Is my project useful?

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Hi, I am currently working on project that I'm calling Installies. It is a tool for Linux that makes it easy to find and use bash scripts to install, remove, update, or compile apps. You can add specific scripts for different distros or architectures.

I have been working on this for the past couple of months, and it is nearly ready to be released. Lately I realized that I haven't asked any other Linux users if they would find it useful, so if you could tell me if you might find it useful, or any advice/feedback, it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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  1. It is different from a package manager because it isn't platform specific because you can add scripts for any distro or architecture.
  2. It isn't really comparable to something like that because it just stores and runs bash scripts to install stuff.
  3. It can install any app, from anywhere, not just specific to zsh.
  4. It's mostly convenience. Also, not all websites have a script to remove once installed, or automated ways to update.

it isn’t platform specific because you can add scripts for any distro or architecture.

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it just stores and runs bash scripts to install stuff

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to remove once installed, or automated ways to update.

Well, any Linux distro has a package manager which you can use to install, update, or remove software. So can Nix, Guix, AppImage, and FlatPak. And Nix and Guix allows you to build from source code.

So I guess my question is, if I were thinking about using your app to install software, and update and remove it, how is it more convenient than using my ordinary package manager? If it is more convenient for building software from source, how is it more convenient than Nix or Guix?