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# kiss
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Tiny and straightforward package manager for KISS written in POSIX `sh` .
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- Less than 1000 lines of POSIX `sh` (excluding blank lines and comments).
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- Highly portable (will run in any POSIX compliant environment).
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- Runtime dependency detection.
- Incremental package installation.
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- Fast dependency solver.
- File conflict detection.
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- Package alternatives system.
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- 3-way handshake for /etc/ configuration files.
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- Binary stripping.
- `shellcheck` compliant.
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## Usage
```sh
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-> kiss [a|b|c|i|l|r|s|u|v] [pkg]...
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-> alternatives: List and swap to alternatives
-> build: Build a package
-> checksum: Generate checksums
-> install: Install a package
-> list: List installed packages
-> remove: Remove a package
-> search: Search for a package
-> update: Check for updates
-> version: Package manager version
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```
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## Dependencies / Portability
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| dependency | why | mandatory? |
| --------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------- |
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| POSIX utilities | Used throughout | Yes |
| `git` | Repositories and git sources | Yes |
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| `gnupg1` or `gnupg2` | Repository signing | No (optional) |
| `curl` | Source downloads | Yes |
| `sha256sum` , `shasum` , `sha256` or `openssl` | Checksum verification | Yes |
| `tar` | Tarball creation/extraction | Yes |
| `bzip2` | Compression method. | Yes (widely used) |
| `xz` | Compression method. | Yes (widely used) |
| `gzip` | Compression method. | Yes (widely used) |
| `zstd` | Compression method. | No (rarely used) |
| `lzma` | Compression method. | No (rarely used) |
| `lzip` | Compression method. | No (rarely used) |
| `unzip` | Source type. | No (rarely used) |
| `su` , `sudo` or `doas` | Privilege escalation. | No (optional) |
| `ldd` | Automatic dependency fixer. | No (optional) |
| `readelf` and `strip` | Binary stripping | No (optional) |
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## Package format
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See: < https: / / k1ss . org / package-system >
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## Extending the package manager
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The `contrib` directory contains a set of simple scripts to extend the package manager. These are just simple and stupid automations which parse the package format.
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- `kiss-chbuild` : Spawn a throwaway chroot.
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- `kiss-chroot` : Enter a KISS `chroot` .
- `kiss-depends` : Display a package's dependencies.
- `kiss-export` : Turn an installed package into a KISS tarball.
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- `kiss-fork` : Copy a package's repository files into the current directory.
- `kiss-link` : Link a repository file to another repository.
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- `kiss-manifest` : Display all files owned by a package.
- `kiss-maintainer` : Display the package maintainers.
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- `kiss-new` : Create a boilerplate package.
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- `kiss-orphans` : List orphaned packages.
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- `kiss-outdated` : List outdated packages based on Repology versions.
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- `kiss-owns` : Check which package owns a file.
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- `kiss-reset` : Reset the system to the base.
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- `kiss-revdepends` : Display packages which depend on package.
- `kiss-size` : Show the size on disk for an installed package.
