PkgForge provides portable packages, static binaries, and Soar — a package manager written in Rust.
Fast, portable package manager for Linux. Zero dependencies, no root required.
YAML-based build script format for creating portable packages. Includes a linter, runner, and meta-generator.
The main package repository with 500+ SBUILD recipes, automated CI builds, and multi-architecture support.
| Organization | Purpose |
|---|---|
| pkgforge | Core projects (Soar, sbuilder, soarpkgs) |
| pkgforge-dev | Development and experimental projects (base images, tooling) |
| pkgforge-community | Community-maintained forks of dependencies with preserved history |
- Portability — packages work on as many distros as possible
- Simplicity — easy to create, easy to install
- Transparency — all builds are public with full logs and attestations
- Performance — static binaries, no compilation needed for users
- July 2023: Toolpacks created — scripts for fetching precompiled binaries
- Nov 2023: Hysp, the first package manager for Toolpacks
- Oct 2024: Soar receives its first commit
- Nov 2024: PkgForge organization created, soarpkgs established
- Jan 2025: Toolpacks archived, fully replaced by soarpkgs
- GitHub: github.com/pkgforge
- Discord: discord.gg/djJUs48Zbu
- Packages: pkgs.pkgforge.qaidvoid.dev