Top 15 Fink Alternative and Similar Softwares | May 2024

What is Fink?

Fink is a project that wants to bring the full world of Unix Open Source software to Darwin and Mac OS X. As a result, we have two main goals. First, to modify existing Open Source software so that it will compile and run on Mac OS X. (This process is called porting.) Second, to make the results available to casual users as a coherent, comfortable distribution that matches what Linux users are used to. (This process is called packaging.) The project offers precompiled binary packages as well as a fully automated build-from-source system. ...

1. GNU fdisk

GNU fdisk fdisk is a command-line utility that provides disk partitioning functions. It includes an ncurses disk partitioning utility called "cfdisk".......

2. Ubuntu GNOME

Ubuntu GNOME Ubuntu GNOME is an official flavour of Ubuntu , featuring the GNOME desktop environment.Ubuntu GNOME (formerly Ubuntu GNOME Remix) is a mostly pure GNOME desktop experience built from the Ubuntu repositories. We proudly recommend Ubuntu GNOME to anyone interested in using Ubuntu with......

3. sysvinit

sysvinit The Sysvinit package contains programs for controlling the startup, running, and shutdown of the system.......

4. unxutils

unxutils Here are some ports of common GNU utilities to native Win32. In this context, native means the executables do only depend on the Microsoft C-runtime (msvcrt.dll) and not an emulation layer like that provided by Cygwin tools.......

5. GNU patch

GNU patch Patch takes a patch file containing a difference listing produced by the diff program and applies those differences to one or more original files, producing patched versions.......

6. Snowlinux

Snowlinux Snowlinux is a set of Linux distributions based on Debian 's latest stable release and featuring four different desktop environments - GNOME , KDE , LXDE & Xfce . It aims to be user-friendly, incorporating many useful tweaks and carefully selected software applications.......

7. Vinux

Vinux Vinux is a Ubuntu derived distribution optimised for the needs of blind and partially sighted users. By default Vinux provides two screen-readers, Braille display support and an extremely friendly community.When you boot the live Vinux image, you will be greeted by the Orca screen reader.This will allow you to navigate......

8. Crunch Bang Plus Plus

Crunch Bang Plus Plus CrunchBang++ is an open source and completely free [of cost (#!++ does include several of Debian’s non-free packages as well as the non-free repository)] computer operating system, designed as a continuation of the CrunchBang Linux distribution, based on newer Debian 8 (Jessie) packages and built around the minimal and lightweight......

9. Debian

Debian Debian is a free distribution of the GNU/Linux operating system. It is distributed with access to repositories containing thousands of software packages ready for installation and use. Debian is known for strict adherence to the Unix and free software philosophies as well as using collaborative software development and testing processes.......

10. Calculate Linux

Calculate Linux The Calculate project features several distributions, optimized for two distinct groups of people: home users as well as small and medium businesses that prefer open-source to proprietary solutions.Calculate Linux Desktop is a complementary solution for the Server and together they provide important features like roaming profiles and centralized software deployment.Calculate......

11. Notify OSD

Notify OSD Canonicals on-screen-display notification agent, implementing the freedesktop.org Desktop Notifications Specification with semi-transparent click-through bubbles.These are designed to make you aware of something, without interrupting your work with a window you must close. Notify OSD presents these notifications as ephemeral overlays, which can be clicked through so they dont block your......

12. Openbox

Openbox Openbox is a highly configurable, next generation window manager with extensive standards support.The *box visual style is well known for its minimalistic appearance. Openbox uses the *box visual style, while providing a greater number of options for theme developers than previous *box implementations. The theme documentation describes the full range......

13. Gawk

Gawk The awk utility interprets a special-purpose programming language that makes it possible to handle simple data-reformatting jobs with just a few lines of code. Gawk is Gnu's interpreter for the awk language.......

14. KDE neon

KDE neon KDE neon is a Kubuntu-based Linux distribution and live DVD featuring the latest KDE Plasma desktop and other KDE community software. Besides the installable DVD image, the project provides a rapidly-evolving software repository with all the latest KDE software. Two editions of the product are available - a "User"......

15. Webilder

Webilder Webilder downloads and display stunning wallpapers from Flickr and Webshots on your Linux desktop.Webilder includes a simple photo collection browser that will let you view the images in fullscreen or set them as a wallpaper, a browser integration for Webshots - downloaded images are automatically added to your collection -......