Zypper AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like Zypper

Zypper is described as 'Command line package manager for openSUSE which makes use of libzypp. Zypper provides functions like repository access, dependency solving, package installation, etc' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are eight alternatives to Zypper for a variety of platforms, including Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, openSUSE, Go (Programming Language) and Homebrew apps. The best Zypper alternative is Advanced Package Tool (APT), which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Zypper are aptitude, YaST, nala and eget.

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  1. Advanced Package Tool (APT) icon

    Advanced Package Tool (APT)

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    Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.

    50 Advanced Package Tool (APT) alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    Updating Packages (apt-get upgrade)
     

    • Advanced Package Tool (APT) is the most popular Linux alternative to Zypper.

    • Advanced Package Tool (APT) is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Zypper.

    • Advanced Package Tool (APT) is Free and Open SourceZypper is also Free and Open Source
    • Advanced Package Tool (APT) is Lightweight and Privacy focusedZypper is not according to our users
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    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    aptitude screenshot 1
     
  4. YaST icon

    YaST

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    YaST is the installation and configuration tool for openSUSE and the SUSE Linux Enterprise distributions.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise
    • openSUSE
    YaST screenshot 1
     
  5. nala icon

    nala

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    nala is what apt should have been. Faster, stronger, better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    HOW TO INSTALL
     

  6. eget

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    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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    eget screenshot 1
     

    • eget is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Zypper.

    • eget is Free and Open SourceZypper is also Free and Open Source
  7. AM icon

    AM

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    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

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    installed programs systemwide and locally (AppMan) or just integrated
     
  9. 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
    YUM Package Manager screenshot 1
     
  10. Dandified YUM (DNF) icon

    Dandified YUM (DNF)

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    DNF (abbreviation for Dandified YUM) is a package manager for Red Hat-based Linux distributions and derivatives. DNF was introduced in Fedora 18 in 2013 as a replacement for YUM Package Manager it has been the default package...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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