An independent application library and installer and automatic dependency solver such as dpkg for Linux, pkgng for FreeBSD and pkgin for NetBSD:
Synaptic Package Management
Synaptic is a graphical package management tool based on GTK+ and APT. Synaptic enables you to install, upgrade and remove software packages in a user friendly way.
Besides these basic functions the following features are provided:
- Search and filter the list of available packages
- Perform smart system upgrades
- Fix broken package dependencies
- Edit the list of used repositories (sources.list)
- Download the latest changelog of a package
- Configure packages through the debconf system
- Browse all available documentation related to a package (dwww is required)
OctoPkg Package Management
OctoPkg is a graphical front-end to the pkg-ng package manager. OctoPkg enables users to search for, install, remove and upgrade pkg-ng packages through a simple GUI interface.
OctoPkg is a powerful tool to manage FreeBSD packages. It has a simple interface which consists of just 2 panels:
- A list of all available packages (including those resulting of searches);
- A tab widget showing 6 useful tabs: information, files, transaction, output, news and a quick help guide.
Moun Package Management
Manage applications and libraries installed on your system to the package level. Search, install and remove packages and inspect their versions and their dependencies.
Note: this does not include applications distributed through Snap or Flatpack. You may prefer Plasma-Discover, if what you are looking for is a Software Center.
