Set up a Linux-esque way to install software on your Windows PC. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If you use Linux or WSL, you can ...

The Mac has several third-party package managers for installing additional software. Here's how to use the Nix package manager with macOS. Nix is a package manager that provides container-based ...

Snap and Flatpak are Linux universal package managers. Both have their pros and cons. Each gives Linux far more apps to choose from. Flatpak and Snap are universal package managers. Both are simple to ...

Synaptic Package Manager is a powerful graphical tool for managing software packages in Linux, particularly useful for users who prefer a user-friendly interface over the command line. It leverages ...

Nothing says sexy like I use a package manager to install apps instead of double-clicking boring executables. It just rolls off the tongue. But there is something fun about installing and updating ...

This tutorial covers how to update all installed programs at once using Windows Package Manager (also known as WINGET or winget.exe). Windows Package Manager is a command-line utility that lets you ...

I’ve tried most major Linux distros at this point, and I usually talk about the obvious differences, like what they’re based on, or which desktop environment they ship with. But lately, I’ve realized ...

Have you ever wondered how easy it would be if every time you upgraded to a new operating system, changed your computer, or reinstalled the old operating system, you could type a command, and all the ...

Linux has numerous package managers. There are command-line and GUI tools for the task. Not all package managers are created equal. When I first started using Linux, the package manager was called ...

The Windows 10 package manager is getting some new and exciting features that allow you to manage any installed applications directly from the command line. Commonly used in Linux, package managers ...

Microsoft just released Windows Package Manager v0.3 in preview. The update adds support for importing collecitons of packages and group policy management. The latest build also includes several ...