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Autopackage

autopackage is an open source package management system for Linux computer systems. Its standout feature is that it is designed to be distribution-neutral, making it more portable than other package managers. Autopackages do not require special software to be used but are bash shell scripts (with the extension .package) which automatically download and install the autopackage system if necessary before installing the software built into the package.

Like other package managers, autopackage can also be used to safely install and query existing packages while keeping track of necessary dependencies; future version should be able to do this even if the required dependencies have been installed by other methods. Autopackages can also be built with support for multiple languages, and will automatically choose between using a graphical interface or text-based interface as appropriate.

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