package management News and Articles

Topgrade detects all the package managers installed on a system and executes them one by one at the command line.

If you deploy software packages to several computers, the standard Slackware tools lack efficiency. We show you how to create a custom repository to automatically install and upgrade software for multiple systems.

You can automate Flatpak updates without a package manager using systemd's services and timers.

If you want to move away from Ubuntu's Snap package format, the unsnap script removes snaps from your computer and replaces them with Flatpaks where possible.

The Nala front end for Debian's Apt package manager combines the reliability of the Apt tools with easier to read output and speedier downloads.

A little caution can save you hours of frustrating work (plus, options for mixing gone awry).

Deb-get gives Debian and Ubuntu users easy access to third-party software.

NixOS and the Nix package manager offer a promising new approach to the challenge of managing packages in Linux.