Homebrew is the easiest and most flexible way to install the UNIX tools Apple didn’t include with macOS. Also available for Linux.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (BSD-2-Clause)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
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PackageKit AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like PackageKit
Apps similar to PackageKit include Homebrew, which is free and open source. Other options are Bazaar App Store, Synaptic, GNOME Software and Discover. There's no shortage of Software Installers like PackageKit, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, the web and Windows.
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- 69 Homebrew alternatives
42 Bazaar App Store alternativesBazaar 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 (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- GNOME
- Flatpak
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59 Synaptic alternativesSynaptic 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+.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Debian
- Xfce
- United Kingdom
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66 GNOME Software alternativesSoftware lets you install and update applications and system extensions.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Linux Mobile
- GNOME
- United States
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42 Discover alternativesUtility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- KDE Plasma
- Snapcraft
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49 pacman (package manager) alternativesThe 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 (GPL-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
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Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Global
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60 Nix Package Manager alternativesNix 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...
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (LGPL-2.1)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
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Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-3.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Flathub
- Flatpak
- Linux Mobile
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9 Octopi alternativesOctopi 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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Linux
- Arch Linux
Brazil
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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.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Application type
Platforms
- Online
- United States
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Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Application typeApplication types
Platforms
- Mac
- Homebrew
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