# Install busted

Elegant Lua unit testing. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:busted
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install busted
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S busted
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: busted from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:busted
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/busted>
- **Version:** 2.3.0
- **Source summary:** Elegant Lua unit testing
- **Homepage:** <https://lunarmodules.github.io/busted/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lunarmodules/busted>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://lunarmodules.github.io/busted>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/lunarmodules/busted/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.0.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- busted (cli)
- busted (alias)

## Dependencies

- lua

## Build Dependencies

- luarocks

## 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: 2.3.0
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/lunarmodules/busted
- Upstream latest detected: v2.3.0 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** busted
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **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

- pacman - busted - 2.3.0-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: busted from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Elegant Lua unit testing (CLI) | https://lunarmodules.github.io/busted/


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- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [lua](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lua/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [luarocks](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/luarocks/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [lcov](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lcov/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
- [allure](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/allure/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
- [kcov](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/kcov/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
- [mockolo](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mockolo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
- [jmeter](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/jmeter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
- [gcovr](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gcovr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, testing.
- [kyua](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/kyua/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, lua, testing.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph