Top "Package-managers" questions

Software that allows administrators (and in some cases also users) to control the installation and upgrade process of packages on their systems.

How can I update npm on Windows?

I tried this: sudo npm cache clean -f sudo npm install -g n sudo n stable ...but it didn't work. …

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How do I update pip itself from inside my virtual environment?

I'm able to update pip-managed packages, but how do I update pip itself? According to pip --version, I currently have …

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Why is the apt-get function not working in the terminal on Mac OS X v10.9 (Mavericks)?

I was watching this, and, as you can see, the first command I am told to put in is: sudo …

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How to list the contents of a package using YUM?

I know how to use rpm to list the contents of a package (rpm -qpil package.rpm). However, this requires …

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How to list npm user-installed packages?

How do I list the user-installed package ONLY in npm? When I do npm -g list it outputs every package …

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What is the difference between pip and conda?

I know pip is a package manager for python packages. However, I saw the installation on IPython's website use conda …

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How do I import a specific version of a package using go get?

coming from a Node environment I used to install a specific version of a vendor lib into the project folder (…

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Conda: Installing / upgrading directly from github

Can I install/upgrade packages from GitHub using conda? For example, with pip I can do: pip install git+git://…

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What does this mean: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR]?

I try to deploy my app and sometimes get this error: Failure [INSTALL_FAILED_CONTAINER_ERROR] I tried to google …

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Why use peer dependencies in npm for plugins?

Why does, for example, a Grunt plugin define its dependency on grunt as "peer dependencies"? Why can't the plugin just …

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