A useful tool for software package manager analytics.
para is short for Packages and Releases Analytics. It allows you to view download and install metrics for your software distributables on GitHub, Snap, Brew, and more coming soon.
Starting a new project? You can check for name availability on these platforms.
Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Enable snapd
On Debian 9 (Stretch) and newer, snap can be installed directly from the command line:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
After this, install the snapd snap in order to get the latest snapd:
sudo snap install snapd
Install para
To install para, simply use the following command: