aptitude AlternativesPackage Managers & Software Installers like aptitude

aptitude is described as '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' and is a Package Manager in the os & utilities category. There are more than 25 alternatives to aptitude for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Web-based, Mac, Windows and Linux Mobile apps. The best aptitude alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like aptitude are Synaptic, GNOME Software, pacman (package manager) and npm.

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Windows-centric package manager streamlining software updates without registration. Privacy-focused, ad-free, open-source, lightweight, and supports a command-line interface for efficiency and ease of use.

    73 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
     
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    Comments about Chocolatey as an Alternative to aptitude
    Barrett
    Negative
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    Chocolatey is a package manager made for the Windows operating system. Therefore, it cannot replace Aptitude.

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    • Chocolatey is Freemium and Open Sourceaptitude is Free and Open Source
    • Chocolatey is Privacy focusedaptitude is not according to our users
  2. Synaptic icon
     178 likes

    Synaptic is a 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+.

    56 Synaptic alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
     
  3. 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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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
     
  4. npm icon
     72 likes

    npm is a package manager for Node.js that is run through the command line and manages dependencies for an application. It is the predominant package manager for Node.js.

    34 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  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...

    Cost / License

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  6. 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

    Cost / License

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    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
     
  7. Homebrew Cask icon
     37 likes

    Homebrew-cask provides a friendly homebrew-style CLI workflow for the administration of Mac applications distributed as binaries.

    It's implemented as a homebrew external command called cask.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
     
  8. Discover icon
     17 likes

    Utility for KDE's Plasma desktop environment for browsing, installing, and removing applications, implemented as an app store like application.

    37 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
     
  9. nala icon
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    nala is what apt should have been. Faster, stronger, better.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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    Comments about nala as an Alternative to aptitude
    Mark Gardner
    Positive
    0
    • Can search for and configure fastest mirrors
    • Downloads packages in parallel
    • Sensible defaults
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    • nala is Free and Open Sourceaptitude is also Free and Open Source
  10. Robust package system that manages installation, updates, verification, and removal of software packages on Linux. Includes a library API for development in languages like C and Python. Widely used across Red Hat, CentOS, Fedora, and more; released under GPL-2.0-or-later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
     
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