# Install picocom

Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program. Version 3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:picocom
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install picocom
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install picocom
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add picocom
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install picocom
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install picocom
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S picocom
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install picocom
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:picocom
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picocom>
- **Version:** 3.1
- **Source summary:** Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom/archive/refs/tags/3.1.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- picocom (cli)
- picocom (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.1
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- Upstream latest detected: 3.1 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp 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:** picocom
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 1
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - picocom - 3.1-4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: picocom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | minimal dumb-terminal emulation program | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- Nix - picocom: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/picocom/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - picocom - 3.1-4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: picocom from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | minimal dumb-terminal emulation program | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- apk - picocom - 2024.07-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: picocom from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program | https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom
- apk - picocom-doc - 2024.07-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: picocom-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program (documentation) | https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom
- dnf - picocom - 2024.07-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: picocom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Minimal serial communications program | https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
- pacman - picocom - 3.1-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: picocom from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program, very much like minicom | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- zypper - picocom - 2024.07-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: picocom from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program | https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
- zypper - picocom-bash-completion - 2024.07-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: picocom-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for picocom | https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
- MacPorts - picocom: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: comms/picocom/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## 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