Meta Package Manager¶
A CLI and a BitBar plugin to simplify software upgrades from several package managers.

Source: XKCD #1654.
Features¶
- Search and list all package managers on the system.
- List outdated packages.
- Sync local package infos.
- Upgrade all outdated packages.
Supported package managers¶
Package manager | macOS | Linux | Windows | Version |
---|---|---|---|---|
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outdated List outdated packages.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 │ CLI path │ Found │ Executable │ Version │
╞═══════════════════╪══════╪═════════════════════╪═════════╪══════════════╪═══════════╡
│ Atom's apm │ apm │ /usr/local/bin/apm │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Homebrew │ brew │ /usr/local/bin/brew │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ 1.1.2 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Homebrew Cask │ cask │ /usr/local/bin/brew │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ 1.1.2 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Ruby Gems │ gem │ /usr/bin/gem │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Mac AppStore │ mas │ /usr/local/bin/mas │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ 1.3.1 │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Node's npm │ npm │ /usr/local/bin/npm │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Python 2's Pip │ pip2 │ /usr/local/bin/pip2 │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ │
├───────────────────┼──────┼─────────────────────┼─────────┼──────────────┼───────────┤
│ Python 3's Pip │ pip3 │ /usr/local/bin/pip3 │ ✅ │ ✅ │ ✅ │
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BitBar plugin¶
A copy of the latest stable version of the Meta Package Manager BitBar plugin is always available on BitBar website and plugin repository.

Current status¶
Active development of the script is continuing here, in the exact same conditions as we were before moving the repository, like nothing happened.
Each time we reach a releaseable script, we simply tag it and push a copy to the BitBar plugin repository. Plain and simple.
At the same time we maintain a Python library on the side. The library is going to handle all idiosyncracies of supported package managers under a unified API.
Once the library is good enough, we’ll evaluate rebasing the original plugin on it, and lay out a plan for a painless transition, from the standalone script to a bare BitBar-plugin depending on the library alone.
In the mean time we have to temporarily manage duplicate code. But at least the whole project is kept in one centralized place, trying to tackle the same issues.
Contents¶
- Installation
- meta_package_manager package
- Development
- Changelog
- 2.3.0 (unreleased)
- 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)
- History
- License