# pacstall/pacstall

An AUR-inspired package manager for Ubuntu

Repository: https://github.com/pacstall/pacstall
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pacstall
Homepage: https://pacstall.dev
Language: Shell
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: bash, package-manager, ubuntu, aur, pacscript, pacstall, aur-ubuntu, gplv3, freesoftware, shell, shell-script, zsh, fish, linux, hacktoberfest, debian, gpl-3-or-later, pacbuild
Last push: 2026-08-24T20:30:53+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 95, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 1927, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": 36, "gap_med": 23.0, "n_releases_24m": 23}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1649, forks 73 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:16.778437+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, cli, build-tool
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: aur, ubuntu, debian, pacscript, shell, bash, appimage, deb-packages, command-line, linux

## Member repositories
- pacstall/pacstall (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.778437+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 2026-08-30T03:45:10.232813+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pacstall/pacstall (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:16.778437+00:00, sha db3f0da387cd)
  - homepage: https://pacstall.dev (fetched 2026-08-29T11:18:18.852200+00:00, sha a2b0b7e189bb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.