Sysget is in no means replacement of the distribution package manager. It is just wrapper of the OS package manager and if you are a Linux administrator it is probably better to stick to your own distro’s package manager.
Supported Package Managers
Sysget supports a wide range of package managers including:
- apt-get or apt
- xbps
- dnf
- yum
- zypper
- eopkg
- pacman
- emerge
- pkg
- chromebrew
- homebrew
- nix
- snap
- Npm
Sysget Features
- search for packages
- install packages
- remove packages
- remove orphans
- clear package manager cache
- update database
- upgrade system
- upgrade single package
How to Install and Use Sysget in Linux
The installation of sysget is particularly easy and trivial and can be completed with the following commands.
$ sudo wget -O /usr/local/bin/sysget https://github.com/emilengler/sysget/releases/download/v1.2.1/sysget $ sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/share/sysget $ sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/sysget
Usage of sysget is also pretty simple and commands often look like the ones used with apt. When you run sysget for first time you will be asked for your system’s package manager and see a list of available ones. You must choose the one for your OS:
$ sudo sysget
Once this is done, you can use the following commands:
For package installation.
$ sudo sysget install <package name>
To remove a package:
$ sudo sysget remove package
To run an update:
$ sudo sysget update
To upgrade your system:
$ sudo sysget upgrade
Upgrade specific package with:
$ sudo sysget upgrade <package name>
To remove orphans:
$ sudo sysget autoremove
Clean package manager cache:
$ sudo sysget clean
Let’s see it in action. Here is a sample installation of emacs on Ubuntu system.
$ sudo sysget install emacs
If you need to go through sysget options, you can type:
$ sudo sysget help
