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Apt, DNF, Zypper, Pip, Cargo, XYZ! App Rules Them All
- App is a cross-platform package management assistant written in Go, which is a wrapper for package managers.
- This tool offers the same commands on all supported distributions and keeps a record of installed applications in its config file.
- The app provides an installation specific script that can be installed on any Linux distribution easily.
- App Utility has its own syntax, Since the utility uses the same syntax across distributions, you only need to remember the syntax of App utility.
- To enable or disable package managers like Flatpak, Snap, AppImage, Yay, Pip, Go, and Cargo, simply use the following syntax.
- Packages can be searched, installed, upgraded, removed, etc. with simple App utility commands.
- To list all the installed packages from a particular repository, run the following command.
- You can restore packages quickly with this app in a new distribution without having to memorize platform-specific package manager commands.
- It is the best tool for those who distrohop often and want to manage their regular packages and repositories with less effort.
- Some alternatives to App include Nala, Snap, Flatpak, and AppImage.
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