RubyGems Alternatives

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. 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.

    39 YUM Package Manager alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
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  2. 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

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    • Linux
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  3. Directly install applications from their GitHub repository with out-of-the-box support for updates using GPM, the package manager with the superpowers of a cross-platform build tool.

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    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4. Solseek icon
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    Solseek is a simple terminal user interface that allows you to browse, search, and manage packages from the Solus packages. Packages can be installed, reinstalled, updated, verified, and removed through the interface.

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    • Linux
    • Solus
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  5. Lix Project icon
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    A modern, delicious implementation of the Nix package manager, focused on correctness, usability, and growth — and committed to doing right by its community.

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    • Linux
    • Mac
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  6. ndm icon
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    npm desktop manager - npm desktop GUI for Windows, Mac OS and Linux.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Cloudsmith icon
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    Cloudsmith is your friendly neighbourhood package management SaaS (fully managed), packed with Enterprise-grade features to manage and accelerate secure delivery of your software.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. A D-Bus abstraction layer that allows the user to manage packages in a secure way using a cross-distro, cross-architecture API.

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    • Linux
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  9. Crates.io icon
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    Instantly publish your crates and install them. Use the API to interact and find out more information about available crates. Become a contributor and enhance the site with your work.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Rust
    • Online
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  10. Flint is an experimental build system and package manager for C/C++ projects. It aims to simplify the development workflow by managing dependencies directly through Git and automating the compilation process via a single JSON configuration file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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