B.A.L.L.E.R.

Binary Allocation & Library Launch Environment in Rust

A cross-platform package manager for Linux & Windows — like Chocolatey, but with aviators.

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Installation

From source

Linux

git clone https://github.com/HMythical/baller.git
cd baller

# Build a release binary
./build/linux/build.sh release

# Install to /usr/local/bin
sudo ./build/linux/build.sh install

# Uninstall
sudo ./build/linux/build.sh uninstall

Windows (PowerShell)

git clone https://github.com/HMythical/baller.git
cd baller

# Build a release binary
.\build\winbuild\build.ps1 -Command release

# Install to %LOCALAPPDATA%\baller\bin
.\build\winbuild\install.ps1

# Uninstall
.\build\winbuild\uninstall.ps1

From a release archive

1. Download the latest baller-linux-*.tar.gz or baller-windows-*.zip from the Releases page.
2. Extract the archive.
3. Move the baller (or baller.exe) binary to a directory on your PATH.

Linux example:

tar -xzf baller-linux-*.tar.gz
sudo mv baller /usr/local/bin/

Windows example:

Expand-Archive baller-windows-*.zip -DestinationPath .
Move-Item .\baller.exe "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\baller\bin\baller.exe"

Verify the installation:

baller --version

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About

B.A.L.L.E.R is a general-purpose package manager for casual users and serious developers alike. Whether you want to install a JDK to play Minecraft or need specific library versions for a project, B.A.L.L.E.R's got your back.

The goal is to complement existing package managers (Chocolatey, apt, npm, NuGet, etc.) by providing access to both popular packages and more obscure ones that other managers don't distribute — all through a single, consistent CLI.

Supported Sources

• GitHub Releases — download from GitHub release assets
• Baller Registry — custom registry API
• Chocolatey/NuGet — install from the Chocolatey community feed (SHA-512 verified)
• System Package Manager — wraps apt, dnf, or pacman for native Linux packages

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Building

Linux

./build/linux/build.sh dev      # Debug build
./build/linux/build.sh release  # Release build (stripped)
./build/linux/build.sh test     # Run tests + clippy + fmt check
./build/linux/build.sh dist     # Create .tar.gz archive
./build/linux/build.sh clean    # Clean artifacts

Windows (PowerShell)

.\build\winbuild\build.ps1 -Command dev       # Debug build
.\build\winbuild\build.ps1 -Command release    # Release build
.\build\winbuild\build.ps1 -Command test       # Run tests
.\build\winbuild\build.ps1 -Command dist       # Create distribution packages
.\build\winbuild\build.ps1 -Command clean      # Clean artifacts

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Benchmarks

cargo bench

Reports timing for database operations, dependency resolution, download/extraction, and full package workflows.

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Contributing

Read the contributing guide before submitting code.

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License

Apache 2.0. B.A.L.L.E.R will always be free and open-source.

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Sincerely, HMythical