# Install fossil Distributed software configuration management. Version 2.28 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fossil ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fossil ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install fossil ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/fossil/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add fossil ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fossil ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fossil from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install fossil ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fossil 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#fossil ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: fossil from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S fossil ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fossil from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install fossil ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fossil from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install fossil ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: fossil from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5432','synkron' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/fossil ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fossil.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Fossil.Fossil -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Fossil.Fossil from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:fossil - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.28 - **Source summary:** Distributed software configuration management - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-09T15:23:07+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - fossil (cli) - fossil (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## 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: 2.28 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-09 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.fossil-scm.org/home/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Sicherheitshinweise infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fossil - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fossil - 1:2.26-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fossil from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets database | https://fossil-scm.org - Nix - fossil: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: fossil from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - fossil - 1:2.23-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fossil from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets database | https://fossil-scm.org - apk - fossil - 2.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - apk - fossil-bash-completion - 2.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for fossil | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - apk - fossil-zsh-completion - 2.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for fossil | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - dnf - fossil - 2.25-3.fc42: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fossil from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A distributed SCM with bug tracking and wiki | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - dnf - fossil-doc - 2.25-3.fc42: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fossil-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Fossil documentation | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - pacman - fossil - 2.28-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fossil from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management | https://www.fossil-scm.org - zypper - fossil - 2.28-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fossil from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Distributed software configuration management | https://fossil-scm.org/ - MacPorts - fossil: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/fossil/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - fossil: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: fossil from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5432','synkron' - Scoop - main/fossil: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fossil.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Fossil.Fossil: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Fossil.Fossil from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related Links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [jj](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/jj/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [mercurial](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mercurial/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [cvs](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/cvs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [git-bug](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/git-bug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, distributed, issue-tracking, version-control. - [git](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/git/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [libgit2](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/libgit2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [git-lfs](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/git-lfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [lazygit](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lazygit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [git-series](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/git-series/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, management. - [codeberg-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/codeberg-cli/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, openssl. ## 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