# Highlights

## `pkgx`

`pkgx` is a 4 MiB, standalone binary that can *run anything*.

### Quick Start

```sh
brew install pkgx || curl https://pkgx.sh | sh
```

```pwsh
irm https://pkgx.sh | iex  # Windows
```

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[Installation Guide](https://docs.pkgx.sh/pkgx/installing-pkgx)
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### Using `pkgx`

* [Run Anything](https://docs.pkgx.sh/pkgx/pkgx)
* [Scripting](https://docs.pkgx.sh/pkgx/scripting)

## The `pkgx` Ecosystem

`pkgx` is more than a package runner, it’s a composable primitive that can be\
used to build a whole ecosystem of tools. Here’s what we’ve built so far:

### `dev`

`dev` uses shellcode and `pkgx` to create “virtual environments” for any project\
and any toolset.

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<https://github.com/pkgxdev/dev>
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### `pkgm`

`pkgm` installs `pkgx` packages to `/usr/local`.

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<https://github.com/pkgxdev/pkgm>
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### `mash`

`mash` is a package manager for scripts that use `pkgx` to make the whole open\
source ecosystem available to them.

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<https://github.com/pkgxdev/mash>
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### `pkgo` (Package…GO!)

Some Open Source resists packaging and instead includes long installation\
instructions that can be… tedious. `pkgo` makes using amazing tools like[“Stable Diffusion WebUI”](https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stable-diffusion-webui) as easy as typing `pkgo` (thanks to `pkgx`).

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<https://github.com/pkgxdev/pkgo>
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## Support

[Discord](https://discord.gg/rNwNUY83XS)