LPMtool

LPMtool is an effective package management tool that has been developed and tested on Linux. Although it has not been ported to other platforms, it could be achieved with minimal effort. This tool can handle all package management tasks for a Linux system, working either independently or alongside the system package manager. It doesn't just keep track of installed software like basic package managers; LPMtool includes tools for establishing web-based package repositories and publishing packages.

By publishing an efficient package repository on a web server, LPMtool is able to contain different versions of the same software package built for different Linux distributions. The tool will then download the appropriate version for the Linux distribution it is running on. As a result, LPMtool has been designed to simplify the process of distributing and installing software packages.

If an application needs additional software components from third party sources, LPMtool eliminates the frustrating process of looking for third-party components by automatically downloading the required software components after displaying the third party software's URL and asking for permission to download the required software from it (assuming the third-party components are built with LPMtool as well). LPMtool keeps a list of known repositories where software was installed from to make this even easier.

Finally, by keeping track of all installed software packages, LPMtool allows users to quickly check if newer versions are available and, if so, it will download and install them with a single command. Overall, LPMtool is an excellent package management tool that simplifies the distribution and installation of software packages on a Linux system.