Since moving back to Linux, I've found myself using multiple package managers to install software: apt, flatpak, guix, etc. I got tired of having to individually run updates on each, and I also wanted a way to search all of them for a single package to compare versions to make sure I got the latest version available among the managers. So that's when I decided to write All The Things (att)!
This is a program I'm writing mostly for my own usage. It is written in C and is based on the original GNU Bash version I wrote and use every day.
This project serves as a chance to dust off my C chops, which I've hardly used since college. If I get a personally useable program out of it, even better. If I get a program that others find useful, that'd be great as well.
Constructive criticism and tips for improvement are welcome. There's much about C I've forgotten, so I'm sure there are lots of things I can improve. Please share any improvements you find. Thanks!
att will only run for support package managers that you have installed. The current supported package managers are:
- apt
- brew
- flatpak
- guix
- snap
I'm not providing any pre-built binaries at this time. Clone this repository, then run:
$ cmake -B build
$ cd build
$ sudo make install
Using att is pretty straight forward. Examples include:
$ att search emacs # Search all managers for a package
$ att search --exact emacs # This is an exact search
$ att update # Update all managers
$ att upgrade # Upgrade all packages in all managers
$ att clean # Clean packages in all managers
$ att clean --managers=apt,flatpak # Only clean packages in apt and flatpak
$ att which # Show the output of `which` for all package managers
Note: Only package managers that are installed on your system will attempt to run, in order to reduce output and noise.
Code checks can be run if cppcheck is installed.
$ cmake -B build
$ cd build
$ make check
Tests can be run if cmocka is installed.
$ cmake -B build
$ cd build
$ make test