Car is a package manager for Redrose Linux. It will also become a wrapper for other package managers to simplify package management.

• Basic functionality
• Basic versioning
• More advanced versioning
• Mirrors
• Website with all packages from official repos
• .car tarballs so installation is not only online
  • if the package argument of get ends with .car, install locally

car get|delete|update

# Examples
car get <package> [--noconfirm]
car delete <package>
car update

• get <package> [--noconfirm] - install a package. Use --noconfirm to skip prompts.
• delete <package> - remove a package.
• update - update all packages. (currently not functional)

Start by creating a file named install_script.

version = "0.0.1"

Optional hook that runs before installation.

def beforeinst():
    print("This runs before installation!")
    print("DO NOT USE THIS FOR DEPENDENCIES")

Declare dependencies. If none, print the exact line below.

def deps():
    print(":: No dependencies required")

Provide build steps. If no build is required print:

print(":: No build required")

If the installation is not done in build(), do it here. You do not need to print no deps required, because installing (moving to /usr/bin/) does not take long.

Runs after installation. Place final install steps here if needed.

1. Fork the car-binary-storage repository.
2. In GitHub web UI click New file then Create new file.
3. Choose a package name. Naming rules:
   • Use -bin for packages that download binaries.
   • Use suffixes like -nightly or -stable for specific build channels.
   • Use -git if the package builds from source.
   • No suffix for a standard package.
4. Create a directory with the package name and add a file named install_script.
5. Paste your install_script content.
6. Submit a pull request. Wait for review and merge.