# Install neko

High-level, dynamically typed programming language. Version 2.4.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:neko
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install neko
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install neko
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add neko
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libapache2-mod-neko
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libapache2-mod-neko from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#neko
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S neko
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libneko2
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libneko2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install neko
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: neko from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','navfree'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/neko
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:neko
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/neko>
- **Version:** 2.4.1
- **Source summary:** High-level, dynamically typed programming language
- **Homepage:** <https://nekovm.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko/archive/refs/tags/v2-4-1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- neko (cli)
- nekoc (cli)
- nekoml (cli)
- nekotools (cli)
- neko (alias)
- nekoc (alias)
- nekoml (alias)
- nekotools (alias)

## Dependencies

- bdw-gc
- mariadb-connector-c
- mbedtls@3
- pcre2

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- apr
- sqlite

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: You must add the following line to your .bashrc or equivalent: export NEKOPATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib/neko"
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.4.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libapache2-mod-neko - 2.4.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libapache2-mod-neko from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache module for running server-side Neko programs | https://nekovm.org
- Debian apt - libneko2 - 2.4.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libneko2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight virtual machine - shared library | https://nekovm.org
- Debian apt - neko - 2.4.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: neko from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight virtual machine - compiler and tools | https://nekovm.org
- Debian apt - neko-dev - 2.4.0-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: neko-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight virtual machine - headers | https://nekovm.org
- Nix - neko: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/neko/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libapache2-mod-neko - 2.3.0-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libapache2-mod-neko from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache module for running server-side Neko programs | https://nekovm.org
- Ubuntu apt - libneko2 - 2.3.0-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libneko2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight virtual machine - shared library | https://nekovm.org
- Ubuntu apt - neko - 2.3.0-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: neko from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight virtual machine - compiler and tools | https://nekovm.org
- Ubuntu apt - neko-dev - 2.3.0-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: neko-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight virtual machine - headers | https://nekovm.org
- apk - neko - 2.4.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neko from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Neko Virtual Machine | https://nekovm.org/
- apk - neko-dev - 2.4.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neko-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Neko Virtual Machine (development files) | https://nekovm.org/
- apk - neko-doc - 2.4.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: neko-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Neko Virtual Machine (documentation) | https://nekovm.org/
- pacman - neko - 2.4.1-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: neko from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | High-level dynamically typed programming language | https://nekovm.org/
- zypper - libneko2 - 2.4.1-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libneko2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Neko virtual machine shared library | https://nekovm.org
- zypper - neko - 2.4.1-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: neko from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A cross-platform lightweight virtual machine and language | https://nekovm.org
- zypper - neko-devel - 2.4.1-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: neko-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the Neko virtual machine | https://nekovm.org


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