# icy/pacapt

An ArchLinux's pacman-like shell wrapper for many package managers. 56KB and run anywhere.

Repository: https://github.com/icy/pacapt
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pacapt
Language: Shell
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: linux, archlinux, package-manager, bash, sysadmin
Last push: 2022-01-21T16:38:51+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5781, "days_push": 1685, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1006, forks 72 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:11.829491+00:00)

## What it is
pacapt is a 56KB shell script that provides Arch Linux pacman-style commands as a unified wrapper over many package managers like apt-get, yum, homebrew, zypper, and apk. It lets users install, remove, and query packages with the same syntax across Linux, BSD, OpenWrt, and macOS systems.

## Use cases
- install packages with pacman syntax on debian or ubuntu
- use the same package manager commands across multiple linux distros
- manage homebrew or macports packages with pacman-style flags
- unify package management on freebsd, openbsd, and alpine
- avoid remembering different package manager commands when switching systems
- script package installation portably across unix-like systems

## When to choose
- you know pacman syntax and work across multiple distros or macOS
- you want a single dependency-free shell script for portable package management
- you administer heterogeneous unix systems and want consistent commands

## When to avoid
- you are on an Arch-based system, where pacman is already native
- you need advanced features specific to your native package manager
- you need a actively developed tool with frequent updates

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: package-manager, cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: bsd, cli
- tags: pacman, shell-wrapper, sysadmin, cross-distro, package-management, command-line, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- icy/pacapt (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:11.829491+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:12:46.820797+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/icy/pacapt (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:11.829491+00:00, sha e258e487d7c5)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.