macOS
brew install install-nothinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
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Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für install-nothing in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install install-nothinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
nix profile install nixpkgs#install-nothingnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/in/install-nothing/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
winget install --id buyukakyuz.install-nothing -eWindows Package Manager source index · buyukakyuz.install-nothing · Quelle: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
Überblick
Simulates installing things but doesn't actually install anything
Verlauf
install-nothing is a Rust terminal application that simulates installing things while deliberately not installing anything. Its package history is short, but it fits a recognizable CLI culture niche: a package-manager joke that is still distributed as a real executable.
The GitHub repository was created in 2025. The README describes a terminal program that simulates installing things, includes an asciinema demo, and documents binary, source, and Docker usage.
Tagged releases began with early 0.x versions and reached v0.5.0 in 2025. The README exposes small controls for selecting or excluding simulated installation stages, keeping the joke interactive rather than a static message.
The package crossed from a GitHub novelty into package-manager distribution. The input metadata records Homebrew, Nix, and Winget entries, and Homebrew packages the v0.5.0 source archive.
Users either run the downloaded binary, run it from source with Cargo, or run it in Docker. The command accepts optional stage names and an exclusion flag, then prints simulated installation progress until interrupted or completed.
For package nerds, install-nothing is mostly a meta-package joke: a real formula whose purpose is to parody installer progress, bootstrap rituals, and the emotional texture of watching dependencies install.
Its significance is in the contradiction between function and packaging. The package has install instructions, releases, binaries, Docker support, and package-manager entries for a tool whose documented job is to do no real installation work.
Sicherheitslage
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
install-nothing | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
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https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:install-nothing |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/install-nothing |
| Homepage | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing |
| Repository | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing#readme |
| Lizenz | MIT |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | rust |
| 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
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | install-nothing |
| 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 |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
install-nothing
nix profile install nixpkgs#install-nothingbuyukakyuz.install-nothing
winget install --id buyukakyuz.install-nothing -eQuellspur
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