Wajig

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Wajig is a simplified front end to Debian's package management tools including dpkg and APT. Wajig provides the functionality of apt-get, dpkg, dpkg-deb, apt-cache, and other tools, by launching these tools as a subprocess. Wajig also provides extra functionality beyond that of the stock apt and dpkg tools, for example, the command wajig sizes provides a listing of all installed packages and the amount of disk space they require, from smallest to largest.

The key reason to use wajig is that it provides a consistent and intuitive interface to all packaging commands. Under the surface it maps commands to the appropriate apt/dpkg commands. The apt/dpkg command line interface can be confusing and lacks an orthogonal or intuitive quality to the user interface.

wajig also provides a package install and removal log. This log provides an audit trail that can help an administrator discover the package install that subsequently broke things.

Wajig is written in Python and is licensed under the GNU General Public License. There is also a GUI version included called gjig that provides buttons for most of the commands.