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pkgsrc VS Windows Remix

Compare pkgsrc VS Windows Remix and see what are their differences

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pkgsrc is a framework for building over 17,000 open source software packages.

Windows Remix logo Windows Remix

Web-based batch software installer with zero dependencies. Recommended first visit after reinstalling Windows or buying a new laptop.
  • pkgsrc Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-06-30
  • Windows Remix Landing page
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    2021-10-03

Windows Remix allows you to create a selection of free software that can be batch-installed.

There are no no dependencies on browsers with .NET support such as Edge or Internet Explorer. On other browsers, a ClickOnce helper is required.

This makes it an ideal visit after reinstalling Windows 10 or buying a new laptop. There are many tools for batch-installing software out there, but this is the only one that can do it straight from the browser. No need to download a GUI after installing Windows; you can just go to the website and click away.

You can create a permalink to your favorite selection of software. For example: windowsremix.com?apps=Firefox,libreoffice-fresh,gimp,vlc

pkgsrc videos

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  • Review - Using pkgsrc for multi-platform deployments in heterogeneous environments, G Clifford Williams

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Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to pkgsrc and Windows Remix)
Developer Tools
100 100%
0% 0
Windows Tools
0 0%
100% 100
Package Manager
41 41%
59% 59
Front End Package Manager

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, pkgsrc seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 8 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

pkgsrc mentions (8)

  • Installing packages without an internet connection?
    It seems according to pkgsrc.org that pkgin might follow the PKG_PATH environment variable. You're supposed to set PKG_PATH="http://cdn.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/$(uname -p)/$(uname -r|cut -f '1 2' -d.)/All/", and according to uname(1), -p gives the processor architecture and -r gives the operating system [kernel] release. Source: over 1 year ago
  • pkgsrc.se is no more :(
    It seems like pkgsrc.org hasn’t got the news yet. Source: over 1 year ago
  • Slackware 15.0
    I still have a Slackware install that runs some really old stuff I have. I remember working at AN ISP in the 90s and slack was are secure distro. All the important stuff (authentication, configs, etc.) were stored and served from our 'slack pool'. Funny part is now I do a very basic Slackware install that setup pkgsrc (https://pkgsrc.org) on it so I can really experience the best and worst of times! - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago
  • Cross-platform package management: Comprehensive comparison of Pkgsrc and Ravenports article published
    Today the second article on cross-platform package management has been published. It features a short description of what Pkgsrc and Ravenports are and a longer part on how they compare. The test environment and procedure is covered and of course the results are presented. At the end a conclusion is drawn. Source: over 2 years ago
  • First article on cross-platform package management published
    The second one will contain the results of our two months evaluation of Pkgsrc on multiple platforms and a comparison with Ravenports. Source: over 2 years ago
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Windows Remix mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Windows Remix yet. Tracking of Windows Remix recommendations started around Mar 2021.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing pkgsrc and Windows Remix, you can also consider the following products

Conda - Binary package manager with support for environments.

Just Install - just-install - The stupid package installer for Windows.

Homebrew - The missing package manager for macOS

Scoop - A command-line installer for Windows

Portage - Portage is source-based package manager used by Gentoo and its descendants. It controls all process from fetching source through building it, installing into clean environment to "merging" with already installed software.

Aiiguide - Aiiguide is a library of more than 200,000 applications that you can download and install on Windows and macOS.