Synaptic AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Synaptic

Synaptic is described as '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+' and is a very popular Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Synaptic for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Web-based, Windows and Flatpak apps. The best Synaptic alternative is Homebrew, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Synaptic are GNOME Software, pacman (package manager), Advanced Package Tool (APT) and Warehouse.

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  4. pacman (package manager) icon

    pacman (package manager)

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    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...

    44 pacman (package manager) alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
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    pacman is for arch based distributions... synaptic is for debian based distributions. They are not compatible with each other.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • pacman (package manager) is Free and Open SourceSynaptic is also Free and Open Source
  7. 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.

    38 Bazaar App Store alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
    The home page displaying Flathub apps
     
  9. Nix Package Manager icon

    Nix Package Manager

     27 likes

    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...

    55 Nix Package Manager alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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    aptitude vs Synaptic Comments
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    Positive
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    It provides advanced functionality with easy access on the terminal.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • aptitude is Free and Open SourceSynaptic is also Free and Open Source
  12. Octopi icon

    Octopi

     19 likes

    Octopi 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.

    7 Octopi alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
    Octopi screenshot 1
     
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    Octopi vs Synaptic Comments
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    Negative
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    This does not work with Debian based distros.

    Review by a new / low-activity user.
    • Octopi is Free and Open SourceSynaptic is also Free and Open Source
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