Rust Binary Package Manager

A binary package manager built on top of crates.io. No 🧢.

Why

Rust already has an amazing package manager: cargo. However, cargo is mostly a dependency manager for Rust projects. It is not primarily a binary package manager. Even though you can install binary crates with cargo, updating and maintaining them properly requires third-party solutions such as the cargo-update plugin.

This project aims to provide a simple, easy to use, and reliable binary package manager for Rust.

Installation

cargo install --locked capm

Or install from main branch

cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/splittydev/cap

Or install from source

git clone https://github.com/splittydev/cap
cargo install --locked --path ./cap

Usage

Note: Not all commands are implemented yet.

Install a package

cap install <package>

Uninstall a package

cap uninstall <package>

Update a package

cap update <package>

Update all packages

cap update

Check a package for updates

cap check <package>

Check all packages for updates

cap check

List all installed packages

cap list

Search for a package

cap search <package>

Reverse search for a binary

cap search -r <binary>

Show package info

cap info <package>