sysget is a bridge that lets you use one syntax to every package manager on every unix-based operating system.
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.
The syntax is mostly same with apt-get so it should be easy to use.
- apt-get
- xbps
- dnf
- yum
- zypper
- eopkg
- pacman
- emerge
- pkg
- chromebrew
- homebrew
- nix
- snap
- npm
- flatpak
- slapt-get
- pip3
- GNU guix
- Ruby gems
- MacPorts
- Your own package manager (See Add your own package manager)
- search for packages
- install packages
- remove packages
- remove orphans
- clear package manager cache
- update database
- upgrade system
- upgrade single package
Please take a look at the docs/ folder.
In a nutshell:
make && sudo make install
No dependencies needed
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 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 |
The file where the package manager is stored is located at /etc/sysget/sysget
The optional file where a custom package manager is stored at /etc/sysget/custom
sysget also has the ability that you can add your own paackage manager.
Simply create the file /etc/sysget_custom and then write 8 lines into it.
One line for one command.
The order is: search, install, remove, autoremove, update, upgrade, upgrade_pkg, clean
Similar to adding your own package manager you can also modify the syntax of sysget. For example you can give sysget the pacman syntax
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
However there are some rules:
- The file needs to have 10 lines
- The same item twice is forbidden