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+title = "An unified package manager user interface"
+date = "2020-11-08"
+author = "Aloïs Micard"
+authorTwitter = "" #do not include @
+cover = ""
+tags = ["My Projects", "Rust"]
+keywords = ["", ""]
+description = "Funny experiment to make a unified package manager user interface"
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+I've made a little fun experiment this weekend by trying to make a unified package manager user interface.
+The idea was to design the simplest package manager UI possible. And I've come up with something that I really like.
+
+I've named the project 'x' (I am tired in finding meaningful name derive from Greek god or anything...). 
+Here's how it works:
+
+The program read a sequence of operations to apply. Each operation is prefixed by a token indicate what the operation
+kind (install, update or remove).
+
+- **+** is used to install a program
+- **-** is used to remove a program
+- **^** is used to update a program
+
+# Examples
+
+## Install a program
+
+Let's say we want to install vim:
+
+```
+$ x +vim
+```
+
+## Remove a program
+
+Let's say we want to remove neofetch:
+
+```
+$ x -neofetch
+```
+
+## Update a program
+
+Let's say we want to update gcc:
+
+```
+$ x ^gcc
+```
+
+What if we want to update all packages?
+
+This is sufficient:
+
+```
+$ x ^
+```
+
+## Multiple operations
+
+What if we want to perform multiple operations?
+
+```
+$ x +vim -neofetch ^gcc
+```
+
+Yes, this works!
+
+# The implementation
+
+The idea was looking great, so I've decided to implement it (first in C, then refactoring in Rust).
+
+X is available on MacOS, Windows, and Linux, and simply wrap an underlying package manager (APT, Brew, Chocolatey).
+
+The source code is available [on Github](https://github.com/creekorful/x).
+
+Happy hacking!