# Install telnet User interface to the TELNET protocol. Version 308 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-24. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:telnet ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install telnet ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install telnet ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: telnet from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install telnet ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: telnet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install telnet ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: telnet from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install telnet ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: telnet from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','swissfileknife' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/telnet ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/telnet.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:telnet - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 308 - **Source summary:** User interface to the TELNET protocol - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-4-Clause-UC AND APSL-1.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-04-24T15:02:36Z - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - telnet (cli) - telnet (alias) ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 308 - Package-manager updated: 2026-04-24 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/apple-oss-distributions/remote_cmds - 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:** telnet - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** inetutils - **Requirements:** macos, xcode - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - telnet - 0.17+2.6-3+deb13u3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: telnet from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | transitional dummy package for inetutils-telnet default switch | https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/ - Ubuntu apt - telnet - 0.17+2.5-3ubuntu4: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: telnet from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | transitional dummy package for inetutils-telnet default switch | https://www.gnu.org/software/inetutils/ - dnf - telnet - 0.17-96.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: telnet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | The client program for the Telnet remote login protocol | http://web.archive.org/web/20070819111735/www.hcs.harvard.edu/~dholland/computers/old-netkit.html - dnf - telnet-server - 0.17-96.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: telnet-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | The server program for the Telnet remote login protocol | http://web.archive.org/web/20070819111735/www.hcs.harvard.edu/~dholland/computers/old-netkit.html - zypper - telnet - 1.2-177.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: telnet from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A client program for the telnet remote login protocol | https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/contrib/telnet/ - zypper - telnet-server - 1.2-177.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: telnet-server from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A Server Program for the Telnet Remote Login Protocol | https://svnweb.freebsd.org/base/head/contrib/telnet/ - Chocolatey - telnet: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: telnet from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','swissfileknife' - Scoop - main/telnet: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/telnet.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [telnetd](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/telnetd/) - Shares the same upstream source repository. - [mtoc](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/mtoc/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [bsdmake](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/bsdmake/) - Shares the same upstream homepage. - [putty](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/putty/) - 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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