macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install libgit2local Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install libgit2MacPorts ports tree · devel/libgit2/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
libgit2 mit Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper installieren
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Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add libgit2Alpine Linux edge package indexes · libgit2 · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install libgit2Fedora Rawhide package metadata · libgit2 · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgit2nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libgit2/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S libgit2Arch Linux sync databases · libgit2 · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install libgit2-1.9Debian stable package indexes · libgit2-1.9 · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Ubuntu aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install libgit2-1.7Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · libgit2-1.7 · Quelle: archive.ubuntu.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install libgit2-1_9openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libgit2-1_9 · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
C library of Git core methods that is re-entrant and linkable
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- git2
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
libgit2 is a portable C implementation of Git core methods as a re-entrant, linkable library. It became important because the original Git executable was not designed as an embeddable library, while editors, forges, desktop clients, hosting providers, and language bindings needed Git behavior inside long-running applications.
Projektgeschichte
GitHub's 2010 project announcement describes libgit2 as started by Shawn Pearce a few years earlier, then revived through a Google Summer of Code project by Vicent Marti with Scott Chacon as mentor. The immediate motivation was practical: Git's own code called die() and was not re-entrant, so GUI, web, and scripting users often had to fork and parse the Git binary.
The upstream README describes libgit2 as a portable pure-C implementation with a solid API, usable from C directly and through bindings. By 2020, maintainer Edward Thomson announced libgit2 1.0 after many years of planning and bug fixing; by late 2024 maintainers were publicly discussing planned ABI/API changes for libgit2 2.0 and SHA-256 support.
Adoptionsgeschichte
libgit2's adoption followed the rise of Git as a developer platform rather than only a command-line tool. The upstream README says it is used by GUI clients, hosting providers, forges, utilities, and applications, with bindings for Ruby, .NET, Python, Node.js, Rust, and more.
Because it is a shared C library with many language bindings, package managers ship libgit2 as infrastructure for other packages. Its releases matter to downstreams when Git compatibility, transport security, SHA-1/SHA-256 behavior, or ABI stability changes.
Wie es verwendet wird
Applications use libgit2 to open repositories, inspect objects and references, read and write commits, perform network operations, and embed Git workflows without shelling out to the Git CLI.
The library is especially attractive for IDEs, Git GUI clients, web services, and language ecosystems that want native bindings. The included git2 executable is secondary; the main value is the API surface.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
libgit2 is one of the canonical examples of turning a famous CLI tool's behavior into a stable embeddable library. For package nerds, the interesting part is not just Git support; it is ABI management, language binding compatibility, bundled-versus-system crypto and SSH choices, and the long path to a 1.0 library release.
It also explains why some packages depend on libgit2 even when Git itself is installed: they need in-process repository operations and predictable APIs, not subprocess output.
Zeitleiste
- 2008: Shawn Pearce had started libgit2 by the period described in GitHub's 2010 announcement.
- 2010: GitHub announced renewed libgit2 work after a Google Summer of Code effort by Vicent Marti.
- 2020: libgit2 0.99 was released on 19 February 2020 as the project approached 1.0.
- 2020: libgit2 1.0 was announced on 1 April 2020.
- 2024: Maintainers stated that libgit2 v1.9 was expected to be the final v1.x release line.
- 2025: libgit2 v1.9.2 release notes documented security fixes for external SSH execution and SSH credential creation.
Related projects
- Git is the reference command-line system whose repository behavior libgit2 implements as a library. Rugged, pygit2, NodeGit, git2-rs, and .NET bindings are language-level entry points. GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket-style forges, IDEs, and desktop Git clients are common application categories cited by project material.
Quellen
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libgit2
- https://github.blog/news-insights/libgit2-a-git-linkable-library/
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/discussions/6988
- https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/releases
- https://libgit2.org/
- https://libgit2.org/docs
- https://www.edwardthomson.com/blog
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: grün
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risikoklassifikator
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Warum
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signale
- metadata:library-like
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
- Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
- Build-Metadaten listen 2 Build-Abhängigkeiten.
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Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
git2 | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Version und Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Seite generiert2026-07-10
Manager-Version1.9.4
Manager aktualisiert2026-05-22
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamaktuell
neueste erkannte Versionv1.9.4
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2
- OKEs wurden keine Aktualitätswarnungen generiert.
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:libgit2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.4 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libgit2 |
| Homepage | https://libgit2.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2 |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://libgit2.org/docs |
| Lizenz | GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0 |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2/archive/refs/tags/v1.9.4.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-05-22T13:50:55Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | libssh2, llhttp |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | cmake, pkgconf |
| 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 | libgit2 |
| Aliases |
|
| 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
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
libgit2-1.9 1.9.0+ds-2
low-level Git library
sudo apt install libgit2-1.9- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 9 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
Debian apt95%
libgit2-dev 1.9.0+ds-2
low-level Git library (development files)
sudo apt install libgit2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 6 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
Debian apt95%
libgit2-fixtures 1.9.0+ds-2
low-level Git library - test suite examples
sudo apt install libgit2-fixtures- Section: libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libgit2
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
Nix95%
libgit2
nix profile install nixpkgs#libgit2- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
Ubuntu apt95%
libgit2-1.7 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3
low-level Git library
sudo apt install libgit2-1.7- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 7 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
Ubuntu apt95%
libgit2-dev 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3
low-level Git library (development files)
sudo apt install libgit2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 6 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
Ubuntu apt95%
libgit2-fixtures 1.7.2+ds-1ubuntu3
low-level Git library - test suite examples
sudo apt install libgit2-fixtures- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: libgit2
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
apk95%
libgit2 1.9.4-r1
linkable library for Git
sudo apk add libgit2- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
apk95%
libgit2-dbg 1.9.4-r1
linkable library for Git (debug symbols)
sudo apk add libgit2-dbg- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
apk95%
libgit2-dev 1.9.4-r1
linkable library for Git (development files)
sudo apk add libgit2-dev- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
apk95%
libgit2-static 1.9.4-r1
linkable library for Git (static library)
sudo apk add libgit2-static- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
apk95%
libgit2-tests 1.9.4-r1
linkable library for Git (tests)
sudo apk add libgit2-tests- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgit2
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
apk95%
libgit2-tools 1.9.4-r1
linkable library for Git (tools)
sudo apk add libgit2-tools- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libgit2
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
dnf95%
libgit2 1.9.4-1.fc45
C implementation of the Git core methods as a library with a solid API
sudo dnf install libgit2- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0 AND MIT AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND Apache-2.0 AND SSLeay-standalone AND BSD-2-Clause AND NCSA AND Unlicense
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libgit2
- 8 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
dnf95%
libgit2-devel 1.9.4-1.fc45
Development files for libgit2
sudo dnf install libgit2-devel- License: GPL-2.0-only WITH GCC-exception-2.0 AND MIT AND LicenseRef-Fedora-Public-Domain AND Apache-2.0 AND SSLeay-standalone AND BSD-2-Clause AND NCSA AND Unlicense
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: libgit2
- 5 Abhängigkeiten
- 3 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
pacman95%
libgit2 1:1.9.4-1
A linkable library for Git
https://github.com/libgit2/libgit2
sudo pacman -S libgit2- License: LicenseRef-GPL-2.0-only-with-linking-exception
- Architecture: x86_64
- 11 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Libgit2
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