Master Packager vs. Pacman vs. Synaptic vs. Wing Python IDE Comparison Chart

Master Packager is an application packaging tool to create and edit Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) files and repackage other installations to MSI format. Our vision is to make application packaging easy, fast, and affordable for everyone, from application packaging freelancers to small companies and enterprises. * Fast - You will never see "not responding" text in the tool. Modifying large MSIs is effortless. The same goes for repackaging. * High quality - Standardized naming, ICE validation, and .dll/.exe file registration mapping are just a few examples of how this tool will reduce human errors and increases quality. * Simple - The user interface allows new and experienced packagers to start creating packages immediately. * Automation - Capturing, building, and applying templates can be fully automated, making it possible to fully automate repackaging. * Price - Providing the same value or better Master Packager can save you money as it can be up to 10 times.

Synaptic is a graphical package management program for apt. It provides the same features as the apt-get command-line utility with a GUI front-end based on Gtk+. Install, remove, upgrade and downgrade single and multiple packages. Upgrade your whole system. Manage package repositories (sources.list). Find packages by name, description, and several other attributes. Select packages by status, section, name, or a custom filter. Sort packages by name, status, size, or version. Browse all available online documentation related to a package. Download the latest changelog of a package. Lock packages to the current version. Force the installation of a specific package version. Undo/Redo selections. Built-in terminal emulator for the package manager. Debian/Ubuntu only, configure packages through the debconf system. Debian/Ubuntu only, Xapain-based fast search (thanks to Enrico Zini).