I’m MacBook, I’m Linux, I’m Windows
All OSes have supported system package managers. Today, I’ll talk about the most famous managers among the many system package managers.
HomeBrew
This is a command that people using MacOS will have heard of familiarly. It uses a method that minimizes conflicts with the system by installing packages in independent paths like /opt/homebrew (Apple Silicon) or /usr/local (Intel Mac) without touching the system directories, and then connecting only the necessary files with symbolic links.
Also, HomeBrew makes it easy to install many development tools and libraries that Apple doesn’t provide by default.
In other words, it means creating a community to use things that Apple doesn’t originally support.
Therefore, unlike other package managers, saying “Mac official support” just because it’s in homebrew is wrong, so be careful when using it. (It’s just Mac support)
// Update package list brew update // Search package brew search <formula-name> // Install package brew install <formula-name> // Install GUI app brew install --cask <cask-name> // Remove package brew uninstall <formula-name> // Upgrade all packages brew upgrade
// Update package list brew update // Search package brew search <formula-name> // Install package brew install <formula-name> // Install GUI app brew install --cask <cask-name> // Remove package brew uninstall <formula-name> // Upgrade all packages brew upgrade
Chocolatey
It’s no exaggeration to say it’s just “a package manager for Windows”. This package manager, which aims to bring the convenient package management experience of Linux environments to Windows, is based on PowerShell scripts and can install, remove, and update Windows installation files like .exe or .msi.
// Search package choco search <package-name> // Install package choco install <package-name> // Remove package choco uninstall <package-name> // List installed packages choco list --local-only // List upgradable packages choco outdated // Upgrade all packages choco upgrade all -y
// Search package choco search <package-name> // Install package choco install <package-name> // Remove package choco uninstall <package-name> // List installed packages choco list --local-only // List upgradable packages choco outdated // Upgrade all packages choco upgrade all -y
Scoop
It’s one of the Windows system package managers along with Chocolatey. While Chocolatey typically requires administrator privileges and is installed system-wide, Scoop emphasizes user-level installation and typically doesn’t require administrator privileges. In particular, it uses ZIP files for package contents and focuses on standalone applications. However, since it has a smaller repository than Chocolatey, most people use Chocolatey.
// Search package scoop search <package-name> // Install package scoop install <package-name> // Remove package scoop uninstall <package-name> // List installed packages scoop list // List upgradable packages scoop status // Update (upgrade) all packages scoop update *
// Search package scoop search <package-name> // Install package scoop install <package-name> // Remove package scoop uninstall <package-name> // List installed packages scoop list // List upgradable packages scoop status // Update (upgrade) all packages scoop update *
apt
If you’ve used Ubuntu as a server administrator or used WSL, you’ve probably heard of this to some extent. apt is a package command for Debian-based distributions such as Ubuntu and Linux Mint. If you’re a developer, it’s good to know up to this point.
// Update package list sudo apt update // Search package apt search <package-name> // Install package sudo apt install <package-name> // Remove package (or including config files) sudo apt remove <package-name> sudo apt purge <package-name> // Upgrade all installed packages sudo apt upgrade
// Update package list sudo apt update // Search package apt search <package-name> // Install package sudo apt install <package-name> // Remove package (or including config files) sudo apt remove <package-name> sudo apt purge <package-name> // Upgrade all installed packages sudo apt upgrade
dnf
This might be an unfamiliar system package manager. This is a package command used only by users using Fedora or Red Hat-based Distros among Linux distributions.
Previously, they used something called yum, but it’s an upgraded package manager with improved dependency resolution capabilities and faster performance. While yum can still be used, dnf has become the standard.
// Search package dnf search <package-name> // Install package sudo dnf install <package-name> // Remove package sudo dnf remove <package-name> // Check updatable packages sudo dnf check-update // Update (upgrade) all packages sudo dnf update
// Search package dnf search <package-name> // Install package sudo dnf install <package-name> // Remove package sudo dnf remove <package-name> // Check updatable packages sudo dnf check-update // Update (upgrade) all packages sudo dnf update
pacman
The system package manager used in the operating system I use. It’s a package command used in Arch-based systems like Arch Linux and Manjaro. Although the name is pacman, it’s actually an abbreviation for package manager.
Unlike other operating systems, Arch Linux doesn’t release frequently or update in large chunks; instead, it adopts a ‘rolling release’ method that keeps all packages at the latest version, allowing you to update the entire system to the latest state with the pacman -Syu command.
// Search package pacman -Ss <package-name> // Install package sudo pacman -S <package-name> // Remove package (or remove including dependencies) sudo pacman -R <package-name> sudo pacman -Rns <package-name> // Check installed package list pacman -Q <package-name> // Upgrade packages sudo pacman -Syu // Force upgrade packages sudo pacman -Syyu
// Search package pacman -Ss <package-name> // Install package sudo pacman -S <package-name> // Remove package (or remove including dependencies) sudo pacman -R <package-name> sudo pacman -Rns <package-name> // Check installed package list pacman -Q <package-name> // Upgrade packages sudo pacman -Syu // Force upgrade packages sudo pacman -Syyu
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