<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
notable	O
software	B-Application
package	I-Application
management	I-Application
systems	O
,	O
categorized	O
first	O
by	O
package	B-Application
format	I-Application
(	O
binary	O
,	O
source	O
code	O
,	O
hybrid	O
)	O
and	O
then	O
by	O
operating	O
system	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
distribute	O
apps	O
in	O
binary	O
package	B-Application
form	O
;	O
i.e.	O
,	O
all	O
apps	O
are	O
compiled	B-Language
and	O
ready	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
and	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
dpkg	B-Language
:	O
Originally	O
used	O
by	O
Debian	O
and	O
now	O
by	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
the	O
.deb	O
format	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
widely	O
known	O
dependency	O
resolution	O
tool	O
,	O
APT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ncurses-based	O
front-end	O
for	O
APT	B-Application
,	O
aptitude	O
,	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
popular	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Debian-based	O
systems	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Entropy	O
:	O
Used	O
by	O
and	O
created	O
for	O
Sabayon	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
works	O
with	O
binary	O
packages	O
that	O
are	O
bzip2-compressed	O
tar	O
archives	O
(	O
file	O
extension	O
:	O
.tbz2	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
are	O
created	O
using	O
Entropy	O
itself	O
,	O
from	O
tbz2	O
binaries	O
produced	O
by	O
Portage	B-Application
:	O
From	O
ebuilds	O
,	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
specialized	O
shell	O
script	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Flatpak	B-Language
:	O
A	O
containerized/sandboxed	O
packaging	O
format	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
xdg-app	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
GNU	B-Application
Guix	I-Application
:	O
Used	O
by	O
the	O
GNU	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Nix	B-Application
package	I-Application
manager	I-Application
with	O
Guile	O
Scheme	O
APIs	O
and	O
specializes	O
in	O
providing	O
exclusively	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Homebrew	B-Application
:	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
MacOS	B-Application
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
(	O
see	O
below	O
)	O
,	O
formerly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
'	O
Linuxbrew	B-Application
 '	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
ipkg	B-Application
:	O
A	O
dpkg-inspired	O
,	O
very	O
lightweight	O
system	O
targeted	O
at	O
storage-constrained	O
Linux	B-Application
systems	O
such	O
as	O
embedded	O
devices	O
and	O
handheld	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
on	O
HP	B-Operating_System
's	I-Operating_System
webOS	I-Operating_System
;	O
</s>
<s>
netpkg	O
:	O
The	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
used	O
by	O
Zenwalk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compatible	O
with	O
Slackware	B-Application
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
tools	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Nix	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	O
Nix	B-Application
is	O
a	O
powerful	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Unix	B-Application
systems	I-Application
that	O
makes	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
reliable	O
and	O
reproducible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
provides	O
atomic	O
upgrades	O
and	O
rollbacks	O
,	O
side-by-side	O
installation	O
of	O
multiple	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
package	B-Application
,	O
multi-user	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
and	O
easy	O
setup	O
of	O
build	O
environments	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
OpenPKG	B-Application
:	O
Cross-platform	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
based	O
on	O
RPM	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
opkg	B-Application
:	O
Fork	O
of	O
ipkg	B-Application
lightweight	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
intended	O
for	O
use	O
on	O
embedded	O
Linux	B-Application
devices	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Pacman	O
:	O
Used	O
in	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Frugalware	O
and	O
DeLi	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
binary	O
package	B-Application
format	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compressed	O
tar	O
archive	O
(	O
default	O
file	O
extension	O
:	O
.pkg.tar.zst	O
)	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
makepkg	O
utility	O
(	O
which	O
comes	O
bundled	O
with	O
pacman	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
specialized	O
type	O
of	O
shell	O
script	O
called	O
a	O
PKGBUILD	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
PETget	O
:	O
Used	O
by	O
Puppy	O
Linux	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
PISI	B-Application
:	O
Pisi	B-Application
stands	O
for	O
"	O
Packages	O
Installed	O
Successfully	O
as	O
Intended	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pisi	B-Application
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
Pisi	B-Application
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pardus	B-Operating_System
used	O
to	O
use	O
Pisi	B-Application
,	O
but	O
migrated	O
to	O
APT	B-Application
in	O
2013	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
pkgsrc	B-Application
:	O
A	O
cross-platform	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
with	O
binary	O
packages	O
provided	O
for	O
Enterprise	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
SmartOS	O
by	O
Joyent	B-General_Concept
and	O
other	O
vendors	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
RPM	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	O
Created	O
by	O
Red	O
Hat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RPM	B-Application
is	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
Standard	I-Application
Base	I-Application
packaging	O
format	O
and	O
the	O
base	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
additional	O
tools	O
,	O
including	O
apt4rpm	B-Application
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
's	O
up2date	B-Application
,	O
Mageia	O
's	O
urpmi	B-Application
,	O
openSUSE	B-Operating_System
's	O
ZYpp	O
(	O
zypper	O
)	O
,	O
PLD	O
Linux	B-Application
's	O
poldek	O
,	O
Fedora	O
's	O
DNF	B-Application
,	O
and	O
YUM	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Red	O
Hat	O
Enterprise	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Yellow	B-General_Concept
Dog	I-General_Concept
Linux	I-General_Concept
;	O
</s>
<s>
slackpkg	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
slapt-get	B-Application
:	O
Which	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Slackware	B-Application
and	O
works	O
with	O
a	O
binary	O
package	B-Application
format	I-Application
that	O
is	O
essentially	O
a	O
xz-compressed	O
tar	O
archive	O
with	O
the	O
file	O
extension	O
.txz	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
:	O
Used	O
by	O
CCux	O
Linux	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Snap	B-Application
:	O
Cross-distribution	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
non-free	O
on	O
the	O
server-side	O
,	O
originally	O
developed	O
for	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
;	O
</s>
<s>
Swaret	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Install	I-Application
(	O
0install	B-Application
)	O
:	O
Cross-platform	O
packaging	O
and	O
distributions	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Debian	O
,	O
Knoppix	O
,	O
Mint	B-Application
,	O
Ubuntu	B-Operating_System
,	O
Fedora	O
,	O
Gentoo	B-Application
,	O
OpenSUSE	B-Operating_System
,	O
Red	O
Hat	O
and	O
Slackware	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
xbps	O
(	O
X	O
Binary	O
Package	B-Application
System	O
)	O
:	O
Used	O
by	O
Void	O
Linux	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
apk-tools	O
:	O
Used	O
by	O
Alpine	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amazon	O
Appstore	B-Application
:	O
Alternative	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Aptoide	B-Application
:	O
application	O
for	O
installing	O
mobile	O
applications	O
which	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Aptoide	B-Application
there	O
is	O
not	O
a	O
unique	O
and	O
centralized	O
store	O
;	O
instead	O
,	O
each	O
user	O
manages	O
their	O
own	O
store	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cafe	O
Bazaar	O
:	O
Alternative	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
F-Droid	B-Application
:	O
Alternative	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
whose	O
official	O
repository	O
contains	O
only	O
free	B-Application
software	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
Store	I-Application
:	O
An	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Samsung	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Bada	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GetJar	B-Application
:	O
An	O
independent	O
mobile	O
phone	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
founded	O
in	O
Lithuania	O
in	O
2004	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
:	O
Online	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Google	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
that	O
license	O
the	O
proprietary	B-Application
Google	O
Application	O
set	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Huawei	B-Application
AppGallery	I-Application
:	O
An	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Huawei	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
and	O
HarmonyOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
hpkg	O
:	O
Official	O
package	B-Application
format	I-Application
of	O
Haiku	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contents	O
of	O
packages	O
are	O
virtually	O
extracted	O
by	O
Package	B-Application
FS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
digital	O
distribution	O
platform	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
10.7	I-Application
and	O
available	O
as	O
an	O
update	O
for	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
10.6	I-Device
;	O
</s>
<s>
Fink	B-Application
:	O
A	O
port	O
of	O
dpkg	B-Language
,	O
it	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
earliest	O
package	B-Application
managers	I-Application
for	O
macOS	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Homebrew	B-Application
:	O
Command-Line	O
Interface-based	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
ease-of-use	O
and	O
extensibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MacPorts	B-Application
:	O
Formerly	O
known	O
as	O
DarwinPorts	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Ports	I-Application
(	O
as	O
is	O
macOS	B-Application
itself	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Joyent	B-General_Concept
:	O
Provides	O
a	O
repository	O
of	O
10,000	O
+	O
binary	O
packages	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
based	O
on	O
pkgsrc	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Install	I-Application
(	O
0install	B-Application
)	O
:	O
Cross-platform	O
packaging	O
and	O
distributions	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
GnuPG	B-Application
and	O
GTK+	B-Application
on	O
macOS	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
pkg	O
–	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
binary	O
packages	O
are	O
build	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
source	O
based	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
Ports	I-Application
and	O
managed	O
with	O
pkg	O
tool	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
ports	O
:	O
The	O
infrastructure	O
behind	O
the	O
binary	O
packages	O
on	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
;	O
</s>
<s>
pkgsrc	B-Application
:	O
A	O
cross-platform	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
,	O
with	O
regular	O
binary	O
packages	O
provided	O
for	O
NetBSD	B-Device
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
macOS	B-Application
by	O
multiple	O
vendors	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
dpkg	B-Language
:	O
Used	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Debian	O
GNU/kFreeBSD	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
OpenPKG	B-Application
:	O
Cross-platform	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
based	O
on	O
rpm	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
PC-BSD	B-Application
:	O
Up	O
to	O
and	O
including	O
version	O
8.2	O
uses	O
files	O
with	O
the	O
.pbi	O
(	O
Push	O
Button	O
Installer	O
)	O
filename	O
extension	O
which	O
,	O
when	O
double-clicked	O
,	O
bring	O
up	O
an	O
installation	O
wizard	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
autobuild	O
system	O
tracks	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
ports	I-Application
collection	I-Application
and	O
generates	O
new	O
PBIs	O
daily	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC-BSD	B-Application
also	O
uses	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
pkg	O
binary	O
package	B-Application
system	O
;	O
new	O
packages	O
are	O
built	O
approximately	O
every	O
two	O
weeks	O
from	O
both	O
a	O
stable	O
and	O
rolling	O
release	O
branch	O
of	O
the	O
FreeBSD	B-Application
ports	I-Application
tree	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Image	B-Application
Packaging	I-Application
System	I-Application
(	O
IPS	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
pkg(5 )	O
"	O
)	O
:	O
Used	O
by	O
Solaris	B-Application
,	O
OpenSolaris	B-Operating_System
and	O
Illumos	B-Application
distributions	O
like	O
OpenIndiana	B-Application
and	O
OmniOS	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
pkgsrc	B-Application
:	O
SmartOS	O
,	O
OS	O
distribution	O
of	O
Illumos	B-Application
from	O
Joyent	B-General_Concept
uses	O
pkgsrc	B-Application
,	O
that	O
also	O
can	O
be	O
bootstrapped	O
to	O
use	O
on	O
OpenIndiana	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
OpenCSW	B-Device
:	O
Community	O
supported	O
collection	O
of	O
packages	O
in	O
SysV	O
format	O
for	O
SunOS	B-Operating_System
5.8-5.11	O
(	O
Solaris	O
8-11	O
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
OpenPKG	B-Application
:	O
Cross-platform	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
based	O
on	O
RPM	B-Application
Package	I-Application
Manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Cydia	B-Device
:	O
Frontend	O
to	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
APT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Maintained	O
by	O
the	O
jailbreak	B-Application
community	O
;	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
:	O
Official	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
Universal	O
Windows	B-Application
Platform	O
apps	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
11	I-Application
,	O
it	O
distributes	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
films	O
as	O
well	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Language
Package	I-Language
Manager	I-Language
:	O
Free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
Store	I-Application
:	O
Former	O
official	O
app	B-Application
store	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
superseded	O
by	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Cygwin	B-Language
:	O
Free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
software	I-License
repository	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Provides	O
many	O
Linux	B-Application
tools	O
and	O
an	O
installation	O
tool	O
with	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Homebrew	B-Application
:	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
MacOS	B-Application
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
meant	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Subsystem	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
using	O
the	O
already	O
existing	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
as	O
its	O
base	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Ninite	B-Application
:	O
Proprietary	B-Application
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
;	O
</s>
<s>
NuGet	B-Application
:	O
A	O
Microsoft-official	O
free	B-License
and	I-License
open-source	I-License
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
plugin	O
for	O
Visual	B-Application
Studio	I-Application
,	O
and	O
extendable	O
from	O
the	O
command-line	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Chocolatey	B-Application
:	O
Open-source	O
decentralized	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
in	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
Yum	B-Application
and	O
apt-get	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Usability	O
wrapper	O
for	O
NuGet	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Pacman	O
:	O
MSYS2-ported	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
the	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
wpkg	O
:	O
Open-source	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
that	O
handles	O
Debian	O
packages	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Started	O
as	O
a	O
clone	O
of	O
dpkg	B-Language
,	O
and	O
has	O
many	O
apt-get	B-Application
like	O
features	O
too	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Install	I-Application
(	O
0install	B-Application
)	O
:	O
Cross-platform	O
packaging	O
and	O
distributions	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
;	O
</s>
<s>
SMP/E	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
distribute	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
of	O
their	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Either	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
know	O
how	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
the	O
packages	O
,	O
or	O
they	O
come	O
with	O
a	O
script	O
that	O
automates	O
the	O
compilation	B-Language
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
in	O
GoboLinux	O
a	O
recipe	O
file	O
contains	O
information	O
on	O
how	O
to	O
download	O
,	O
unpack	O
,	O
compile	B-Language
and	O
install	O
a	O
package	B-Application
using	O
its	O
Compile	B-Language
tool	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
both	O
cases	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
must	O
provide	O
the	O
computing	O
power	O
and	O
time	O
needed	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
the	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
legally	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
consequences	O
of	O
compiling	B-Language
the	O
package	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
FreeBSD	B-Application
Ports	I-Application
is	O
an	O
original	O
implementation	O
of	O
source	O
based	O
software	B-Application
management	I-Application
system	I-Application
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
Ports	B-Application
collection	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
ports	O
is	O
a	O
Perl	B-Language
based	O
reimplementation	O
of	O
ports	B-Application
collection	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
ABS	O
is	O
used	O
by	O
Arch	O
Linux	B-Application
to	O
automate	O
binary	O
packages	O
building	O
from	O
source	O
or	O
even	O
other	O
binary	O
archives	O
,	O
with	O
automatic	O
download	O
and	O
dependency	O
checking	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
apt-build	B-Application
is	O
used	O
by	O
distributions	O
which	O
use	O
deb	O
packages	O
,	O
allowing	O
automatic	O
compiling	B-Language
and	O
installation	O
of	O
software	O
in	O
a	O
deb	O
source	O
repository	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Sorcery	O
is	O
Sourcemage	O
GNU/Linux	B-Application
'	O
s	O
bash	B-Operating_System
based	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
program	O
that	O
automatically	O
downloads	O
software	O
from	O
their	O
original	O
site	O
and	O
compiles	B-Language
and	O
installs	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
local	O
machine	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Conan	O
is	O
open	O
source	O
,	O
decentralized	O
and	O
multi-platform	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
to	O
create	O
and	O
share	O
native	O
binaries	O
for	O
C/C	O
++	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fink	B-Application
,	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
derives	O
partially	O
from	O
dpkg/apt	O
and	O
partially	O
from	O
ports	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
MacPorts	B-Application
,	O
formerly	O
called	O
DarwinPorts	B-Application
,	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
OpenDarwin	O
project	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Homebrew	B-Application
,	O
with	O
close	O
Git	B-Application
integration	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
pkgsrc	B-Application
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
install	O
software	O
directly	O
from	O
source-code	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
binary	O
packages	O
provided	O
by	O
several	O
independent	O
vendors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
vcpkg	B-Language
:	O
A	O
Microsoft	O
C++	B-Language
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
MacOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nix	B-Application
package	I-Application
manager	I-Application
:	O
Package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
that	O
manages	O
software	O
in	O
a	O
purely	B-Application
functional	I-Application
way	O
,	O
featuring	O
multi-user	O
support	O
,	O
atomic	O
upgrades	O
and	O
rollbacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
support	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
is	O
cross-distribution	O
in	O
its	O
Linux	B-Application
support	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Portage	B-Application
and	O
emerge	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
Gentoo	B-Application
Linux	I-Application
,	O
Funtoo	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Sabayon	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
BSD	B-Application
ports	I-Application
system	I-Application
and	O
uses	O
text	O
based	O
"	O
ebuilds	O
"	O
to	O
automatically	O
download	O
,	O
customize	O
,	O
build	O
,	O
and	O
update	O
packages	O
from	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
automatic	O
dependency	O
checking	O
and	O
allows	O
multiple	O
versions	O
of	O
a	O
software	B-Application
package	I-Application
to	O
be	O
installed	O
into	O
different	O
"	O
slots	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Portage	B-Application
also	O
employs	O
"	O
use	O
flags	O
"	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
fully	O
customize	O
a	O
software	O
build	O
to	O
suit	O
the	O
needs	O
of	O
their	O
platform	O
in	O
an	O
automated	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
source	O
code	O
distribution	O
and	O
customization	O
is	O
the	O
preferred	O
methodology	O
,	O
some	O
larger	O
packages	O
that	O
would	O
take	O
many	O
hours	O
to	O
compile	B-Language
on	O
a	O
typical	O
desktop	O
computer	O
are	O
also	O
offered	O
as	O
pre-compiled	O
binaries	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
ease	O
installation	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Upkg	O
:	O
Package	B-Application
management	I-Application
and	O
build	O
system	O
based	O
on	O
Mono	B-Application
and	O
XML	B-Protocol
specifications	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Used	O
by	O
paldo	O
and	O
previously	O
by	O
ExTiX	O
Linux	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
MacPorts	B-Application
(	O
for	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
)	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
NetBSD	B-Device
's	O
pkgsrc	B-Application
works	O
on	O
several	O
Unix-like	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
systems	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
regular	O
binary	O
packages	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
provided	O
by	O
multiple	O
independent	O
vendors	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Collective	B-Application
Knowledge	I-Application
Framework	I-Application
is	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
package	B-Application
and	O
workflow	O
framework	O
with	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
API	O
that	O
can	O
download	O
binary	O
packages	O
or	O
build	O
them	O
from	O
sources	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
platforms	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
unify	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
for	O
several	O
or	O
all	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
sometimes	O
Unix	B-Application
variants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AppImage	B-Application
(	O
previously	O
klik	B-Application
and	O
PortableLinuxApps	O
)	O
aims	O
to	O
provide	O
an	O
easy	O
way	O
to	O
get	O
software	B-Application
packages	I-Application
for	O
most	O
major	O
distributions	O
without	O
the	O
dependency	O
problems	O
so	O
common	O
in	O
many	O
other	O
package	B-Application
formats	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Autopackage	B-Application
uses	O
.package	B-Application
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zero	B-Application
Install	I-Application
installs	O
each	O
package	B-Application
into	O
its	O
own	O
directory	O
and	O
uses	O
environment	O
variables	O
to	O
let	O
each	O
program	O
find	O
its	O
libraries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Package	B-Application
and	O
dependency	O
information	O
is	O
downloaded	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
software	O
authors	O
 '	O
pages	O
in	O
an	O
XML	B-Protocol
format	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
an	O
RSS	O
feed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PackageKit	B-Language
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
utilities	O
and	O
libraries	O
for	O
creating	O
applications	O
that	O
can	O
manage	O
packages	O
across	O
multiple	O
package	B-Application
managers	I-Application
using	O
back-ends	O
to	O
call	O
the	O
correct	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Package	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
geared	O
toward	O
developing	O
and	O
distributing	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Steam	B-Application
:	O
A	O
cross-platform	O
video	O
game	O
distribution	O
,	O
licensing	O
and	O
social	O
gameplay	O
platform	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Valve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Uplay	B-Operating_System
:	O
A	O
cross-platform	O
video	O
game	O
distribution	O
,	O
licensing	O
and	O
social	O
gameplay	O
platform	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
maintained	O
by	O
Ubisoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
:	O
A	O
cross-platform	O
video	O
game	O
distribution	O
platform	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Works	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
and	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
called	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
and	O
earlier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
distribution	O
function	O
is	O
taken	O
over	O
by	O
Windows	B-Application
Store	I-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
package	B-Application
management	I-Application
systems	I-Application
are	O
in	O
common	O
use	O
today	O
by	O
proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
handling	O
the	O
installation	O
of	O
both	O
proprietary	B-Application
and	O
free	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	B-Device
Distributor	I-Device
is	O
the	O
HP-UX	B-Application
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bitnami	B-General_Concept
:	O
a	O
library	O
of	O
installers	O
or	O
software	B-Application
packages	I-Application
for	O
web	O
applications	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
CocoaPods	B-Application
:	O
a	O
dependency	O
manager	O
for	O
Swift	B-Application
and	O
Objective-C	B-Language
Cocoa	B-Operating_System
projects	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Composer	B-Application
:	O
a	O
dependency	O
Manager	O
for	O
PHP	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Conda	B-Application
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
open	O
data	O
science	O
platform	O
of	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
and	O
R	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
CPAN	B-Language
:	O
a	O
programming	O
library	O
and	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Perl	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
CRAN	O
:	O
a	O
programming	O
library	O
and	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
R	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
CTAN	B-General_Concept
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
TeX	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
Docker	B-Language
:	O
Docker	B-Language
,	O
a	O
system	O
for	O
managing	O
containers	B-Application
,	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
deploying	O
containerized	O
applications	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Enthought	B-Language
Canopy	I-Language
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Python	B-Language
scientific	O
and	O
analytic	O
computing	O
distribution	O
and	O
analysis	O
environment	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
Gradle	B-Language
:	O
a	O
build	O
system	O
and	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Groovy	B-Application
and	O
other	O
JVM	O
languages	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
C++	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
Ivy	B-Language
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Java	B-Language
,	O
integrated	O
into	O
the	O
Ant	B-Application
build	O
tool	O
,	O
also	O
used	O
by	O
sbt	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
Leiningen	B-Application
:	O
a	O
project	O
automation	O
tool	O
for	O
Clojure	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
LuaRocks	B-Language
:	O
a	O
programming	O
library	O
and	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Lua	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
Maven	B-Language
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
and	O
build	O
tool	O
for	O
Java	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
npm	B-Language
:	O
a	O
programming	O
library	O
and	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Node.js	B-Language
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
NuGet	B-Application
:	O
the	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
development	O
platform	O
including	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
and	O
Xamarin	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
PAR::Repository	B-Language
and	O
Perl	B-Language
package	I-Language
manager	I-Language
:	O
binary	O
package	B-Application
managers	I-Application
for	O
Perl	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
PEAR	B-Application
:	O
a	O
programming	O
library	O
for	O
PHP	B-Application
;	O
</s>
<s>
pip	B-Application
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
for	O
Python	B-Language
and	O
the	O
PyPI	B-Language
programming	O
library	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
RubyGems	B-Application
:	O
a	O
package	B-Application
manager	I-Application
and	O
repository	O
for	O
Ruby	B-Language
;	O
</s>
<s>
sbt	B-Language
:	O
a	O
build	O
tool	O
for	O
Scala	B-Application
,	O
uses	O
Ivy	B-Language
for	O
dependency	O
management	O
;	O
</s>
<s>
yarn	B-Language
:	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
npm	B-Language
for	O
Node.js	B-Language
and	O
JavaScript	B-Language
;	O
</s>
