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macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install ancient

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install ancient

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/ancient/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install ancient

Debian stable package indexes · ancient · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install ancient

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · ancient · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install ancient

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ancient · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Decompression routines for ancient formats

Projektlinks

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ancient

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Ancient is a modern C++17 decompressor collection for old compression formats, especially formats from Amiga, Atari, and other 1980s and 1990s systems. It ships both a command-line application and a small API.

Projektgeschichte

The public GitHub repository was created in March 2017. The README explains the motivation: old decompression algorithms may still be findable, but original implementations are often system-specific, incomplete, direct translations from M68K assembly, poorly licensed, or hard to reuse safely.

Ancient's project goals are a clean modern implementation, BSD-style licensing, and test coverage against a cache of roughly ten thousand available files plus generated public-domain test files. The README also stresses that some old formats have undocumented corner cases and weak password protection, but the project is decompression-focused rather than cryptographic.

The latest GitHub release observed for this batch is v2.3.0, published in September 2025.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Ancient sits at the intersection of software preservation, retrocomputing, and archive tooling. Its value is not broad user-interface adoption but format coverage: it preserves the ability to unpack data from old scenes, games, music modules, and system-specific compressors.

The supplied package facts show Ancient packaged in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, MacPorts, Ubuntu, and zypper. That distribution breadth is notable for a specialist decompressor library because it makes obscure formats available to scripts and preservation workflows without each user rebuilding from source.

Wie es verwendet wird

The README says simple usage is available through both the CLI and API, and that the compression algorithm is automatically detected in most cases. It also notes important boundaries: Ancient currently does not support archival files or self-extracting executables as primary built-in functionality.

The format list is the package's main feature: it includes classic Unix `compress`/`pack` variants, bzip2 and gzip bitstreams, Amiga-oriented formats such as PowerPacker, XPK-encapsulated files, Disk Masher System, StoneCracker, Pack-Ice, and many others.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Ancient is significant because package managers can turn a preservation niche into a normal command-line capability. Once installed, old packed data can be tested or unpacked in automated pipelines without depending on questionable original binaries.

It is also a nice example of 'boring modern C++ around weird old formats': the project replaces fragile historical code with a maintained, licensed, test-backed implementation.

Zeitleiste

2017: GitHub repository created.
2017 onward: Ancient grows as a C++17 library and CLI for legacy decompression formats.
2025: Release v2.3.0 published.

Related projects

PowerPacker, XPK, StoneCracker, Disk Masher System, Pack-Ice, and other legacy compressors listed by the README.
Lhasa: referenced by the README as a source for reimplementing rare LZH compressors without reusing code.
bzip2 and gzip: modern/Unix formats included alongside retro formats.

Quellen

https://api.github.com/repos/temisu/ancient
https://api.github.com/repos/temisu/ancient/releases/latest
https://github.com/temisu/ancient
https://github.com/temisu/ancient#readme
source_facts.package-manager

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risikoklassifikator

blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool

Warum

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signale

text:compress

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Build-Metadaten listen 5 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`ancient`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

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Manager-Version2.3.0

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Upstreamaktuell

neueste erkannte Versionv2.3.0

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

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Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:ancient
Version	2.3.0
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ancient
Homepage	https://github.com/temisu/ancient
Repository	https://github.com/temisu/ancient
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://github.com/temisu/ancient#readme
Lizenz	BSD-2-Clause
Quellarchiv	https://github.com/temisu/ancient/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.0.tar.gz
Build-Abhängigkeiten	autoconf, autoconf-archive, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	ancient
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Debian apt95%

ancient 2.2.0-1

decompression routines for ancient formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo apt install ancient

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
4 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ancient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libancient-dev 2.2.0-1

decompression routines for ancient formats - development files

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo apt install libancient-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ancient
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libancient-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libancient2 2.2.0-1

decompression routines for ancient formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo apt install libancient2

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ancient
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libancient2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

ancient 2.1.0+ds-1build1

decompression routines for ancient formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo apt install ancient

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
4 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ancient from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libancient-dev 2.1.0+ds-1build1

decompression routines for ancient formats - development files

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo apt install libancient-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ancient
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libancient-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libancient2 2.1.0+ds-1build1

decompression routines for ancient formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo apt install libancient2

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: ancient
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libancient2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

ancient 2.3.0-3.fc44

Modern decompressor for old data compression formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo dnf install ancient

License: BSD-2-Clause AND bzip2-1.0.6
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ancient
5 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ancient from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ancient-devel 2.3.0-3.fc44

Library and header files for building applications to use libancient

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo dnf install ancient-devel

License: BSD-2-Clause AND bzip2-1.0.6
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ancient
3 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ancient-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

ancient-libs 2.3.0-3.fc44

Library files for libancient decompressor for old formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient

sudo dnf install ancient-libs

License: BSD-2-Clause AND bzip2-1.0.6
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: ancient
5 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ancient-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

ancient 2.3.0-1.3

Decompression routines for ancient formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient/

sudo zypper install ancient

License: BSD-2-Clause
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ancient
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ancient from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

ancient-devel 2.3.0-1.3

Development files for libancient

https://github.com/temisu/ancient/

sudo zypper install ancient-devel

License: BSD-2-Clause
Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ancient
2 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ancient-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

libancient2 2.3.0-1.3

Decompression library for ancient formats

https://github.com/temisu/ancient/

sudo zypper install libancient2

License: BSD-2-Clause
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: ancient
4 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libancient2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

ancient

sudo port install ancient

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Ancient

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: archivers/ancient/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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Projektgeschichte

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