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.