# abusoww/tuxmate

THE MISSING BULK APP INSTALLER FOR LINUX

Repository: https://github.com/abusoww/tuxmate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/tuxmate
Homepage: https://tuxmate.com
Language: TypeScript
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, tool, web, arch, debian, nix, package-manager, ubuntu, flatpa
Last push: 2026-03-27T13:56:02+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 49/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 74, release rhythm 35, longevity 18
- inputs: {"age_days": 252, "days_push": 159, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1836, forks 85 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:42.652743+00:00)

## What it is
TuxMate is a web-based cross-distro Linux app installer command generator. Users select the applications they want, and it produces inspectable install commands or scripts for their distro's package managers (apt, pacman/AUR, dnf, zypper, nix, Flatpak, Snap, Homebrew).

## Use cases
- bulk install apps on a fresh linux install
- generate apt install command for a list of packages
- set up new arch linux machine with yay packages
- create a setup script for ubuntu after reinstall
- find flatpak and snap equivalents of apps across distros
- generate nix package config for my apps
- install the same app set on debian and fedora

## When to choose
- you are setting up or reinstalling a linux machine and want one place to pick many apps
- you want inspectable install commands rather than a blind background installer
- you switch between distros and need correct package-manager mappings

## When to avoid
- you need fully automated unattended provisioning (use ansible or distro-native tooling)
- you need guaranteed up-to-date package mappings without review
- you are not on linux or a supported package manager

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: package-manager, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools, operating-systems
- platform: -
- tags: bulk-installer, command-generator, cross-distro, flatpak, snap, aur, nix, setup-scripts, command-line, automation, web, linux

## Member repositories
- abusoww/tuxmate (main) score 49

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.652743+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 2026-08-30T03:18:27.809545+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/abusoww/tuxmate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:42.652743+00:00, sha fbefdfd3acc8)
  - homepage: https://tuxmate.com (fetched 2026-08-29T10:57:33.724093+00:00, sha e9b8a80cc4ad)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.