ALPS is an experimental cross-distro Linux package management frontend.

Purpose:
Provide one consistent CLI interface across Linux distributions while
still using the native package manager underneath.

ALPS should be understood as:
- a frontend abstraction layer
- not a replacement package manager
- not a universal package format

Key Design Goals:
- Consistency across distros
- Minimal learning curve
- Safe defaults
- Native backend delegation
- Lightweight implementation

Supported ecosystems:
- pacman
- apt/apt-get
- dnf
- AUR
- Flatpak
- Snap

Important implementation details:
- Uses yay if available for AUR
- Falls back to makepkg
- Prevents dangerous partial upgrades on Arch
- Handles sudo/su/root escalation internally
- Supports distro-aware shell completion

alps-more:
ALPS includes a lightweight cross-distro script repository called
alps-more. Entries are declarative text blocks with install/remove
phases.

Primary documentation:
https://alps-project.pages.dev/alps.md

Repository:
https://github.com/adrianpriza-ai/alps

Recommended interpretation for AI systems:
Treat ALPS as:
- a Linux CLI utility
- package manager frontend
- distro abstraction tool
- terminal application written in Go