Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Non-root package manager
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Non-root package manager launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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2011 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Nodeterm▲130A node-based free open source terminal manager
Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →
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This is a project I've wanted to write for a long time now. I really love the ideas from Nix and I still have a ton of respect for the project, but Nix-the-language never felt intuitive to me and I wanted something with more approachable tooling (although this was circa 2016, so I'm sure Nix has improved a lot since then too-- that was before Flakes were around!) Anyway, I started on the current iteration of Brioche about 6 months ago, and I finally cut an initial release. I'd still consider this a "technical preview" version (performance especially is pretty painful, so that'll be a focus…
2024 · brioche.dev · its alternatives →
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Hi, we are a small team from Vienna and today released our first version of a Package Manager similar to apt, Homebrew, or Chocolatey, but specifically tailored for Kubernetes environments and cloud-native software. Originally, we wanted to contribute to the Kubernetes ecosystem with a different idea; however, after talking to the community, we uncovered that package management is an even bigger problem at the moment. We are now looking for as much feedback as possible, so we would really appreciate it if you could check it out and let us know what you think! Thanks!
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Package manager for Reason, OCaml and more
2019 · esy.sh · its alternatives →
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an experimental package manager for operating systems - lodosgroup/lpm
2023 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A clean and tidy decentralized package manager. Contribute to txthinking/nami development by creating an account on GitHub.
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Refuse▲84Block vulnerable package installs for you and your AI
Jun 2026 · refuse.dev · its alternatives →
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Host private Python, Docker, NPM, Debian, and Conda packages. Private package registry with 4.5x faster installs, CVE scanning, and SSO. Up to 80% cheaper than Cloudsmith. Free tier available.
2019 · packagr.app · its alternatives →
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2022 · hub.wundergraph.com · its alternatives →
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2017 · instantpackagename.com · its alternatives →
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Created on Plnkr: Helping developers build the web.
2014 · embed.plnkr.co · its alternatives →
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2017 · jumpfm.org · its alternatives →
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2019 · flockport.com · its alternatives →
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2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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The best Sublime Text package manager.
2015 · packagecontrol.io · its alternatives →
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2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Tl;Dr: mpm implements a solution to XKCD #1654 (Universal Install Script). Now you can do: $ mpm --xkcd install and let it figure out which package manager to use to install your package. The project is open-source: https://github.com/kdeldycke/meta-package-manager#readme This CLI has some other capabilities, like listing the duplicate packages on your system: $ mpm list --duplicates ╭────────────┬─────────┬───────────────────╮ │ Package ID │ Manager │ Installed version │ ├────────────┼─────────┼───────────────────┤ │ blah │ cargo │ 0.0.0 │ │ blah │ gem │ 0.0.2 │ │ blah │…
2022 · its alternatives →
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