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CheckInstall

CheckInstall is a Linux program which eases installation & uninstallation of software compiled from source.

Top 12 Open-Source Alternatives to CheckInstall

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Yarn Zypper Homebrew Chocolatey SCons Meson RubyGems NixOS Bower RPM Package Manager

Summary

The top open-source alternatives to CheckInstall are Yarn, Zypper, and Homebrew. One of the criteria for ordering this list is the number of mentions that products have on reliable external sources. You can suggest additional sources through the form here.
  1. 1
    Yarn is a package manager for your code.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Application Bundler #JS Build Tools #Developer Tools 117 social mentions

  2. 2
    Zypper is a command line package manager for openSUSE which makes use of libzypp.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Windows Tools

  3. The missing package manager for macOS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Developer Tools #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager 917 social mentions

  4. The sane way to manage software on Windows.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #OS & Utilities #Package Manager 253 social mentions

  5. 5
    SCons is an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager #JavaScript Package Manager 16 social mentions

  6. 6
    Meson is an open source build system meant to be both extremely fast, and, even more importantly...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager #JavaScript Package Manager 44 social mentions

  7. RubyGems. org is the Ruby community's gem hosting service. Instantly publish your gems and then install them. Use the API find out more about available gems. Become a contributor and improve the site yourself.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Development #Code Collaboration #Front End Package Manager 100 social mentions

  8. 8
    25 Jun 2014 . All software components in NixOS are installed using the Nix package manager. Packages in Nix are defined using the nix language to create nix expressions.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Programming #Front End Package Manager #Package Manager 266 social mentions

  9. 9
    Bower is a package manager for the web.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Application Bundler #JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager 6 social mentions

  10. The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful command line driven package management system capable...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #JavaScript Package Manager #Package Manager 3 social mentions

  11. Create iOS and Android apps with React and Ionic
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Front End Package Manager #JavaScript Package Manager #Package Manager

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    The Grunt ecosystem is huge and it's growing every day.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Web Application Bundler #JS Build Tools #Front End Package Manager 17 social mentions

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