When comparing RuckZuck vs Novus, the Slant community recommends RuckZuck for most people. In the question“What are the best Windows package managers?” RuckZuck is ranked 3rd while Novus is ranked 14th.
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Pros
Pro Easy to-the-point installation of apps
Pro Open Source
Pro Integration with SCCM
Pro Scriptable
Pro Extremely Fast Installations
Using multithreaded downloads, Novus installs packages 8 times faster
Pro Non Admin Installations
Novus can install any package without an admin terminal. It automatically elevates to an admin terminal without bypassing UAC (User Access Control)
Pro Open Source
Novus is open source (https://github.com/novus-package-manager/novus)
This makes it easier for people to contribute and add package manifests
Pro Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
Pro Quit and Forcequit Feature
Novus has the ability to easily quit and forcequit applications. This has been extremely useful for me, especially when task manager itself is unresponsive
Cons
Con Apps available less comphrehensie in scope then other options in this category
Con Shortage of packages
Novus is still in development, and does not have a lot of packages