linux distros. Both are excellent, but Pamac is probably the more user-friendly by a small margin. Octopi comes with Manjaro's KDE Plasma version; Pamac with the XFCE, Mate and other GTK-derived desktop environments.

   Guest

   Positive comment•May 5, 2017

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   PAMAC is better laid out and has some very practical features missing from Octopi, such as showing history of installed/removed packages and the ability to tell it to ignore updates for some packages. I suggest viewing some YouTube clips to get an idea of which interface is more user-friendly also, i prefer PAMACs.

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   • Pamac is Free and Open SourceOctopi is also Free and Open Source
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   bauh

    7 likes

   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.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source (Zlib)

   Application types

   • Package Manager
   • Software Installer

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Muon

    9 likes

   Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • Germany
   • EU

   Alerts

   • Discontinued

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   Kalu

    2 likes

   kalu (which could stand for "Keeping Arch Linux Up-to-date") is a small application that will add an icon to your systray and sit there, regularly checking if there's anything new for you to upgrade.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux

   

   

   

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   TkPacman

    1 like

   tkPacman is a lightweight graphical user interface for 'pacman', the package manager of Arch Linux.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Application type

   • Package Manager

   Origin

   • Belgium
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Linux
   • Arch Linux

   

   

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