Synaptic AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like Synaptic

Apps similar to Synaptic include Homebrew, which is free and open source. Other options are Bazaar App Store, GNOME Software, pacman (package manager) and Discover. There's no shortage of Software Installers like Synaptic, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, the web and Windows.

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  1. 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.

    42 Bazaar App Store alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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  2. 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...

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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  3. Discover icon
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    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    42 Discover alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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  4. Octopi icon
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    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.

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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  5. 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...

    59 Nix Package Manager alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. PyPI icon
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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.

    55 PyPI alternatives

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    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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