bdapt: Bundle APT
_{^{Manage multiple Debian / Ubuntu APT packages as bundles}}

bdapt (Bundle APT) is a command-line tool for managing collections of APT packages as "bundles" on Debian-based systems (e.g. Ubuntu, Debian, etc.). It lets you install, remove, and track related packages together with a single command.

When software is installed from source or outside your package manager, dependencies often have to be installed manually using apt install. Later, when you remove the software, these dependencies remain because apt autoremove only removes packages marked as "automatically installed." Over time, this leads to clutter and orphaned packages. bdapt solves this by grouping dependencies into bundles, making cleanup straightforward.

Installation

You can install bdapt using pip:

pip install bdapt

Or if you prefer uv:

uv tool install bdapt

Quickstart

Let's say you're setting up a server for a web application. You need Nginx, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

Create bundle

bdapt new web-stack nginx postgresql redis -d "Core web services stack"

Add packages

Your application now requires PHP. Instead of installing it manually, add it to your bundle.

bdapt add web-stack php-fpm php-pgsql

Remove packages

You've decided to move Redis to a different server and no longer need it locally.

bdapt rm web-stack redis

Remove bundle

You are decommissioning the server and want to clean up everything.

bdapt del web-stack

Now your system is clean!

Usage

 Usage: bdapt [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

 Bundle APT: Group multiple Debian APT packages as bundles.

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --version                       Show version and exit                                                                                    │
│ --quiet               -q        Minimal output                                                                                           │
│ --non-interactive     -y        Skip all confirmation prompts                                                                            │
│ --install-completion            Install completion for the current shell.                                                                │
│ --show-completion               Show completion for the current shell, to copy it or customize the installation.                         │
│ --help                          Show this message and exit.                                                                              │
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╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ new    Create and install new bundle.                                                                                                    │
│ add    Add packages to a bundle.                                                                                                         │
│ rm     Remove packages from a bundle.                                                                                                    │
│ del    Delete the bundle.                                                                                                                │
│ ls     List all bundles.                                                                                                                 │
│ show   Display bundle contents.                                                                                                          │
│ sync   Force reinstall bundle to match definition.                                                                                       │
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