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Homebrew vs Zypper

Homebrew

brew.sh

Zypper

en.opensuse.org

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FigureHomebrewZypper
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
WindowsYes—
macOSYes—
LinuxYesYes
Plans published10
Spec score · App Installation8.6 (#4)6.8 (#18)
Spec score · Package Managers8.6 (#19)7.2 (#84)
Dependency resolutionYesYes
Lockfile supportNoNo
Offline installationYesYes
Package formatsformulae,casksRPM packages and source RPM packages
PurposeHomebrew installs command-line tools and applications across macOS, Linux and Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).Zypper is a command-line package manager for installing, updating, and removing packages and managing repositories.
Supported platformsmacOS,Linux,Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)Linux,including openSUSE and SUSE Enterprise Linux

Plans

Homebrew

  • HomebrewFree

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Zypper

No plans published.

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Homebrew

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Zypper

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