# Install yaz

Toolkit for Z39.50/SRW/SRU clients/servers. Version 5.37.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:yaz
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install yaz
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install yaz
```

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

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libyaz-dev
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install libyaz
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libyaz 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 yaz
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libyaz-devel
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:yaz
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/yaz>
- **Version:** 5.37.3
- **Source summary:** Toolkit for Z39.50/SRW/SRU clients/servers
- **Homepage:** <https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/indexdata/yaz>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://software.indexdata.com/yaz/doc/index.html>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://ftp.indexdata.com/pub/yaz/yaz-5.37.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-20T17:39:04Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- yaz-asncomp (cli)
- yaz-client (cli)
- yaz-config (cli)
- yaz-iconv (cli)
- yaz-icu (cli)
- yaz-illclient (cli)
- yaz-json-parse (cli)
- yaz-marcdump (cli)
- yaz-record-conv (cli)
- yaz-url (cli)
- yaz-ztest (cli)
- zoomsh (cli)
- yaz-asncomp (alias)
- yaz-client (alias)
- yaz-config (alias)
- yaz-iconv (alias)
- yaz-icu (alias)
- yaz-illclient (alias)
- yaz-json-parse (alias)
- yaz-marcdump (alias)
- yaz-record-conv (alias)
- yaz-url (alias)
- yaz-ztest (alias)
- zoomsh (alias)

## Dependencies

- gnutls
- icu4c@78

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libxml2
- libxslt

## 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: 5.37.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

no executable entrypoint in the package index.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- no executable entrypoint in the package index

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** yaz
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **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 - libyaz-dev - 5.34.4-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libyaz-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (development files) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Debian apt - libyaz5 - 5.34.4-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libyaz5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (libraries) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Debian apt - yaz - 5.34.4-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: yaz from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (utilities) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Debian apt - yaz-doc - 5.34.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: yaz-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (documentation) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Debian apt - yaz-icu - 5.34.4-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: yaz-icu from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (command-line client for ICU) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Debian apt - yaz-illclient - 5.34.4-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: yaz-illclient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (command-line client for ILL) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Ubuntu apt - libyaz-dev - 5.34.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libyaz-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (development files) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Ubuntu apt - libyaz5 - 5.34.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libyaz5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (libraries) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Ubuntu apt - yaz - 5.34.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: yaz from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (utilities) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Ubuntu apt - yaz-doc - 5.34.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: yaz-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (documentation) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Ubuntu apt - yaz-icu - 5.34.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: yaz-icu from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (command-line client for ICU) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- Ubuntu apt - yaz-illclient - 5.34.0-1build4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: yaz-illclient from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit (command-line client for ILL) | https://www.indexdata.com/resources/software/yaz/
- dnf - libyaz - 5.37.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libyaz from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Shared libraries for yaz | http://www.indexdata.com/yaz/
- dnf - libyaz-devel - 5.37.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libyaz-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for yaz | http://www.indexdata.com/yaz/
- dnf - yaz - 5.37.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: yaz from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Z39.50/SRW/SRU toolkit | http://www.indexdata.com/yaz/
- dnf - yaz-doc - 5.37.3-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: yaz-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for yaz | http://www.indexdata.com/yaz/


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