Introducing Mist: An AUR-helper like application for Debian and Ubuntu based systems

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  • mist

    The official command-line interface for the makedeb Package Repository (by makedeb)

  • After a few months of work, I'm proud to announce Mist, an AUR-helper life application for Debian and Ubuntu based systems.

  • makedeb

    A simplicity-focused packaging tool for Debian archives

  • Mist comes into play just like you'd expect an AUR helper to. Like how you have makepkg on Arch Linux, makedeb exists for the Debian/Ubuntu side, which is also what powers Mist.

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    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • mprweb

    Hosting platform for the makedeb Package Repository (MPR)

  • Mist is powered by the MPR, an AUR-like repository that's also for Debian and Ubuntu based systems (of which I'm also the project lead for, as well as the makedeb project listed below). In short, it uses pretty much the same PKGBUILD format that you'd see on Arch Linux, but uses them to build .deb packages instead of Arch Linux packages.

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