# Install rancid

Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ. Version 3.14 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rancid
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rancid
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rancid
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rancid
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rancid
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rancid
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rancid 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#rancid
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:rancid
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rancid>
- **Version:** 3.14
- **Source summary:** Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ
- **Homepage:** <https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/haussli/rancid>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://www.shrubbery.net/pub/rancid/rancid-3.14.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- a10login (cli)
- agmrancid (cli)
- alogin (cli)
- anlogin (cli)
- arancid (cli)
- avologin (cli)
- blogin (cli)
- brancid (cli)
- brlogin (cli)
- cat5rancid (cli)
- clogin (cli)
- control_rancid (cli)
- csblogin (cli)
- cssrancid (cli)
- dllogin (cli)
- elogin (cli)
- erancid (cli)
- f5rancid (cli)
- flogin (cli)
- fnlogin (cli)
- fxlogin (cli)
- hlogin (cli)
- hpuifilter (cli)
- hrancid (cli)
- htlogin (cli)
- htrancid (cli)
- jerancid (cli)
- jlogin (cli)
- lg.cgi (cli)
- lgform.cgi (cli)
- mrancid (cli)
- mrvlogin (cli)
- mtlogin (cli)
- nlogin (cli)
- noklogin (cli)
- nrancid (cli)
- nslogin (cli)
- nsrancid (cli)
- panlogin (cli)
- plogin (cli)
- rancid (cli)
- rancid-cvs (cli)
- rancid-fe (cli)
- rancid-run (cli)
- rblogin (cli)
- rivlogin (cli)
- rivrancid (cli)
- rrancid (cli)
- rtftpcopy (cli)
- tlogin (cli)
- trancid (cli)
- ulogin (cli)
- wlogin (cli)
- xilogin (cli)
- xirancid (cli)
- xlogin (cli)
- a10login (alias)
- agmrancid (alias)
- alogin (alias)
- anlogin (alias)
- arancid (alias)
- avologin (alias)
- blogin (alias)
- brancid (alias)
- brlogin (alias)
- cat5rancid (alias)
- clogin (alias)
- control_rancid (alias)
- csblogin (alias)
- cssrancid (alias)
- dllogin (alias)
- elogin (alias)
- erancid (alias)
- f5rancid (alias)
- flogin (alias)
- fnlogin (alias)
- fxlogin (alias)
- hlogin (alias)
- hpuifilter (alias)
- hrancid (alias)
- htlogin (alias)
- htrancid (alias)
- jerancid (alias)
- jlogin (alias)
- lg.cgi (alias)
- lgform.cgi (alias)
- mrancid (alias)
- mrvlogin (alias)
- mtlogin (alias)
- nlogin (alias)
- noklogin (alias)
- nrancid (alias)
- nslogin (alias)
- nsrancid (alias)
- panlogin (alias)
- plogin (alias)
- rancid (alias)
- rancid-cvs (alias)
- rancid-fe (alias)
- rancid-run (alias)
- rblogin (alias)
- rivlogin (alias)
- rivrancid (alias)
- rrancid (alias)
- rtftpcopy (alias)
- tlogin (alias)
- trancid (alias)
- ulogin (alias)
- wlogin (alias)
- xilogin (alias)
- xirancid (alias)
- xlogin (alias)

## macOS Provided Libraries

- expect
- perl

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.14
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 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:** rancid
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Conflicts With:** par
- **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 - rancid - 3.14-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rancid from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ | https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- Debian apt - rancid-cgi - 3.14-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rancid-cgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | looking glass CGI based on rancid tools | https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- Nix - rancid: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/rancid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rancid - 3.13-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rancid from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ | https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- Ubuntu apt - rancid-cgi - 3.13-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rancid-cgi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | looking glass CGI based on rancid tools | https://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- apk - rancid - 3.14-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rancid from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | RANCID - Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ | http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- apk - rancid-doc - 3.14-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rancid-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | RANCID - Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ (documentation) | http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- dnf - rancid - 3.14-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rancid from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Really Awesome New Cisco confIg Differ | http://www.shrubbery.net/rancid/
- MacPorts - rancid: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/rancid/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.
- [autossh](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/autossh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking.
- [httping](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/httping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking.
- [nyx](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/nyx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking.
- [gnmic](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gnmic/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-automation, networking.
- [dish](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/dish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking.
- [juise](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/juise/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-automation, networking.
- [unbound](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/unbound/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [c-ares](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/c-ares/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [wakeonlan](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/wakeonlan/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, devices, network, network-devices, networking.

## 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
