# Install zchunk

Compressed file format for efficient deltas. Version 1.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:zchunk
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zchunk
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libzck-dev
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install zchunk
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zchunk 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#zchunk
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S zchunk
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libzck-devel
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:zchunk
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/zchunk>
- **Version:** 1.5.3
- **Source summary:** Compressed file format for efficient deltas
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk#readme>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk/archive/refs/tags/1.5.3.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- unzck (cli)
- zck (cli)
- zck_delta_size (cli)
- zck_gen_zdict (cli)
- zck_read_header (cli)
- zckdl (cli)
- unzck (alias)
- zck (alias)
- zck_delta_size (alias)
- zck_gen_zdict (alias)
- zck_read_header (alias)
- zckdl (alias)

## Dependencies

- openssl@3
- zstd

## Build Dependencies

- argp-standalone
- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- curl

## 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: 1.5.3
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- Upstream latest detected: 1.5.3 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## Notes de sécurité

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** zchunk
- **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 - libzck-dev - 1.5.1+ds1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libzck-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | compress a file into independent chunks - development files | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- Debian apt - libzck1 - 1.5.1+ds1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libzck1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | compress a file into independent chunks - shared library | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- Debian apt - zchunk - 1.5.1+ds1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: zchunk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | compress a file into independent chunks | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- Nix - zchunk: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zc/zchunk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - libzck-dev - 1.3.2+ds1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libzck-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | compress a file into independent chunks - development files | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- Ubuntu apt - libzck1 - 1.3.2+ds1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libzck1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | compress a file into independent chunks - shared library | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- Ubuntu apt - zchunk - 1.3.2+ds1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: zchunk from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | compress a file into independent chunks | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- dnf - zchunk - 1.5.1-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zchunk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Compressed file format that allows easy deltas | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- dnf - zchunk-devel - 1.5.1-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zchunk-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Headers for building against zchunk | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- dnf - zchunk-libs - 1.5.1-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: zchunk-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Zchunk library | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- pacman - zchunk - 1.5.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: zchunk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A file format designed for highly efficient deltas while maintaining good compression | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- zypper - libzck-devel - 1.5.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libzck-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Headers for building against zchunk | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- zypper - libzck1 - 1.5.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libzck1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Zchunk library | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk
- zypper - zchunk - 1.5.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: zchunk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Compressed file format that allows easy deltas | https://github.com/zchunk/zchunk


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