Package manager, like ubuntu/linux

[pineapple216]

Can someone tell me if there's a packagemanager like on linux for OS X?

That would be a very handy feature to have.

Imagine, 100erds of applications all in 1 manager, with which you can install them

 

[miles01110]

Nope. That's not how OS X works (unfortunately).

 

[balamw]

What about fink and macports?

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[miles01110]

What about fink and macports?

Oh, right. I had forgotten about those. Depending on what you're looking for you could install packages that way, but most commercial and/or more "refined" apps won't be on either of those.

 

[Steve-M]

Certainly there would be no repositories for os x, as there is in linux distributions.

 

[balamw]

Oh, right. I had forgotten about those. Depending on what you're looking for you could install packages that way, but most commercial and/or more "refined" apps won't be on either of those.

fink and macports contain many of the same packages that are available for linux distros, so I think that is the level of polish the OP was looking for.

Certainly there would be no repositories for os x, as there is in linux distributions.

What do you call fink and macports then? They may not be quite as extensive as some linux repositories, but they are fairly comprehensive.

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