Synaptic Alternatives for Arch Linux

Synaptic is not available for Arch Linux but there is one alternative with similar functionality. The best Arch Linux alternative is pacman (package manager), which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't work for you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Synaptic, but unfortunately only one of them is available for Arch Linux. If you can't find an alternative you can try to remove all filters.

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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...
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This alternative is disputed. pacman (package manager) is still a legitimate Synaptic alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
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pacman is for arch based distributions... synaptic is for debian based distributions. They are not compatible with each other.
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