# Installer xplanet avec Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de xplanet pour les workflows d'agents IA.

## installation

```sh
sudo av install brew:xplanet
```

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install xplanet
```

  Preuve: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install xplanet
```

  Preuve: MacPorts ports tree: x11/xplanet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install xplanet
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install xplanet
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#xplanet
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S xplanet
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install xplanet
```

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

## Faits du paquet

- **Clé du paquet:** brew:xplanet
- **Gestionnaire de paquets:** Homebrew
- **Page du gestionnaire de paquets:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/xplanet>
- **Version:** 1.3.1
- **Résumé source:** Create HQ wallpapers of planet Earth
- **Page d'accueil:** <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/>
- **Dépôt:** <https://sourceforge.net/p/xplanet/code/HEAD/tree/trunk>
- **Docs amont:** <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/documentation.php>
- **Licence:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Archive source:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/xplanet/xplanet/1.3.1/xplanet-1.3.1.tar.gz>
- **Dernière mise à jour:** 2026-06-19T12:33:05-07:00
- **Généré:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## exécutables

- xplanet (cli)
- xplanet (alias)

## Dépendances

- freetype
- giflib
- jpeg-turbo
- libpng
- libtiff

## Dépendances de compilation

- automake
- pkgconf

## Comportement d'installation

- hook post-installation: non défini
- Bouteille: disponible sur arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Version et fraîcheur

- page générée: 2026-07-08
- version du gestionnaire: 1.3.1
- gestionnaire mis à jour: 2026-06-19
- données locales: OK
- dépôt amont: https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## Historique du projet et usages

Xplanet is a long-lived desktop and command-line renderer for Earth and other solar-system bodies. It grew out of the X11 root-window wallpaper tradition, but expanded the idea into multi-body planetary rendering, projections, maps, labels, clouds, satellite tracks, and file output.

### Historique du projet

The official Xplanet homepage says the project was inspired by Xearth, the classic program that rendered the Earth into the X root window. Xplanet kept that wallpaper lineage but broadened it: the homepage describes support for major planets, many satellites, and map projections including azimuthal, Lambert, Mercator, Mollweide, orthographic, and rectangular.

The NEWS file records a major internal break at Xplanet 1.0: Hari Nair rewrote the earlier 0.95-era program, regretting in retrospect that it was not called Xplanet2. That rewrite changed the default behavior to run continuously, removed the need for the old xplanetbg helper, and moved body-specific options such as maps and marker files into configuration sections.

Xplanet's later evolution stayed practical rather than flashy. The README documents astronomy-oriented details such as JPL ephemeris files, SPICE kernels, NAIF and NORAD identifiers, TLE files, spacecraft flyby origins, cloud-map generation, star maps, marker files, and output to GIF, JPEG, PNG, PNM, and TIFF when built with the relevant libraries.

### Historique d'adoption

The upstream homepage reports successful runs on GNU/Linux, Solaris, FreeBSD, Windows under Cygwin, Darwin/X11, and Mac OS X Aqua. That mix explains its packaging history: Xplanet was useful both as an X11 root-window toy and as a scriptable image generator for non-X11 desktop backgrounds and web images.

SourceForge file history shows the 0.95a line in 2003, 1.0-era releases in 2004 and 2005, and later 1.3.x releases in 2015 and 2016. The official links page also lists projects and front ends using Xplanet output, including Xplanet Configurator, web views of Earth with updated clouds, OS X guides, and mobile/live-wallpaper style uses.

### Modes d'utilisation

Typical use is either continuous desktop rendering or batch image generation. Users choose a target body, projection, geometry, map data, marker files, and update interval; Xplanet then paints a window, root window, desktop image, or output file.

The package matters to shell users because it can be driven from cron jobs, window-manager startup scripts, website generators, or wallpaper refresh scripts. Its data-file search paths and configuration layout also make it a small ecosystem package: maps, clouds, markers, fonts, satellites, stars, ephemerides, and scripts are all part of practical use.

### Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

Xplanet is package-nerd catnip because it connects several old Unix traditions at once: X11 root-window backgrounds, scientific visualization, public astronomy datasets, and command-line image generation. It is not just a wallpaper app; it is a renderer people can wire into desktops, scripts, and generated pages.

It also preserves the late-SourceForge desktop era, where a single C++ utility could have ports, GUI wrappers, map collections, cloud-map mirrors, platform-specific desktop glue, and a loyal niche long after mainstream desktops moved to other wallpaper mechanisms.

### Chronologie

- 2003-03-07: SourceForge lists the 0.95a release line.
- 2004-06-20: SourceForge lists Xplanet 1.1.0, after the rewritten 1.x architecture had landed.
- 2005-06-17: SourceForge lists Xplanet 1.2.0.
- 2015-11-14: SourceForge lists Xplanet 1.3.0.
- 2016-03-13: SourceForge lists Xplanet 1.3.1.

### Related projects

- Xearth: the X11 root-window Earth renderer that inspired Xplanet.
- Xplanet Configurator: a Java front end for building Xplanet configurations and downloading supporting data.
- Celestia, OpenUniverse, and JPL Solar System Simulator: neighboring solar-system visualization projects referenced from Xplanet pages or SourceForge recommendations.

### Sources

- <https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Xplanet>
- <https://sourceforge.net/projects/xplanet/files/xplanet/>
- <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/>
- <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/NEWS>
- <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/README>
- <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/documentation.php>
- <https://xplanet.sourceforge.net/links.php>


## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Risque Geiger:** vert / faible
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Détails de la base source

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** xplanet
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 6
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets

- Debian apt - xplanet - 1.3.1-3+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xplanet from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | planetary body renderer | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- Debian apt - xplanet-images - 1.3.1-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xplanet-images from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | imagery for xplanet | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- Nix - xplanet: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/xp/xplanet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - xplanet - 1.3.1-3build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xplanet from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | planetary body renderer | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- Ubuntu apt - xplanet-images - 1.3.1-3build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xplanet-images from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | imagery for xplanet | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- dnf - xplanet - 1.3.1-26.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: xplanet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Render a planetary image into an X window | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net
- pacman - xplanet - 1.3.1-6: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: xplanet from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | An Xearth wannabe | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- zypper - xplanet - 1.3.1-4.10: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: xplanet from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Planets as Background Pictures or Interactive Animations | http://xplanet.sourceforge.net/
- MacPorts - xplanet: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: x11/xplanet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Liens liés

- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [giflib](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/giflib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [jpeg-turbo](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/jpeg-turbo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libpng](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/libpng/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libtiff](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/libtiff/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [batik](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/batik/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [dicebear](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/dicebear/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [efl](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/efl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [epstool](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/epstool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [fig2dev](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/fig2dev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [gd](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/gd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [glbinding](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/glbinding/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, graphics, media.
- [xfig](https://www.automicvault.com/fr/pkg/brew/xfig/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, freetype, graphics, jpeg, jpeg-turbo.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/xplanet.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/xplanet.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated package history
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph