# Install buku

Powerful command-line bookmark manager. Version 5.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:buku
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install buku
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install buku
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: python/buku/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add buku
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: buku from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install buku
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install buku
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: buku from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#buku
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bu/buku/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:buku
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/buku>
- **Version:** 5.1
- **Source summary:** Powerful command-line bookmark manager
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jarun/buku>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jarun/buku>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/jarun/buku#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/jarun/buku/archive/refs/tags/v5.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T10:39:12Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- buku (cli)
- bukuserver (cli)
- buku (alias)
- bukuserver (alias)

## Dependencies

- certifi
- cryptography
- libyaml
- python@3.14
- rpds-py

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libffi

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 5.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jarun/buku
- Upstream latest detected: v5.1 (current)

## Sicherheitshinweise

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** buku
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 5
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - buku - 4.9+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: buku from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Powerful command-line bookmark manager | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- Nix - buku: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bu/buku/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - buku - 4.8+ds-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: buku from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Powerful command-line bookmark manager | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- apk - buku - 5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: buku from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cmdline bookmark management utility | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- apk - buku-bash-completion - 5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: buku-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for buku | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- apk - buku-doc - 5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: buku-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Cmdline bookmark management utility (documentation) | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- apk - buku-fish-completion - 5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: buku-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for buku | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- apk - buku-zsh-completion - 5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: buku-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for buku | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- dnf - buku - 4.9-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: buku from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Powerful command-line bookmark manager | https://github.com/jarun/Buku
- MacPorts - buku: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: python/buku/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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