# Universal Package Manager (UPM)

A unified command-line interface for managing packages across different Linux distributions. UPM provides a consistent interface 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)
  - zypper (openSUSE)
  - apk (Alpine)
  - 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/managerofmanagers
   cd upm

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

Install packages:
   upm install nginx
   upm install nginx@1.18.0  # Install specific version

Remove packages:
   upm remove nginx

Search for packages:
   upm search nginx

Update package lists:
   upm update

Upgrade installed packages:
   upm upgrade

List installed packages:
   upm list

Show package information:
   upm info nginx

### Repository Management

Add a repository:
   upm repo add https://repo.example.com

Remove a repository:
   upm repo remove example-repo

List repositories:
   upm repo list

### Maintenance

Clean package cache:
   upm clean

Remove unused dependencies:
   upm autoremove

### Dependency Management

Check dependencies:
   upm check-deps

Check dependencies for specific package:
   upm check-deps nginx

Show package dependencies:
   upm show-deps nginx

### Using Universal Package Managers

Install using snap:
   upm -u snap install firefox

Install using flatpak:
   upm -u flatpak install org.mozilla.firefox

## Project Structure

upm/
├── 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

- Thanks to all the Linux distribution maintainers for their package managers
- The Go community for the excellent standard library and third-party packages

## Support

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