A GTK4 package browser for multiple Linux distros. Search official repos and community sources (AUR, etc.), view PKGBUILDs inline, bookmark packages, and batch install — all without leaving the app.
| Distro | Official Repos | Community |
|---|---|---|
| Arch / CachyOS / Manjaro | pacman | AUR |
| Fedora | dnf | — |
| Ubuntu / Mint | apt | — |
| Debian | apt | — |
| openSUSE | zypper | — |
| Alpine | apk | — |
Unsupported distros show a warning banner. The detected distro and package manager are shown in the header on startup.
- Multi-distro search — official repos via local package manager; AUR via API (Arch only)
- Safe / Unsafe toggle — Safe mode shows official repos only; Unsafe unlocks community packages (AUR). Persisted across restarts.
- PKGBUILD viewer — fetches and displays the full PKGBUILD for any AUR package inline, with a Copy button. Read it before you install.
- Batch install — star packages as you browse, open Bookmarks, check what you want, hit Install Selected. Builds one command for all selected packages.
- Star bookmarks — per-row star toggle, persisted to disk. Works across sessions.
- Embedded VTE terminal — install commands run inside the app. No external terminal needed.
- AUR helper selector — auto-detects paru, yay, pikaur, trizen, aura. Dropdown shown when 2+ are installed. Selection persists.
- Installed package detection — ✓ badge on packages already on your system.
- Sort — by popularity, votes, alphabetical, or last modified.
- Package details — full dep tree, makedeps, optdeps, conflicts, license, maintainer.
- Onboarding — no AUR helper detected on Arch? The embedded terminal walks you through installing yay automatically.
Star any package with the ☆ button on its row. Open ★ Bookmarks from the header to see all saved packages.
In the bookmarks panel:
- All packages are checked by default
- Use Select All / Select None to adjust
- The counter shows how many are selected
- Install Selected sends a single batch command to the terminal:
- Arch:
yay -S --needed pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 - Fedora:
sudo dnf install -y pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 - Ubuntu/Debian:
sudo apt install -y pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 - openSUSE:
sudo zypper in -y pkg1 pkg2 pkg3 - Alpine:
sudo apk add pkg1 pkg2 pkg3
- Arch:
Everything lives in ~/.local/state/linuxlooker/:
state.json — safe_mode, aur_helper selection
bookmarks.txt — bookmarked package names, one per line
- GTK4 + libadwaita
- VTE4 (embedded terminal)
- Internet connection
- Arch only: an AUR helper (paru, yay, pikaur, trizen, or aura)
Arch / CachyOS:
sudo pacman -S gtk4 libadwaita vte3Fedora:
sudo dnf install gtk4 libadwaita vte291Ubuntu / Debian:
sudo apt install libgtk-4-dev libadwaita-1-dev libvte-2.91-gtk4-devgit clone https://github.com/viewerofall-labs/linuxlooker.git
cd linuxlooker
cargo build --release
# binary: target/release/linuxlooker- Type a package name and press Enter to search
- Toggle Safe / Unsafe to include or hide community packages
- Click PKGBUILD on any AUR result to review the build script
- Click Install to run the install command in the embedded terminal
- Click ☆ on any row to bookmark it
- Click ★ Bookmarks in the header, select packages, click Install Selected for batch install
- Use the sort dropdown to reorder results
- Click Details for full package metadata
Type *77*! in the search bar and press Enter.
Lets you override the detected distro at runtime for testing — switch to Fedora, Ubuntu, openSUSE, etc. without a VM. Search results come from Repology's API for the selected distro, and install commands are generated correctly for that distro's package manager. Hit Reset to Auto-Detected to go back.
Not surfaced in the main UI intentionally — testing tool only.
MIT