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texinfo mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für texinfo in AI-Agent-Workflows.

Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install texinfo

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install texinfo

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/texinfo/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add texinfo

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · texinfo · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install texinfo

Debian stable package indexes · texinfo · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install texinfo

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · texinfo · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#texinfo

nixpkgs package indexes · texinfo · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S texinfo

Arch Linux sync databases · texinfo · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install texinfo

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · texinfo · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Official documentation format of the GNU project

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

info
install-info
makeinfo
pdftexi2dvi
pod2texi
texi2any
texi2dvi
texi2pdf
texindex

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

GNU Texinfo is the GNU project's documentation system and format, designed so one source document can produce online Info documentation and printable output. In package-manager culture, texinfo is both a documentation format and a practical build dependency: packages use makeinfo, texi2any, install-info, and info to build, install, and read manuals.

Projektgeschichte

The GNU Texinfo manual's history section attributes the invention of the Texinfo format, the initial processors, and edition 1.0 of the manual to Richard M. Stallman. Robert J. Chassell substantially revised and extended the manual starting with edition 1.1, Brian Fox maintained the standalone Texinfo distribution through version 3.8 and wrote the standalone makeinfo and info programs, and Karl Berry continued maintenance after Texinfo 3.8.

Adoptionsgeschichte

Texinfo became deeply associated with GNU because it solved a packaging problem GNU projects shared: keeping reference manuals, online Info readers, and printed documentation in one source format. The GNU manual and homepage describe Texinfo as the GNU documentation system, and the package is carried across mainstream Unix-like package managers under names such as texinfo or info.

Wie es verwendet wird

The package is used in build systems to convert .texi sources into Info, HTML, DVI, PDF, and related output. Its executables include makeinfo and texi2any for conversion, info for reading Info manuals, install-info for registering manuals, and texi2dvi/texi2pdf-style tools for TeX-backed print output.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Texinfo is a classic transitive dependency in source builds: many GNU and GNU-adjacent packages ship manuals in .texi form even when users never open the Info reader. Package maintainers care about whether a build requires makeinfo, whether generated Info files are shipped, and whether install-info hooks are needed after installation.

It also marks a cultural boundary between GNU and BSD documentation stacks. Texinfo and Info emphasize hyperlinked manuals and single-source publishing, while BSD packaging often favors mdoc(7) manpages and mandoc.

Zeitleiste

1980s: Richard M. Stallman invents the Texinfo format and writes the initial processors and edition 1.0 of the manual.
Texinfo 3.8 era: Brian Fox maintains the standalone distribution and writes the standalone makeinfo and info programs.
After Texinfo 3.8: Karl Berry continues Texinfo maintenance.
Current GNU releases: Texinfo remains the official GNU documentation system and ships texi2any, makeinfo, info, install-info, and related tools.

Related projects

GNU Emacs and the GNU Info reader ecosystem are historically linked to Texinfo manuals.
TeX is used for print-oriented Texinfo output such as DVI and PDF.
texi2mdoc converts Texinfo sources into BSD mdoc(7) manual markup for mandoc workflows.

Quellen

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

Homebrew deklariert einen Post-install-Hook für diese Formel.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 8 Plattformziele verfügbar.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit
`info`	cli	globales Executable
`install-info`	cli	globales Executable
`makeinfo`	cli	globales Executable
`pdftexi2dvi`	cli	globales Executable
`pod2texi`	cli	globales Executable
`texi2any`	cli	globales Executable
`texi2dvi`	cli	globales Executable
`texi2pdf`	cli	globales Executable
`texindex`	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-Version7.3

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:texinfo
Version	7.3
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/texinfo
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/
Repository	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/texinfo.git
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo
Lizenz	GPL-3.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/texinfo/texinfo-7.3.tar.xz
Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken	ncurses, perl
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sequoia, sonoma, tahoe, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

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

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

info 7.1.1-1+b1

Standalone GNU Info documentation browser

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install info

Section: doc
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: texinfo
3 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

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

Debian apt95%

install-info 7.1.1-1+b1

Manage installed documentation in info format

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install install-info

Section: doc
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: texinfo
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: install-info from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

texinfo 7.1.1-1

Documentation system for on-line information and printed output

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install texinfo

Section: text
Architecture: all
5 Abhängigkeiten
4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

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

Debian apt95%

texinfo-lib 7.1.1-1+b1

Libraries needed by the texinfo package

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install texinfo-lib

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: texinfo
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: texinfo-lib from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

texinfo

nix profile install nixpkgs#texinfo

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: texinfo from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

info 7.1-3build2

Standalone GNU Info documentation browser

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install info

Section: doc
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: texinfo
3 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: info from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

install-info 7.1-3build2

Manage installed documentation in info format

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install install-info

Section: doc
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: texinfo
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: install-info from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

texinfo 7.1-3build2

Documentation system for on-line information and printed output

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install texinfo

Section: universe/text
Architecture: all
5 Abhängigkeiten
4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: texinfo from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

texinfo-lib 7.1-3build2

Libraries needed by the texinfo package

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apt install texinfo-lib

Section: universe/text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: texinfo
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: texinfo-lib from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

texinfo 7.3-r0

Utilities to work with and produce manuals, ASCII text, and on-line documentation from a single source file

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apk add texinfo

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: texinfo
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

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

apk95%

texinfo-doc 7.3-r0

Utilities to work with and produce manuals, ASCII text, and on-line documentation from a single source file (documentation)

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo apk add texinfo-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: texinfo
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

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

dnf95%

info 7.3-2.fc45

A stand-alone TTY-based reader for GNU texinfo documentation

http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo dnf install info

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: texinfo
6 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: info from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

texinfo 7.3-2.fc45

Tools needed to create Texinfo format documentation files

http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo dnf install texinfo

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: texinfo
3 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: texinfo from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

texinfo-tex 7.3-2.fc45

Tools for formatting Texinfo documentation files using TeX

http://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo dnf install texinfo-tex

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: texinfo
7 Abhängigkeiten
3 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: texinfo-tex from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

texinfo 7.3-1

GNU documentation system for on-line information and printed output

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo pacman -S texinfo

License: GPL3
Architecture: x86_64
4 Abhängigkeiten
1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

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

zypper95%

info 7.3-1.2

A Stand-Alone Terminal-Based Info Browser

https://www.gnu.org/software/texinfo/

sudo zypper install info

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: texinfo
5 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Texinfo

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: info from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/texinfo.yml

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texinfo mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: grün

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

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