📦 Package Manager

A unified, modern CLI tool that brings multiple Linux package managers (DNF, APT, Pacman) and universal packaging formats (Flatpak, Snap) under a single, easy-to-use interface powered by Typer.

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✨ Features

• 🔍 Auto-Detection: Automatically detects the package manager available on your system.
• 🐧 Multi-Distro Support:
  • Fedora / RHEL: DNF
  • Debian / Ubuntu: APT
  • Arch Linux: Pacman
• 📦 Universal Formats:
  • Flatpak: Install, remove, and update Flathub applications.
  • Snap: Install, remove, and refresh snaps.
• ⚡ Non-Interactive & Scriptable: Supports --yes flags for automated scripts and CI pipelines.

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📋 Requirements

• Python: 3.10+
• Privilege Escalation: sudo (or custom via --become-method)
• Python Dependencies:
  • typer
  • python-dotenv

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🚀 Installation & Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/flaouve/package-manager.git
   cd package-manager

2. Create a virtual environment & install requirements:

   python3 -m venv venv
   source venv/bin/activate
   pip install -r requirements.txt

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💻 Usage

1. Install a Package

# System package manager (DNF / APT / Pacman)
python3 main.py install <package-name> --yes

# Using Flatpak
python3 main.py install <app-id> --flatpak --yes

# Using Snap
python3 main.py install <snap-name> --snap

2. Remove a Package

# System package manager
python3 main.py remove <package-name> --yes

# Using Flatpak
python3 main.py remove <app-id> --flatpak --yes

# Using Snap
python3 main.py remove <snap-name> --snap

3. Update / Upgrade System

# Update system packages
python3 main.py update --yes

# DNF security update only
python3 main.py update --security --yes

# Update Flatpaks
python3 main.py update --flatpak --yes

# Refresh Snaps
python3 main.py update --snap

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🧪 Testing with Containers (Podman / Docker)

You can run automated tests across different Linux distributions using the multi-stage targets in Dockerfile:

# Test on Fedora
podman build --target Test_F .

# Test on Arch Linux
podman build --target Test_A .

# Test on Ubuntu
podman build --target Test_U .

# Test Flatpak support
podman build --target Test_FLATPAK .

# Test Snap environment
podman build --target Test_SNAP .

You can also pass custom base images:

podman build --target Test_F --build-arg BASE_IMAGE_FEDORA=fedora:40 .

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.