Installation Manager Module

XIM (Xlings Installation Manager) is the core component of xlings, providing "xpkg package" installation management and automatic dependency handling functions, while supporting multiple package index repositories and private/self-built package index repositories. Here are some features and common usage:

• Supports multi-version coexistence and switching
• Supports namespaces to avoid package conflicts
• Custom package index repositories
• Supports regional mirror acceleration

Installing Software

xlings install vscode

Or install specific version

xlings install vscode@1.93

Managing Development Environment Installation

Common Development Environments

python

xlings install python

cpp

xlings install cpp

java

xlings install java

nodejs

xlings install nodejs

rust

xlings install rust

dotnet

xlings install dotnet

Install Specific Version (using python as example)

latest

xlings install python@latest

3.13.1

xlings install python@3.13.1

3.12.6

xlings install python@3.12.6

3.11.11

xlings install python@3.11.11

3.10.16

xlings install python@3.10.16

3.9.21

xlings install python@3.9.21

3.8.20

xlings install python@3.8.20

Switch Version

xlings use python 3.8.20

TIP

xim supports installing multiple versions simultaneously and automatically registers them to xvm. You can freely switch versions according to different needs.

One-click Configuration

xlings install config:vim

TIP

Packages supported by xlings can be queried at xim package index website, you can also add xpkg packages to the official index repository.