package-managers

Use when installing, managing, or automating system-level software with OS package managers. Covers Chocolatey, winget, Homebrew, apt, dnf, pacman, snap, Flatpak, and Scoop — the non-language-specific package managers for installing developer tools and system dependencies. USE FOR: Chocolatey, choco, winget, Homebrew, brew, apt, apt-get, dnf, yum, pacman, snap, Flatpak, Scoop, system package management, developer environment setup, automated provisioning DO NOT USE FOR: language-specific package managers (npm, pip, cargo, NuGet, Maven — use language-specific skills), container image management (use docker), application deployment