Settupper

Declarative package manager with a TUI - configure once, run on any machine.

Settupper is a terminal application (TUI) that reads a YAML or JSON file with the programs you need, checks what is already installed, and runs install, update, or uninstall with one click - no need to remember distro-specific or operating-system-specific commands.

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Why use it?

• You format your computer often and are tired of reinstalling everything manually
• Your team needs a standardized environment without fragile shell scripts
• You maintain multiple machines (personal Linux, work Mac, Windows VM) and want one config
• You prefer declaring what you want instead of remembering how to install it on each OS

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Features

• Interactive TUI with list, details, and real-time log panels
• Cross-platform: Ubuntu/Debian, Fedora/RHEL, Arch Linux (and their derivatives), macOS, Windows
• Actions: install, update, uninstall, smart (decides automatically)
• Smart All: installs/updates everything at once while respecting app dependencies
• App dependencies with topological ordering - if nvm depends on git, Git is installed first
• Reboot flag - if a package requires a reboot, the TUI stops the queue and notifies you
• Groups to organize and filter apps by category
• Multiple selection with Space to operate on several apps at once
• Split-pane resizing by dragging with the mouse
• Dry run (--dry-run) to see what would be executed without running anything
• Export a snapshot of the current state as JSON
• Default config via XDG - no path required if ~/.config/settupper/packages.yaml exists

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Installation

Using a script

Linux/macOS:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbaraus/settupper/main/install.sh | sh

Windows PowerShell:

irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbaraus/settupper/main/install.ps1 | iex

Windows CMD:

powershell -NoProfile -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Command "irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbaraus/settupper/main/install.ps1 | iex"

By default, the scripts fetch the latest release from GitHub, detect the operating system and architecture, download the matching compiled binary, and install it to:

• Linux/macOS: ~/.local/bin/settupper
• Windows: %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\settupper\bin\settupper.exe

After that, if the installation directory is in your PATH, just run:

settupper

To install a specific version:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbaraus/settupper/main/install.sh | SETTUPPER_VERSION=v0.1.5 sh

In PowerShell:

$env:SETTUPPER_VERSION = "v0.1.5"; irm https://raw.githubusercontent.com/devbaraus/settupper/main/install.ps1 | iex

If your terminal cannot find the settupper command, add the installation directory to PATH. On Linux/macOS:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Manual

# Run directly without installing (recommended for trying it out)
cargo run

# Install release v0.1.5 as a tool
cargo install --git https://github.com/devbaraus/settupper --tag v0.1.5 --bin settupper --locked --force

# Local development
git clone https://github.com/devbaraus/settupper
cd settupper
cargo build --release
./target/release/settupper examples/packages.yaml

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Usage

# Open the TUI with your config file
settupper my-packages.yaml

# Use the default config at ~/.config/settupper/packages.yaml
settupper

# Show what would be executed without running anything
settupper --dry-run my-packages.yaml

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Keys

Key	Action
Space	Select / deselect item
Escape	Clear selection
i	Install selected item(s)
u	Update selected item(s)
d	Uninstall selected item(s)
a	Smart: install or update based on status
Shift+A	Smart All: all visible apps (respects dependencies)
r	Reload status
e	Export JSON snapshot
q	Quit

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Configuration File Format

version: 1

groups:
  - id: dev-tools
    name: Development Tools
  - id: runtimes
    name: Runtimes

apps:
  - id: git
    name: Git
    group: dev-tools
    description: Version control
    check:
      default:
        - command -v git
      windows:
        - where git
    actions:
      install:
        ubuntu:
          - sudo apt-get install -y git
        fedora:
          - sudo dnf install -y git
        arch:
          - sudo pacman -S --noconfirm git
        macos:
          - brew install git
        windows:
          - winget install --id Git.Git -e
      update:
        ubuntu:
          - sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y git
        fedora:
          - sudo dnf upgrade -y git
        arch:
          - sudo pacman -Syu --noconfirm git
        macos:
          - brew upgrade git
        windows:
          - winget upgrade --id Git.Git -e
      uninstall:
        ubuntu:
          - sudo apt-get remove -y git
        fedora:
          - sudo dnf remove -y git
        arch:
          - sudo pacman -Rns --noconfirm git
        macos:
          - brew uninstall git
        windows:
          - winget uninstall --id Git.Git -e

  - id: nvm
    name: NVM
    group: runtimes
    description: Node Version Manager
    depends_on:
      - git                   # git will be installed before nvm
    reboot_on:
      install: false
    check:
      default:
        - test -d "$HOME/.nvm"
    actions:
      install:
        default:
          - curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.3/install.sh | bash

Available app fields

Field	Required	Description
id	yes	Unique identifier (generated from name if omitted)
name	yes	Name displayed in the TUI
description	no	Short description
group	no	Group ID used to filter in the TUI
depends_on	no	List of app IDs that must be installed first
reboot_on	no	Action -> bool map indicating whether a reboot is required
check	no	Commands to check whether the app is installed (by distro or default)
actions.install	no	Installation commands by distro
actions.update	no	Update commands by distro
actions.uninstall	no	Removal commands by distro

Supported distro keys

ubuntu (also debian, linuxmint, pop, zorin, kali, etc.), fedora (also rhel, centos, rocky, almalinux, nobara, bazzite, etc.), arch (also archlinux, manjaro, endeavouros, cachyos, garuda, etc.), macos, windows, default (fallback for any distro)

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Stack

Lib	Usage
Ratatui	Framework TUI
Serde	YAML config parser
Tokio	Dependency management and execution

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Disclaimer

This project was built entirely through Vibe Coding - a practice where the developer describes what they want in natural language and AI (in this case, Anthropic's Claude) writes all the code.

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License

MIT