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Package Manager

Package managers are used to handle the installation and management of programs on systems.

List of Package Managers

The following is a list of package managers and the corresponding Linux distributions.

• Debian and Debian-based distributions like Proxmox use the APT package manager.
• Arch Linux and Arch-based distributions use Pacman and various managers for the AUR.

Alternative Software Distribution Formats

Besides traditional package managers, there are portable or universal application formats that work across distributions. These formats are not package managers. They distribute standalone applications that can run independently of the system package database.

• AppImage packages applications together with their dependencies in a single executable file.
• Flatpak distributes sandboxed desktop applications across different Linux distributions.
• uv manages Python installations, virtual environments, project dependencies and Python-based command-line tools.
• pip manages Python installations and can be used in a virtual environment.