# Install distcc

Distributed compiler client and server. Version 3.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-01.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:distcc
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install distcc
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install distcc
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add distcc
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install distcc
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install distcc
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: distcc 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#distcc
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: distcc from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S distcc
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install distcc
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: distcc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:distcc
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/distcc>
- **Version:** 3.4
- **Source summary:** Distributed compiler client and server
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/distcc/distcc/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/distcc/distcc>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/distcc/distcc#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/distcc/distcc/releases/download/v3.4/distcc-3.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-01T23:51:55-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- distcc (cli)
- distccd (cli)
- distccmon-text (cli)
- lsdistcc (cli)
- pump (cli)
- update-distcc-symlinks (cli)
- distcc (alias)
- distccd (alias)
- distccmon-text (alias)
- lsdistcc (alias)
- pump (alias)
- update-distcc-symlinks (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## Build Dependencies

- python-setuptools

## Install Behavior

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

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-01
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** distcc
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 3
- **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 - distcc - 3.4+really3.4-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: distcc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple distributed compiler client and server | https://distcc.github.io/
- Debian apt - distcc-pump - 3.4+really3.4-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: distcc-pump from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | pump mode for distcc a distributed compiler client and server | https://distcc.github.io/
- Debian apt - distccmon-gnome - 3.4+really3.4-12: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: distccmon-gnome from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GTK+ monitor for distcc a distributed client and server | https://distcc.github.io/
- Nix - distcc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: distcc from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - distcc - 3.4+really3.4-4build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: distcc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | simple distributed compiler client and server | https://distcc.github.io/
- Ubuntu apt - distcc-pump - 3.4+really3.4-4build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: distcc-pump from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | pump mode for distcc a distributed compiler client and server | https://distcc.github.io/
- Ubuntu apt - distccmon-gnome - 3.4+really3.4-4build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: distccmon-gnome from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GTK+ monitor for distcc a distributed client and server | https://distcc.github.io/
- apk - distcc - 3.4-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distcc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ddistributed C, C++, Obj C compiler | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- apk - distcc-doc - 3.4-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distcc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ddistributed C, C++, Obj C compiler (documentation) | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- apk - distcc-openrc - 3.4-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distcc-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ddistributed C, C++, Obj C compiler (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- apk - distcc-pump - 3.4-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distcc-pump from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | pump mode for distcc a distributed compiler client and server | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- apk - distcc-pump-pyc - 3.4-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: distcc-pump-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for distcc-pump | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- dnf - distcc - 3.4-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: distcc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Distributed C/C++ compilation | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- dnf - distcc-gnome - 3.4-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: distcc-gnome from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Gnome frontend of distcc monitoring tool | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- dnf - distcc-server - 3.4-14.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: distcc-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Server for distributed C/C++ compilation | https://github.com/distcc/distcc
- pacman - distcc - 3.4-15: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: distcc from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Distributed compilation service for C, C++ and Objective-C | https://github.com/distcc/distcc


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