# Install lf

Terminal file manager. Version 41 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:lf
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install lf
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install lf
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/lf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add lf
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install lf
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#lf
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S lf
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install lf
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/lf
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id LlamaFarm.CLI -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: LlamaFarm.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:lf
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lf>
- **Version:** 41
- **Source summary:** Terminal file manager
- **Homepage:** <https://godoc.org/github.com/gokcehan/lf>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gokcehan/lf>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/gokcehan/lf#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/gokcehan/lf/archive/refs/tags/r41.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- lf (cli)
- lf (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## 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: 41
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## セキュリティノート

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:** lf
- **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 - lf - 34+ds-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | terminal file manager written in Go | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- Nix - lf: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lf/lf/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - lf - 31+ds-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lf from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | terminal file manager written in Go | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- apk - lf - 41-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal filemanager written in Go with vim-style keybindings | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- apk - lf-bash-completion - 41-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lf-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for lf | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- apk - lf-doc - 41-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lf-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Terminal filemanager written in Go with vim-style keybindings (documentation) | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- apk - lf-fish-completion - 41-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lf-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for lf | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- apk - lf-zsh-completion - 41-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lf-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for lf | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- pacman - lf - 41-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: lf from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A terminal file manager inspired by ranger | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- zypper - lf - 34-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Terminal file manager (with sixel support) | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- zypper - lf-bash-completion - 34-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lf-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for lf | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- zypper - lf-fish-completion - 34-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lf-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Fish Completion for lf | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- zypper - lf-zsh-completion - 34-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lf-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Zsh Completion for lf | https://github.com/gokcehan/lf
- MacPorts - lf: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/lf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/lf: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lf.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - LlamaFarm.CLI: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: LlamaFarm.CLI from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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