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sysget
A front-end for every package manager<br>
sysget is a bridge that lets you use one syntax to every package manager on every unix-based operating system.<br> You probably all know the problem when you are on a new distro and don't know anything about the package manager. With sysget you just need to remember one syntax for every package manager.<br> The syntax is mostly same with apt so it should be easy to use.<br>
Supported package managers:
- apt
- xbps
- dnf
- yum
- zypper
- eopkg
- pacman
- emerge
- pkg
- pkg_mgr
- chromebrew
- homebrew
- nix
- snap
- npm
- flatpak
- slapt-get
- pip3
- GNU guix
- Ruby gems
- MacPorts
- Your own package manager (See Add your own package manager)
Features
- search for packages
- install packages
- remove packages
- remove orphans
- clear package manager cache
- update database
- upgrade system
- upgrade single package
How to install
Please take a look at the docs/ folder.<br>
In a nutshell:<br>
make && sudo make install<br>
No dependencies needed
Example
To search for a package
sysget search <search query>
To install a package
sysget install <package name>
To remove a package
sysget remove <package name>
To update the database
sysget update
To upgrade the system
sysget upgrade
To upgrade a specific package
sysget upgrade <package name>
To remove orphans
sysget autoremove
To clean the cache of the package manager
sysget clean
Environment Variables
| Environment Variable | Function |
|---|---|
| SYSGET_CONFIG_PATH | Ability to change the path of the sysget config file |
| SYSGET_CUSTOM_PATH | Ability to change the path of the file for a custom package manager |
| SYSGET_ARGS_PATH | Ability to change the path of the for custom arguments |
Configuration files
The file where the package manager is stored is located at /etc/sysget/sysget<br>
The optional file where a custom package manager is stored at /etc/sysget/custom<br>
Add your own package manager
sysget also has the ability that you can add your own package manager.<br> Simply create the file /etc/sysget_custom and then write 8 lines into it.<br> One line for one command.<br> The order is: search, install, remove, autoremove, update, upgrade, upgrade_pkg, clean
Change the sysget syntax
Similar to adding your own package manager you can also modify the syntax of sysget. For example you can give sysget the pacman syntax<br>
Simply create the file /etc/sysget/args and add 10 lines to it.
The order is: search, install, remove, autoremove, update, upgrade, clean, set, help, about<br>
However there are some rules:<br>
- The file needs to have 10 lines
- The same item twice is forbidden
Languages
We support the following languages:
- English
- German
- Romanian The data is get using $LANG, english is the fallback option