pacman (package manager) Alternatives

pacman (package manager) is described as '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' and is a popular Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to pacman (package manager) for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Arch Linux, Windows and Web-based apps. The best pacman (package manager) alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like pacman (package manager) are Homebrew, Synaptic, GNOME Software and Advanced Package Tool (APT).

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    pacman manager + acsess to AUR.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  2. Souk icon
     10 likes

    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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    It is not a package manager

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    • Souk is Free and Open Sourcepacman (package manager) is also Free and Open Source
  3. Aura is a package manager for Arch Linux. Its original purpose is as an AUR helper, in that it automates the process of installing packages from the Arch User Repositories. It is, however, capable of much more.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  4. Muon icon
     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.

    20 Muon alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  5.  2 likes

    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

    53 eget alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
     
  6. Bower icon
     39 likes

    Bower is a package manager for the web. Bower lets you easily install assets such as images, CSS and JavaScript, and manages dependencies for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Git
    • Node.JS
    • npm
     
  7. AM icon
     3 likes

    AUR-inspired database, and package manager to install, update (for real) and manage ALL AppImages and other portable formats for GNU/Linux, system-wide or locally, with the ease of APT and the power of PacMan.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  8. TkPacman icon
     1 like

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  9. Tvix icon
     Like

    Tvix is a new implementation of Nix, a purely-functional package manager. It aims to have a modular implementation, in which different components can be reused or replaced based on the use-case.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
  10.  1 like

    A 5-20x faster experimental Homebrew alternative.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  11. ndm icon
     7 likes

    npm desktop manager - npm desktop GUI for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  12.  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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