# Install cruft Utility that creates projects from templates and maintains the cruft afterwards. Version 2.16.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cruft ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cruft ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cruft ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cruft from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cruft ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/cruft/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/cruft ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cruft.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:cruft - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 2.16.0 - **Source summary:** Utility that creates projects from templates and maintains the cruft afterwards - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-20T12:14:50Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - cruft (cli) - cruft (alias) ## Dependencies - certifi - libyaml - python@3.14 ## 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: 2.16.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-20 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://cruft.github.io/cruft/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## セキュリティノート 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:** cruft - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 10 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - cruft - 0.9.71: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cruft from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | transitional package | https://salsa.debian.org/pkg-security-team/cruft-ng - Nix - cruft: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cr/cruft/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - cruft - 0.9.61build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cruft from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | transitional package | https://github.com/a-detiste/cruft-ng/ - Scoop - extras/cruft: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cruft.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - 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Shared terms: certifi, cli, developer, developer-tools, libyaml. ## 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