Universal Package Manager (UPM)

Note: This project is in early development. It works well for xbps and apt, but may have issues with other package managers. Please report any bugs by creating an issue, and contributions via PRs are welcome!

A unified command-line interface for managing packages across different Linux distributions. UPM provides a consistent experience for package management operations regardless of the underlying package manager (apt, dnf, pacman, etc.).

✨ Features

• 🔄 Universal syntax across package managers
• 📦 Support for multiple package managers:
  • apt (Debian/Ubuntu)
  • dnf/yum (RHEL/Fedora)
  • pacman (Arch Linux)
  • zypper (openSUSE)
  • apk (Alpine Linux)
  • xbps (Void Linux)
  • emerge (Gentoo)
• 🚀 Support for universal package managers:
  • snap
  • flatpak
• 🔍 Version-specific package installation
• 📋 Repository management
• 🧹 Cache cleaning
• 🔗 Dependency handling

📥 Installation

Prerequisites

• Go 1.22 or newer
• Git

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository and enter the directory:

   git clone https://git.supernets.org/e/upm-universalpackagemanager
   cd upm-universalpackagemanager
   

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod download
   

3. Build the binary:

   go build -o upm
   

4. (Optional) Install system-wide:

   sudo mv upm /usr/local/bin/
   

🚀 Usage

Basic Commands

Operation	Command	Example
Install packages	upm install <package>	upm install nginx
Install specific version	upm install <package>@<version>	upm install nginx@1.18.0
Remove packages	upm remove <package>	upm remove nginx
Search for packages	upm search <query>	upm search nginx
Search for source code	upm source <query>	upm source nginx
Update package lists	upm update
Upgrade installed packages	upm upgrade
List installed packages	upm list
Show package information	upm info <package>	upm info nginx

Repository Management

Operation	Command	Example
Add a repository	upm repo add <url>	upm repo add https://repo.example.com
Remove a repository	upm repo remove <name>	upm repo remove example-repo
List repositories	upm repo list

Maintenance

Operation	Command
Clean package cache	upm clean
Remove unused dependencies	upm autoremove

Dependency Management

Operation	Command	Example
Check dependencies	upm check-deps
Check dependencies for specific package	upm check-deps <package>	upm check-deps nginx
Show package dependencies	upm show-deps <package>	upm show-deps nginx

Using Universal Package Managers

Operation	Command	Example
Install using snap	upm -u snap install <package>	upm -u snap install firefox
Install using flatpak	upm -u flatpak install <package>	upm -u flatpak install org.mozilla.firefox

Source Code Search

Search for source code repositories:

upm source nginx

This command searches GitHub for source code repositories related to the specified package.

📁 Project Structure

upm-universalpackagemanager/
├── main.go              # Main application entry point
├── pkg_manager/
│   └── pkg_manager.go   # Core package manager implementation
├── go.mod
├── go.sum
└── README.md

📚 Dependencies

Required Go packages:

• github.com/fatih/color - For colorized terminal output
• github.com/briandowns/spinner - For progress indicators

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👏 Acknowledgments

Supernets, PP4L, DigitalGangster

💬 Support

If you encounter any issues or have questions, please file an issue on the git.supernets.org repository.