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axel mit Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für axel in AI-Agent-Workflows.

InstallationsbefehlSicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install axel

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install axel

MacPorts ports tree · net/axel/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add axel

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · axel · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install axel

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

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install axel

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

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#axel

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ax/axel/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S axel

Arch Linux sync databases · axel · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install axel

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

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Light UNIX download accelerator

Befehle und Aliase

  • axel

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Axel is a lightweight command-line download accelerator for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and FTPS. Its core trick is old-school and Unix-friendly: split a file across multiple connections, write directly into the destination file, and keep the program small enough for constrained systems.

Projektgeschichte

The current official GitHub repository was created in August 2015 under the axel-download-accelerator organization. The README credits Wilmer van der Gaast as the original developer and notes that the project has had contributors over the years, reflecting a continuation of an older Unix utility rather than a brand-new 2015 tool.

The project has stayed intentionally narrow. The official manual page describes a program that downloads through multiple connections, supports mirror URLs, can search for mirrors, and reads simple system-wide and per-user rc files. The README still points users to the man page rather than a large web documentation site.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Axel's adoption is visible in its packaging footprint. The batch input lists packages across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, openSUSE/Zypper, Arch/Pacman, Alpine/APK, MacPorts, Nix, and Chocolatey. That spread is characteristic of a mature small CLI: it is not a platform product, but it is useful enough to be available almost everywhere package nerds look first.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users run `axel` with one or more URLs, choose connection counts with `--num-connections`, limit bandwidth with `--max-speed`, resume interrupted transfers from state, and optionally configure defaults in `/etc/axelrc` or `~/.axelrc`. The man page also documents proxy, protocol, output, progress, and timeout flags.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Axel matters in package-manager culture because it represents the tiny C utility lane next to heavier downloaders such as aria2. It gives maintainers a low-dependency, autotools-built downloader with a stable CLI, a man page, and config files in conventional Unix locations.

Its long packaging tail also makes it a useful compatibility check for distro maintainers: TLS library choices, getopt behavior, rc-file locations, and documentation installation paths all matter more here than shiny features.

Zeitleiste

  • 2015: Current official GitHub repository created.
  • 2017: GitHub releases include the v2.14 and v2.16 series.
  • 2019: v2.17 release series begins.
  • 2024: v2.17.14 release published.

Related projects

  • The official README lists aria2, hget, lftp, nugget, and pget as related projects.

Quellen

  • GitHub releases API lists v2.14 in 2017, v2.17 in 2019, and v2.17.14 in 2024.
  • GitHub repository metadata: created_at 2015-08-13.
  • Official README credits original developer Wilmer van der Gaast and long-running contributors.
  • Official manpage documents purpose, protocols, rc files, and examples.
  • input.source_facts.package-manager lists broad distro and package-manager adoption.

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:download

Installationsverhalten

  • In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
  • Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
  • Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
  • Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
/etc/axelrc~/.axelrc

Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
axelcliglobales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-08
Manager-Version2.17.14
Manager aktualisiert2026-05-22
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:axel
Version2.17.14
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Paketmanager-Seitehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/axel
Homepagehttps://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
Repositoryhttps://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel
Upstream-Dokumentationhttps://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel#readme
LizenzGPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception
Quellarchivhttps://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel/releases/download/v2.17.14/axel-2.17.14.tar.xz
Zuletzt aktualisiert2026-05-22T00:21:11+09:00
Pulseupdated
Abhängigkeitengettext, openssl@4
Build-Abhängigkeitenpkgconf
Bottleverfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnicht definiert
Dienstkeiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameaxel
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

axel 2.17.14-2

light command line download accelerator

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo apt install axel
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: axel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

axel

nix profile install nixpkgs#axel
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ax/axel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

axel 2.17.13-1build2

light command line download accelerator

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo apt install axel
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: axel from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

axel 2.17.14-r2

A multiple-connection concurrent downloader

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo apk add axel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: axel
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: axel from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

axel-doc 2.17.14-r2

A multiple-connection concurrent downloader (documentation)

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo apk add axel-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH OpenSSL-Exception
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: axel
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: axel-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

axel 2.17.14-3.fc42

Light command line download accelerator for Linux and Unix

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo dnf install axel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: axel
  • 4 Abhängigkeiten
  • 2 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: axel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

axel 2.17.14-2

Light command line download accelerator

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo pacman -S axel
  • License: GPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: axel from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

axel 2.17.14-1.5

Lightweight Download Accelerator

https://github.com/axel-download-accelerator/axel

sudo zypper install axel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: axel
  • 3 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: axel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

axel

sudo port install axel
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/axel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

axel

choco install axel
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Axel
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: axel from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5836','capture'

Paketgraph

Links stammen aus dem lokalen Paketbeziehungsgraph, Ergänzungen, Abhängigkeitskanten, Ecosystem-Matches und Paket-Hub-Mitgliedschaft.

Verwandte Tools

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Gleicher Workflow

  • aria2Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, download, http, networking.
  • wgetShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, download, http, networking.
  • wget2Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, download, http, networking.
  • apkeepShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, download, networking.
  • aresShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, download, networking.
  • bombardierShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, http, networking.

Quellspur

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Verwendete Quellen

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment