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Advanced Packaging Tool
The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its...
The Advanced Packaging Tool, or APT, is a free user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on the Debian GNU/Linux distribution and its...
Apper
Apper is a free and opensource Linux front end of the PackageKit application for the KDE desktop.
Apper is a free and opensource Linux front end of the PackageKit application for the KDE desktop.
APT-RPM
APT-RPM is a version of the Advanced Packaging Tool modified to work with the RPM Package Manager.
APT-RPM is a version of the Advanced Packaging Tool modified to work with the RPM Package Manager.
Autopackage
Autopackage is a free computer package management system aimed at making it simple to create a package that can be installed on all Linux distributions.
Autopackage is a free computer package management system aimed at making it simple to create a package that can be installed on all Linux distributions.
Cabal (software)
The Haskell Cabal is the Common Architecture for Building Applications and Libraries; it aids in the packaging and distribution of software packages.
The Haskell Cabal is the Common Architecture for Building Applications and Libraries; it aids in the packaging and distribution of software packages.
Conary (package manager)
Conary is a free software package management system created by rPath and distributed under the terms of the Common Public License.
Conary is a free software package management system created by rPath and distributed under the terms of the Common Public License.
ebuild
An ebuild is a specialized bash script format created by the Gentoo Linux project for use in its Portage software management system, which automates compilation and installation procedures for s...
An ebuild is a specialized bash script format created by the Gentoo Linux project for use in its Portage software management system, which automates compilation and installation procedures for s...
Encap Package Management System
The Encap package management system is an alternative to the standard Unix approach to installing local software in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/man etc.
The Encap package management system is an alternative to the standard Unix approach to installing local software in /usr/local/bin, /usr/local/man etc.
Fink
The Fink project is an effort to port and package open-source Unix programs]] to Mac OS X. Fink uses dpkg and APT, as well as its own frontend program, fink.
The Fink project is an effort to port and package open-source Unix programs]] to Mac OS X. Fink uses dpkg and APT, as well as its own frontend program, fink.
FinkCommander
FinkCommander is a free software Mac OS X GUI front-end to Fink.
FinkCommander is a free software Mac OS X GUI front-end to Fink.
FreeBSD Ports
The FreeBSD Ports collection is a package management system for the FreeBSD operating system, providing an easy and consistent way of installing software packages.
The FreeBSD Ports collection is a package management system for the FreeBSD operating system, providing an easy and consistent way of installing software packages.
GNU-Darwin
GNU-Darwin is a project to package applications for the Mac OS X and Darwin operating systems.
GNU-Darwin is a project to package applications for the Mac OS X and Darwin operating systems.
Homebrew (package management software)
Homebrew is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS X operating system.
Homebrew is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS X operating system.
Installwatch
Installwatch is a program designed to make it easier to catalog and maintain software installed from source code.
Installwatch is a program designed to make it easier to catalog and maintain software installed from source code.
ipkg
ipkg, or the Itsy Package Management System, is a lightweight package management system designed for embedded devices that resembled Debian's dpkg.
ipkg, or the Itsy Package Management System, is a lightweight package management system designed for embedded devices that resembled Debian's dpkg.
Listaller
Listaller is a free computer software installation system (similar to a package management system) aimed at making it simple to create a package that can be installed on all Linux distributions ...
Listaller is a free computer software installation system (similar to a package management system) aimed at making it simple to create a package that can be installed on all Linux distributions ...
MacPorts
MacPorts, formerly called DarwinPorts, is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS X and Darwin operating systems.
MacPorts, formerly called DarwinPorts, is a package management system that simplifies the installation of software on the Mac OS X and Darwin operating systems.
Node Package Manager
Node Package Manager is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application.
Node Package Manager is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application.
Npm
npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application.
npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application.
npm (software)
npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application.
npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application.
OpenPKG
OpenPKG is a open source package management system for Unix.
OpenPKG is a open source package management system for Unix.
PackageKit
PackageKit is an open source and free suite of software applications designed to provide a consistent and high-level front end for a number of different package management systems.
PackageKit is an open source and free suite of software applications designed to provide a consistent and high-level front end for a number of different package management systems.
Pacman (package manager)
Pacman is a software package manager, developed as part of the Arch Linux distribution.
Pacman is a software package manager, developed as part of the Arch Linux distribution.
Portage (software)
Portage is a package management system used by Gentoo Linux, based on the concept of ports collections.
Portage is a package management system used by Gentoo Linux, based on the concept of ports collections.
Ports collection
Ports collections (or ports trees, or just ports) are the sets of makefiles and patches provided by the BSD-based operating systems, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, as a simple method of in...
Ports collections (or ports trees, or just ports) are the sets of makefiles and patches provided by the BSD-based operating systems, FreeBSD, NetBSD and OpenBSD, as a simple method of in...
RubyGems
RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries (in a self-contained format called a "gem"), a tool d...
RubyGems is a package manager for the Ruby programming language that provides a standard format for distributing Ruby programs and libraries (in a self-contained format called a "gem"), a tool d...
slackpkg
slackpkg is a software tool for installing or upgrading packages automatically through a network or over the Internet for Slackware.
slackpkg is a software tool for installing or upgrading packages automatically through a network or over the Internet for Slackware.
Synaptic (software)
Synaptic is a computer program which is a GTK+ graphical user interface front-end to the Advanced Packaging Tool for the Debian package management system.
Synaptic is a computer program which is a GTK+ graphical user interface front-end to the Advanced Packaging Tool for the Debian package management system.
up2date
up2date, also known as the Red Hat Update Agent, is a tool used by older versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and Fedora Core that downloads and installs new software and upgrades ...
up2date, also known as the Red Hat Update Agent, is a tool used by older versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, CentOS and Fedora Core that downloads and installs new software and upgrades ...
urpmi
urpmi is a Mandriva Linux package management tool for installing, removing, updating and querying software packages of local or remote (networked) media.
urpmi is a Mandriva Linux package management tool for installing, removing, updating and querying software packages of local or remote (networked) media.
YaST
YaST is an RPM-based operating system setup and configuration tool that is featured in the openSUSE Linux distribution, as well as SUSE's derived commercial distributions.
YaST is an RPM-based operating system setup and configuration tool that is featured in the openSUSE Linux distribution, as well as SUSE's derived commercial distributions.
Yellowdog Updater
The Yellowdog Updater is a utility that is similar to Debian's APT program, but for the RPM package management system.
The Yellowdog Updater is a utility that is similar to Debian's APT program, but for the RPM package management system.
Yellowdog Updater, Modified
The Yellowdog Updater, Modified is an open-source command-line package-management utility for RPM-compatible Linux operating systems and has been released under the GNU General Public License.
The Yellowdog Updater, Modified is an open-source command-line package-management utility for RPM-compatible Linux operating systems and has been released under the GNU General Public License.
ZYpp
ZYpp (or libzypp) is a package management engine that powers Linux applications like YaST, Zypper and the openSUSE/SUSE Linux Enterprise implementation of PackageKit.
ZYpp (or libzypp) is a package management engine that powers Linux applications like YaST, Zypper and the openSUSE/SUSE Linux Enterprise implementation of PackageKit.