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The best Software Installer alternative to RPM Package Manager is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to RPM Package Manager and 17 are Software Installers so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Software Installer alternatives to RPM Package Manager are Homebrew, Synaptic, Warehouse and Advanced Package Tool (APT).

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • Chocolatey is the most popular Windows alternative to RPM Package Manager.

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

    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open SourceRPM Package Manager is Free and Open Source
    • Chocolatey is Lightweight and Privacy focusedRPM Package Manager is not according to our users
  2. Homebrew icon

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

    • Homebrew is Free and Open SourceRPM Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
    • Homebrew is LightweightRPM Package Manager is not according to our users
  4. 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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  7. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

     27 likes
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    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...

    53 Nix Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  9. Discover icon

    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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  10. Bazaar App Store icon

    Bazaar App Store

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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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • GNOME
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  12. aptitude icon

    aptitude

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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...

    37 aptitude alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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    Dependency solver, easy walking through dependencies, recommendations, suggestions.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
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    • aptitude is Free and Open SourceRPM Package Manager is also Free and Open Source
    • aptitude is LightweightRPM Package Manager is not according to our users
  14. YUM Package Manager icon

    YUM Package Manager

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    Yum is an automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems. It automatically computes dependencies and figures out what things should occur to install packages. It makes it easier to maintain groups of machines without having to manually update each one using rpm.

    35 YUM Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
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