Open Source Rust Dependency Managers

AppToolkit is a free, open-source desktop application designed to simplify frontend development environment configuration and software management. It provides a graphical interface for discovering, installing, updating, and uninstalling commonly used development tools. Users can manage Node.js versions, configure npm registries, and administer globally installed npm packages. The software also supports Git configuration, including usernames, email addresses, and repository settings. Developers can create separate Git identities with dedicated SSH keys for different accounts and projects. AppToolkit provides access to recommended desktop applications, command-line utilities, editor extensions, and browser plugins. Built with Electron, it centralizes essential frontend development setup tasks in one interface.

rallyup is a lightweight Wake-On-LAN (WOL) scheduler and dependency manager designed for small businesses and home labs. It ensures that infrastructure services like firewalls, storage, and hypervisors are brought online in the correct order, particularly after events like power outages. A typical setup involves configuring most of the infrastructure for WOL but not for Wake-On-Power, and setting rallyup to run on startup on a low-power device like a Raspberry Pi. When you need to bring the entire environment online, simply power on the device running rallyup, and the rest of the infrastructure will automatically follow in the correct order.