Synaptic is a free, open-source graphical package manager for Linux and Unix-like operating systems. It provides a user-friendly interface for managing packages, including search, install, upgrade, downgrade, and removal. It also allows users to view detailed information about packages, including a list of dependencies, package size, and the corresponding source code. Synaptic also includes a wealth of other features, such as the ability to easily group packages into categories, which can be used to simplify package management. Synaptic also offers a search feature to quickly locate packages by keyword. Finally, Synaptic allows users to easily download and install packages from a variety of different sources, including local repositories, remote repositories, and even the Internet.
Provides advanced functionality with easy access at the terminal.
pacman is for arc based distributions ... synaptic is for debian based distributions. They are not compatible with each other.
This does not work with Debian-based distributions.
Chocolatey
Homebrew
aptitude
Advanced Package Tool
Just Install
pacman (package manager)
Software Manager
Update Manager
GNOME Software
OneGet
App Grid
RubyGems
Nix Package Manager
Ubuntu Update Manager
Octopi
Duo
Muon
AppGet
Discover
PostInstallerF
While Chocolatey feels similar to the dpkg package management system, it is Windows-only, and Synaptic is Linux-only, so you cannot use them on the same systems.