RubyGems AlternativesPackage Managers and other similar apps like RubyGems

RubyGems is described as 'Org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service. Instantly publish your gems and install them. Use the API to interact and find out more information about available gems' and is a Package Manager in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to RubyGems, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows and Self-Hosted apps. The best RubyGems alternative is Synaptic, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to RubyGems are npm, pacman (package manager), Homebrew Cask and Advanced Package Tool (APT).

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  1. Synaptic icon
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    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

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    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Xfce
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  2. npm icon
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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  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...

    49 pacman (package manager) alternatives

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    • Linux
    • Arch Linux
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  4. Homebrew Cask icon
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    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

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Homebrew
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  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...

    59 Nix Package Manager alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  6. PyPI icon
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    The Python Package Index (PyPI) is a repository of software for the Python programming language. PyPI helps you find and install software developed and shared by the Python community. Package authors use PyPI to distribute their software.

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    • Online
    • US flagUnited States
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  7. aptitude icon
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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...

    38 aptitude alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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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 (MIT)

    Platforms

    • GitHub
    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Homebrew
    • US flagUnited States
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  9. Artifactory icon
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    The world’s most advanced repository manager. Artifactory offers powerful enterprise features and fine-grained permission control behind a sleek and easy-to-use UI. Artifactory acts as a proxy between your build tool (Maven, Ant, Ivy, Gradle etc.) and the outside world.

    33 Artifactory alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Java Mobile
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  10. RepoFlow icon
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    Handle thousands of packages with lightning-fast performance and reliable uptime. Flexible plans start free, with no credit card required.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  11. Bower icon
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    Bower is a package manager for the web. Bower lets you easily install assets such as images, CSS and JavaScript, and manages dependencies for you.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Git
    • Node.JS
    • npm
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