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pacstall/pacstall

An AUR-inspired package manager for Ubuntu observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/pacstall/pacstall · homepage · Shell · GPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

98/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 95
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 23.0
  • age_days: 1927
  • days_rel: 36
  • days_push: 9
  • n_releases_24m: 23

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1649 stars · 73 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Pacstall is an AUR-inspired package manager for Ubuntu and Debian written in Bash. It lets users install software from community 'pacscript' recipes built from binaries, git repos, AppImages, release artifacts, or .deb packages, and can build distributable .deb packages.

Use cases

  • install AUR-like packages on Ubuntu
  • build .deb packages from git repositories or AppImages
  • install software from multiple community package repositories
  • track -git packages that always build from the latest commit
  • automate dependency installation for source packages

When to choose

  • you want AUR-style package installation on Ubuntu or Debian
  • you need to package upstream binaries or git builds as .deb files
  • you prefer community repositories over a single centralized one

When to avoid

  • you need a package manager for non-Debian-based distros
  • you require strict security vetting of packages like official distro repos
  • you want a GUI package manager

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

package-manager cli build-tool developer-tools operating-systems cli aur ubuntu debian pacscript shell bash appimage deb-packages command-line linux

2 sources

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
pacstall/pacstallmain98

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