# Install i2c-tools Heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux. Version 4.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:i2c-tools ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install i2c-tools ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add i2c-tools ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: i2c-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install i2c-tools ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: i2c-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install i2c-tools ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: i2c-tools 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#i2c-tools ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/i2/i2c-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S i2c-tools ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: i2c-tools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install i2c-tools ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: i2c-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:i2c-tools - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 4.4 - **Source summary:** Heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - ddcmon (cli) - decode-dimms (cli) - decode-edid (cli) - decode-vaio (cli) - eeprog (cli) - i2c-stub-from-dump (cli) - i2cdetect (cli) - i2cdump (cli) - i2cget (cli) - i2cset (cli) - i2ctransfer (cli) - ddcmon (alias) - decode-dimms (alias) - decode-edid (alias) - decode-vaio (alias) - eeprog (alias) - i2c-stub-from-dump (alias) - i2cdetect (alias) - i2cdump (alias) - i2cget (alias) - i2cset (alias) - i2ctransfer (alias) ## Build Dependencies - python@3.14 ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 4.4 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Notes de sécurité narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** i2c-tools - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - i2c-tools - 4.4-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: i2c-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Debian apt - libi2c-dev - 4.4-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libi2c-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | userspace I2C programming library development files | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Debian apt - libi2c0 - 4.4-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libi2c0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | userspace I2C programming library | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Debian apt - python3-smbus - 4.4-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-smbus from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Python 3 bindings for Linux SMBus access through i2c-dev | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Nix - i2c-tools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/i2/i2c-tools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - i2c-tools - 4.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: i2c-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - libi2c-dev - 4.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libi2c-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | userspace I2C programming library development files | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - libi2c0 - 4.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libi2c0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | userspace I2C programming library | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - Ubuntu apt - python3-smbus - 4.3-4build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-smbus from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Python 3 bindings for Linux SMBus access through i2c-dev | https://www.kernel.org/pub/software/utils/i2c-tools/ - apk - i2c-tools - 4.4-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: i2c-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for monitoring I2C devices | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - apk - i2c-tools-dev - 4.4-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: i2c-tools-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for monitoring I2C devices (development files) | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - apk - i2c-tools-doc - 4.4-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: i2c-tools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for monitoring I2C devices (documentation) | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - apk - py3-smbus - 4.4-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-smbus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | i2c-tools python bindings | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - dnf - i2c-tools - 4.4-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: i2c-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A heterogeneous set of I2C tools for Linux | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - dnf - i2c-tools-perl - 4.4-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: i2c-tools-perl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | i2c tools written in Perl | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools - dnf - libi2c - 4.4-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libi2c from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | I2C/SMBus bus access library | https://i2c.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/I2C_Tools ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - 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Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, linux. ## 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