aptitude Alternatives

Chocolatey

Chocolatey NuGet is a Machine Package Manager, somewhat like apt-get, but built with Windows in mind.

Features:

• Command line interface
• Ad-free
• Full descriptions
• Nuget
• Support for NodeJS

Synaptic

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+. ...

Features:

• Filter search results
• Integrated Search
• PPA
• Software installer

npm

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.

Features:

• Support for Javascript
• Web Server

pacman (package manager)

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.

Bower

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.

Features:

• Library
• NPM

Homebrew Cask

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

Features:

• Command line
• Developer Tools
• Homebrew

Advanced Package Tool

Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian. The user interface application for Apt is aptitude.

Features:

• Package Manager
• Command line
• Command line interface

Update Manager

The Linux Mint update manager. Helps installing security updates and new versions of packages.

Features:

• Update notifier
• Updates

Snapcraft

Snaps are software packages that are simple to create and install. They auto-update and are safe to run. And because they bundle their dependencies, they work on all...

Features:

• Container
• Cross-platform
• FOSS
• Linux

GNOME Software

Software lets you install and update applications and system extensions. A plugin system is used to access software from different sources. Plugins are provided for:...