# Install pssh

Parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools. Version 2.3.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pssh
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pssh
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pssh
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add pssh
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install pssh
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install pssh
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pssh
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install pssh
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:pssh
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pssh>
- **Version:** 2.3.6
- **Source summary:** Parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.6.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- pnuke (cli)
- prsync (cli)
- pslurp (cli)
- pssh (cli)
- pssh-askpass (cli)
- pnuke (alias)
- prsync (alias)
- pslurp (alias)
- pssh (alias)
- pssh-askpass (alias)

## Dependencies

- python@3.14

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.3.6
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- Upstream latest detected: v2.3.6 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** pssh
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** putty
- **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 - pssh - 2.3.5-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pssh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Parallel versions of SSH-based tools | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- Debian apt - python3-psshlib - 2.3.5-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-psshlib from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Parallel versions of SSH-based tools (library) | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- Nix - pssh: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/pssh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - pssh - 2.3.5-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pssh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Parallel versions of SSH-based tools | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- Ubuntu apt - python3-psshlib - 2.3.5-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-psshlib from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Parallel versions of SSH-based tools (library) | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- apk - pssh - 2.3.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pssh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | PSSH provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools: pssh, pscp, prsync, pnuke, and pslurp | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- apk - pssh-pyc - 2.3.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pssh-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for pssh | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- dnf - pssh - 2.3.6-2.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pssh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Parallel SSH tools | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- zypper - pssh - 2.3.4+git10.d4909c9-5.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pssh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Parallel SSH to control large numbers of Machines simultaneously | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- zypper - python-pssh - 2.3.4+git10.d4909c9-5.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python-pssh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Python Module for Parallel SSH | https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
- MacPorts - pssh: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/pssh/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ssh3](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ssh3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh.
- [mussh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mussh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, remote-execution, ssh.
- [mosh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mosh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh.
- [putty](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/putty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh.
- [autossh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/autossh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh.
- [lazyssh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/lazyssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh.
- [trzsz-ssh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/trzsz-ssh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh.
- [corkscrew](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/corkscrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh.
- [hss](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/hss/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, execution, networking, parallel, remote.
- [shellz](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/shellz/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: access, cli, networking, remote, remote-access.

## 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
