eget Alternatives

eget is described as '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' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to eget for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, Web-based and Linux Mobile apps. The best eget alternative is Chocolatey, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like eget are Homebrew, Flatpak, Bazaar App Store and Synaptic.

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  1. Chocolatey icon
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    Command-line application for installing, updating, and removing Windows software without registration, featuring centralized audits, automatic package creation, offline packages, disk space optimization, real-time deployment, inventory tracking, and multi-installer support.

    81 Chocolatey alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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  2. Flatpak icon
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    Distributing applications on Linux is a pain: different distributions in multiple versions, each with their own versions of libraries and packaging formats. Flatpak is here to change all that. It allows the same app to be installed on different Linux distributions, including...

    33 Flatpak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
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  3. 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

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • GNOME
    • Flatpak
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  4. Synaptic icon
     182 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+.

    59 Synaptic alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
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  5. npm icon
     74 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.

    37 npm alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
    npm screenshot 1
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  6. 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...

    49 pacman (package manager) alternatives

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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  7. Discover icon
     25 likes

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

    42 Discover alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE Plasma
    • Snapcraft
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  8. Homebrew Cask icon
     39 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.

    31 Homebrew Cask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  9. Warehouse icon
     13 likes

    Warehouse is a versatile toolbox for managing flatpak user data, viewing flatpak app info, and batch managing installed flatpaks.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Linux Mobile
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