Meta Package Manager¶
CLI providing unifying interface to all package managers.

Source: XKCD #1654.
Features¶
- Search and list all package managers on the system.
- Supports macOS and Linux.
- List installed packages.
- List outdated packages.
- Sync local package infos.
- Upgrade all outdated packages.
- Apply commands per-package manager or to all of them.
- Export results in JSON or user-friendly tables.
- Provides a BitBar plugin for friendly macOS integration.
Supported package managers¶
Package manager | Version | macOS | Linux | Windows | sync |
list |
search |
install |
outdated |
upgrade |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homebrew | >= 1.0.* | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
Homebrew Cask | >= 1.0.* | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||
Python 2 pip |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
Python 3 pip |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |||||
Node’s npm |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||||
Atom’s apm |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||||
Ruby’s gem |
✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ||||||
Mac AppStore via mas |
>= 1.3.1 | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
If you’re bored, feel free to add support for new package manager. See the list of good candidates.
Usage¶
Examples of the package’s mpm
CLI.
List global options and commands:
$ mpm
Usage: mpm [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...
CLI for multi-package manager upgrades.
Options:
-v, --verbosity LEVEL Either CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO or
DEBUG. Defaults to INFO.
-m, --manager [npm|mas|pip3|pip2|cask|apm|brew|gem]
Restrict sub-command to one package manager.
Defaults to all.
-o, --output-format [simple|plain|json|fancy]
Rendering mode of the output. Defaults to
fancy.
--version Show the version and exit.
--help Show this message and exit.
Commands:
managers List supported package managers and their location.
outdated List outdated packages.
sync Sync local package info.
upgrade Upgrade all packages.
List all supported package managers and their status on current system:
$ mpm managers
╒═══════════════════╤══════╤═════════════╤════════════════════════╤══════════════╤═════════════╕
│ Package manager │ ID │ Supported │ CLI │ Executable │ Version │
╞═══════════════════╪══════╪═════════════╪════════════════════════╪══════════════╪═════════════╡
│ Atom's apm │ apm │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/apm │ ✓ │ ✓ 1.12.9 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Homebrew │ brew │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/brew │ ✓ │ ✓ 1.1.7 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Homebrew Cask │ cask │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/brew │ ✓ │ ✓ 1.1.7 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Ruby Gems │ gem │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/bin/gem │ ✓ │ ✓ 2.0.14.1 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Mac AppStore │ mas │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/mas │ ✓ │ ✓ 1.3.1 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Node's npm │ npm │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/npm │ ✓ │ ✓ 4.0.5 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Python 2's Pip │ pip2 │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/pip2 │ ✓ │ ✓ 9.0.1 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────┼────────────────────────┼──────────────┼─────────────┤
│ Python 3's Pip │ pip3 │ ✓ │ ✓ /usr/local/bin/pip3 │ ✓ │ ✓ 9.0.1 │
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Contents¶
- Installation
- Falsehoods Programmers Believe About Package Managers
- BitBar Plugin
- API Documentation
- Development
- Changelog
- 2.4.1 (unreleased)
- 2.4.0 (2017-01-28)
- 2.3.0 (2017-01-15)
- 2.2.0 (2016-12-25)
- 2.1.1 (2016-12-17)
- 2.1.0 (2016-12-14)
- 2.0.0 (2016-12-04)
- 1.12.0 (2016-12-03)
- 1.11.0 (2016-11-30)
- 1.10.0 (2016-10-04)
- 1.9.0 (2016-09-23)
- 1.8.0 (2016-08-22)
- 1.7.0 (2016-08-16)
- 1.6.0 (2016-08-10)
- 1.5.0 (2016-07-25)
- 1.4.0 (2016-07-10)
- 1.3.0 (2016-07-09)
- 1.2.0 (2016-07-08)
- 1.1.0 (2016-07-07)
- 1.0.0 (2016-07-05)
- Todo list
- History
- License