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gmsh mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, winget installieren

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macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install gmsh

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install gmsh

MacPorts ports tree · science/gmsh/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add gmsh

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

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install gmsh

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

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install gmsh

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

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gmsh

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

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install gmsh

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverifiziert · 92%

winget install --id gmsh.gmsh -e

Windows Package Manager source index · gmsh.gmsh · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

3D finite element grid generator with CAD engine

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

gmsh

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Gmsh is an automatic three-dimensional finite-element mesh generator with CAD, meshing, solver, and post-processing modules. It is widely packaged because it serves both as a graphical scientific tool and as a scriptable/API-driven mesh generator for simulation workflows.

Projektgeschichte

Gmsh was created by Christophe Geuzaine and Jean-Francois Remacle, with copyright years in the source README beginning in 1997. The reference manual identifies it as a 3D finite-element mesh generator with built-in pre- and post-processing facilities.

The project was documented in a 2009 International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering paper, cited from the official manual. That paper helped establish Gmsh as a named research-software artifact rather than only a utility shipped by its authors.

Gmsh evolved from a standalone meshing program into a modular platform. The manual describes four modules: geometry, mesh, solver, and post-processing, controllable from the GUI, the command line, .geo scripts, and C++, C, Python, Julia, and Fortran APIs.

The 4.x line expanded API and CAD workflows, including OpenCASCADE geometry operations, model attributes, Fortran API support, and ongoing changes to mesh formats and post-processing behavior. The official version history records detailed 4.x releases through 4.15.2 in March 2026.

Adoptionsgeschichte

The manual states that source code and precompiled binaries are distributed for Windows, macOS, and Linux, with packages also available in Linux and BSD distributions. The batch metadata additionally shows packaging in Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, winget, and openSUSE.

Gmsh's adoption rests on a useful balance: it is light enough to install as a command-line tool, visual enough for interactive geometry and mesh inspection, and programmable enough to sit inside automated simulation pipelines.

Its official documentation and examples make it attractive to finite-element practitioners who need mesh generation without adopting a full commercial preprocessor. The .geo scripting language and multi-language API also make meshes reproducible in source-controlled projects.

Wie es verwendet wird

Practitioners use Gmsh to define geometry, generate 1D, 2D, and 3D meshes, assign physical groups, import CAD through OpenCASCADE, inspect mesh quality, and export mesh files for downstream solvers.

Command-line users generate meshes from .geo files in build pipelines or tests. GUI users inspect and tune geometry, mesh sizes, fields, and post-processing views. API users call Gmsh from C++, C, Python, Julia, or Fortran to generate meshes from application code.

Package-manager installs are especially useful for CI and scientific environments where scripts need the gmsh executable or Python module available without a manual GUI installer.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Gmsh is a high-value package because it turns a hard scientific dependency into a normal system dependency. Build scripts, solver examples, Python notebooks, and finite-element tutorials can all assume an installable gmsh command rather than bundling a meshing engine.

It is also a good example of why scientific packages are often bigger than a CLI: one formula supplies a desktop app, CAD integrations, a shared library, language bindings, examples, and a file-format ecosystem.

Zeitleiste

1997: Gmsh copyright period begins in the source README.
2009: Gmsh paper published in International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.
2017: Public GitLab project created on gitlab.onelab.info.
2022: Gmsh 4.11.0 added Fortran API support and new official macOS ARM builds.
2026: Gmsh 4.15.2 released.

Related projects

OpenCASCADE supplies CAD-kernel functionality for constructive solid geometry, boolean operations, and STEP import.
ONELAB is related through the official hosting and solver-oriented workflows documented by Gmsh.
Finite-element solvers consume the mesh files and physical groups produced by Gmsh.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

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Risikoklassifikator

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Warum

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Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 9 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 2 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: $GMSH_HOME/<General.OptionsFileName>$GMSH_HOME/<General.SessionFileName>~/<General.OptionsFileName>~/<General.SessionFileName><model-file>.opt
Windows: %GMSH_HOME%\<General.OptionsFileName>%GMSH_HOME%\<General.SessionFileName>%APPDATA%\<General.OptionsFileName>%APPDATA%\<General.SessionFileName><model-file>.opt

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`gmsh`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

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Seite generiert2026-07-10

Manager-Version4.15.2

Manager aktualisiert2026-06-22

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://gmsh.info/

InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gmsh.info/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:gmsh
Version	4.15.2
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gmsh
Homepage	https://gmsh.info/
Repository	https://gitlab.onelab.info/gmsh/gmsh
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://gmsh.info/doc/texinfo/gmsh.html
Lizenz	GPL-2.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://gmsh.info/src/gmsh-4.15.2-source.tgz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-06-22T14:03:35-07:00
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	cairo, fltk, freetype, gmp, jpeg-turbo, libomp, libpng, metis, opencascade
Build-Abhängigkeiten	cmake, eigen
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	gmsh
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

gmsh 4.13.1+ds1-6

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install gmsh

Section: math
Architecture: amd64
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

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

Debian apt95%

gmsh-doc 4.13.1+ds1-6

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator documentation

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install gmsh-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: gmsh
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gmsh-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgmsh-dev 4.13.1+ds1-6

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator development files

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install libgmsh-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gmsh
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgmsh-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgmsh-private-headers-dev 4.13.1+ds1-6

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator development files

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install libgmsh-private-headers-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gmsh
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgmsh-private-headers-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libgmsh4.13 4.13.1+ds1-6

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator shared library

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install libgmsh4.13

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gmsh
27 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libgmsh4.13 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

python3-gmsh 4.13.1+ds1-6

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator Python 3 wrapper

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install python3-gmsh

Section: python
Architecture: all
Source Package: gmsh
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-gmsh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

gmsh

nix profile install nixpkgs#gmsh

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

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

Ubuntu apt95%

gmsh 4.12.1+ds1-1.1build2

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install gmsh

Section: universe/math
Architecture: amd64
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gmsh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

gmsh-doc 4.12.1+ds1-1.1build2

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator documentation

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install gmsh-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: gmsh
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gmsh-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgmsh-dev 4.12.1+ds1-1.1build2

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator development files

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install libgmsh-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gmsh
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgmsh-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgmsh-private-headers-dev 4.12.1+ds1-1.1build2

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator development files

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install libgmsh-private-headers-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gmsh
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgmsh-private-headers-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libgmsh4.12t64 4.12.1+ds1-1.1build2

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator shared library

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install libgmsh4.12t64

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: gmsh
24 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libgmsh4.12t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

python3-gmsh 4.12.1+ds1-1.1build2

Three-dimensional finite element mesh generator Python 3 wrapper

https://gmsh.info

sudo apt install python3-gmsh

Section: universe/python
Architecture: all
Source Package: gmsh
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-gmsh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

gmsh 4.15.0-r0

Automatic 3D finite element mesh generator

https://gmsh.info/

sudo apk add gmsh

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gmsh
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gmsh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gmsh-dbg 4.15.0-r0

Automatic 3D finite element mesh generator (debug symbols)

https://gmsh.info/

sudo apk add gmsh-dbg

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gmsh
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gmsh-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

gmsh-doc 4.15.0-r0

Automatic 3D finite element mesh generator (documentation)

https://gmsh.info/

sudo apk add gmsh-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: gmsh
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Gmsh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gmsh-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/gmsh.yml

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