# Install links

Lynx-like WWW browser that supports tables, menus, etc. Version 2.30 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:links
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install links
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install links
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add links
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install links
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install elinks
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: elinks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S links
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install links
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/links
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/links.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:links
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/links>
- **Version:** 2.30
- **Source summary:** Lynx-like WWW browser that supports tables, menus, etc.
- **Homepage:** <https://links.twibright.com/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://links.twibright.com/user_en.html>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception
- **Source archive:** <https://links.twibright.com/download/links-2.30.tar.bz2>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T11:41:22-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- links (cli)
- links (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@4

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- bzip2

## 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: 2.30
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://links.twibright.com/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** links
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - links - 2.29-2+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: links from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Web browser running in text mode | http://links.twibright.com/
- Ubuntu apt - links - 2.29-1build6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: links from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Web browser running in text mode | http://links.twibright.com/
- apk - links - 2.30-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: links from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Web browser running in both graphics and text mode | http://links.twibright.com/
- apk - links-doc - 2.30-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: links-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Web browser running in both graphics and text mode (documentation) | http://links.twibright.com/
- dnf - elinks - 0.19.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: elinks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A text-mode Web browser | https://github.com/rkd77/elinks
- dnf - links - 2.30-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: links from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Web browser running in both graphics and text mode | https://links.twibright.com/
- pacman - links - 2.30-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: links from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | A text WWW browser, similar to Lynx | http://links.twibright.com/
- zypper - links - 2.30-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: links from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Text-Based WWW Browser | http://links.twibright.com/
- MacPorts - links: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/links/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/links: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/links.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## 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
