Nala
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Nala, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Nala's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Nala | Free | Free command-line software |
The facts
Each one read from Nala's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- APT compatibility
- APT options can be passed through with -o KEY=VALUE, and proxy support uses APT acquire configuration.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Nala uses TOML configuration for transaction behavior, UI mode, units, color mode, and theme.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Configuration and output
- Nala uses TOML configuration and supports plain, inline, and optional full-screen terminal UI modes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Dependency resolution
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Distribution
- The installation wiki lists Debian Testing/Sid and the Volian Scar repository as installation options.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Nala includes a parallel package downloader with per-domain connection limits and verifies package download hashes before installation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- History
- Nala stores transaction history as individual JSON records and supports inspection, undo, redo, and clearing history.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Install options
- The installation wiki describes Debian packages, a Volian Scar repository, Pacstall, local .deb installation, and installation from source.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The GitLab project page lists the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Mirrors
- The nala fetch command selects mirrors, with automatic and interactive terminal UI modes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Notable limit
- The installation wiki says Nala does not work on Ubuntu 18.04, Debian Buster, or older releases through its described package installation because their Python versions and required packages are too old.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package discovery
- Its commands include list, search, show, and policy.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package formats
- .debchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Package management
- Nala provides commands to list, search, show, install, remove, update, upgrade, and autoremove packages.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package operations
- Its transaction commands include install, remove, autoremove, update, and upgrade, with normal, safe, and full upgrade modes.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Package sources
- It supports local .deb installation and direct URL package ingestion.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project date
- The GitLab project page says it was created on December 07, 2021.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The repository is transitioning from its original Python implementation to a Rust implementation.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Nala is a command-line front-end for libapt-pkg, currently being rewritten in Rust on top of rust-apt.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Security behavior
- Package-changing commands require root privileges; Nala checks for root, shows planned changes before committing, and records applied transactions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository links to GitLab Issues for bug reports and feature requests.checked 12 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The project is hosted under Volian Linux on GitLab; the opened project page does not state the maker’s headquarters or founding date.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platforms
- The installation wiki describes packages for Debian and Ubuntu, plus Debian and Ubuntu based distributions; it says Ubuntu 18.04, Debian Buster, and older are not officially supported.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Debian,Ubuntu,and derivativeschecked 22 Sep 2026
