# Install kafka Open-source distributed event streaming platform. Version 4.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:kafka ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install kafka ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S kafka ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: kafka from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install kafka-source ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kafka-source from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/kafka ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kafka.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:kafka - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 4.3.0 - **Source summary:** Open-source distributed event streaming platform - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-22T12:56:23Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - connect-distributed (cli) - connect-mirror-maker (cli) - connect-plugin-path (cli) - connect-standalone (cli) - kafka-acls (cli) - kafka-broker-api-versions (cli) - kafka-client-metrics (cli) - kafka-cluster (cli) - kafka-configs (cli) - kafka-console-consumer (cli) - kafka-console-producer (cli) - kafka-console-share-consumer (cli) - kafka-consumer-groups (cli) - kafka-consumer-perf-test (cli) - kafka-delegation-tokens (cli) - kafka-delete-records (cli) - kafka-dump-log (cli) - kafka-e2e-latency (cli) - kafka-features (cli) - kafka-get-offsets (cli) - kafka-groups (cli) - kafka-jmx (cli) - kafka-leader-election (cli) - kafka-log-dirs (cli) - kafka-metadata-quorum (cli) - kafka-metadata-shell (cli) - kafka-producer-perf-test (cli) - kafka-reassign-partitions (cli) - kafka-replica-verification (cli) - kafka-run-class (cli) - kafka-server-start (cli) - kafka-server-stop (cli) - kafka-share-consumer-perf-test (cli) - kafka-share-groups (cli) - kafka-storage (cli) - kafka-streams-application-reset (cli) - kafka-streams-groups (cli) - kafka-topics (cli) - kafka-transactions (cli) - kafka-verifiable-consumer (cli) - kafka-verifiable-producer (cli) - kafka-verifiable-share-consumer (cli) - trogdor (cli) - connect-distributed (alias) - connect-mirror-maker (alias) - connect-plugin-path (alias) - connect-standalone (alias) - kafka-acls (alias) - kafka-broker-api-versions (alias) - kafka-client-metrics (alias) - kafka-cluster (alias) - kafka-configs (alias) - kafka-console-consumer (alias) - kafka-console-producer (alias) - kafka-console-share-consumer (alias) - kafka-consumer-groups (alias) - kafka-consumer-perf-test (alias) - kafka-delegation-tokens (alias) - kafka-delete-records (alias) - kafka-dump-log (alias) - kafka-e2e-latency (alias) - kafka-features (alias) - kafka-get-offsets (alias) - kafka-groups (alias) - kafka-jmx (alias) - kafka-leader-election (alias) - kafka-log-dirs (alias) - kafka-metadata-quorum (alias) - kafka-metadata-shell (alias) - kafka-producer-perf-test (alias) - kafka-reassign-partitions (alias) - kafka-replica-verification (alias) - kafka-run-class (alias) - kafka-server-start (alias) - kafka-server-stop (alias) - kafka-share-consumer-perf-test (alias) - kafka-share-groups (alias) - kafka-storage (alias) - kafka-streams-application-reset (alias) - kafka-streams-groups (alias) - kafka-topics (alias) - kafka-transactions (alias) - kafka-verifiable-consumer (alias) - kafka-verifiable-producer (alias) - kafka-verifiable-share-consumer (alias) - trogdor (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 4.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-22 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://kafka.apache.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Notes de sécurité broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service - generalized runtime or code generation signal - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** kafka - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - pacman - kafka - 4.2.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: kafka from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An open-source distributed event streaming platform | https://kafka.apache.org/ - zypper - kafka-source - 2.1.0-3.16: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kafka-source from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Source code of Apache Kafka | http://kafka.apache.org - Scoop - main/kafka: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/kafka.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - 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