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Portage VS DPKG (Debian Package Manager)

Compare Portage VS DPKG (Debian Package Manager) and see what are their differences

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Portage logo 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.

DPKG (Debian Package Manager) logo DPKG (Debian Package Manager)

dpkg is the core of package management in Debian-based Linux distributions. it has multiple front ends like apt or aptitude that extend dpkgs usability and features
  • Portage Landing page
    Landing page //
    2023-09-26
  • DPKG (Debian Package Manager) Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-06-25

Portage

Categories
  • Developer Tools
  • Package Manager
  • Front End Package Manager
  • Containers As A Service
Website wiki.gentoo.org
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DPKG (Debian Package Manager)

Categories
  • Developer Tools
  • Package Manager
  • Front End Package Manager
  • Containers As A Service
Website wiki.debian.org
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Portage videos

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Category Popularity

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Portage

DPKG (Debian Package Manager)

Package Manager
53 53%
Package Manager
47% 47
Front End Package Manager
53 53%
Front End Package Manager
47% 47
Developer Tools
51 51%
Developer Tools
49% 49
Containers As A Service
50 50%
Containers As A Service
50% 50

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What are some alternatives?

When comparing Portage and DPKG (Debian Package Manager), you can also consider the following products

Conda - Binary package manager with support for environments.

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

Pacman - Pacman was developed to be the package manager for Arch Linux, and is also used by KDE-focused Chakra Linux.

Yay - Yay is an AUR helper written in go, based on the design of yaourt, apacman and pacaur.

Docker - Docker is an open platform that enables developers and system administrators to create distributed applications.

Homebrew - The missing package manager for macOS

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