# Install valgrind

Dynamic analysis tools (memory, debug, profiling). Version 3.27.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:valgrind
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install valgrind
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install valgrind
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add valgrind
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install valgrind
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install valgrind
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S valgrind
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install valgrind
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:valgrind
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/valgrind>
- **Version:** 3.27.1
- **Source summary:** Dynamic analysis tools (memory, debug, profiling)
- **Homepage:** <https://www.valgrind.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://sourceware.org/git/valgrind.git>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://valgrind.org/docs/download_docs.html>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://sourceware.org/pub/valgrind/valgrind-3.27.1.tar.bz2>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-20T16:57:52Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- callgrind_annotate (cli)
- callgrind_control (cli)
- cg_annotate (cli)
- cg_diff (cli)
- cg_merge (cli)
- ms_print (cli)
- valgrind (cli)
- valgrind-di-server (cli)
- valgrind-listener (cli)
- vgdb (cli)
- vgstack (cli)
- callgrind_annotate (alias)
- callgrind_control (alias)
- cg_annotate (alias)
- cg_diff (alias)
- cg_merge (alias)
- ms_print (alias)
- valgrind (alias)
- valgrind-di-server (alias)
- valgrind-listener (alias)
- vgdb (alias)
- vgstack (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.27.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.valgrind.org/
- 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:** valgrind
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Requirements:** linux
- **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 - valgrind - 1:3.24.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: valgrind from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools | https://www.valgrind.org/
- Debian apt - valgrind-mpi - 1:3.24.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: valgrind-mpi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools (MPI module) | https://www.valgrind.org/
- Nix - valgrind: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/va/valgrind/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - valgrind - 1:3.22.0-0ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: valgrind from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools | https://www.valgrind.org/
- Ubuntu apt - valgrind-mpi - 1:3.22.0-0ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: valgrind-mpi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | instrumentation framework for building dynamic analysis tools (MPI module) | https://www.valgrind.org/
- apk - valgrind - 3.25.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valgrind from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool to help find memory-management problems in programs | https://valgrind.org/
- apk - valgrind-dev - 3.25.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valgrind-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool to help find memory-management problems in programs (development files) | https://valgrind.org/
- apk - valgrind-doc - 3.25.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valgrind-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool to help find memory-management problems in programs (documentation) | https://valgrind.org/
- apk - valgrind-scripts - 3.25.1-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: valgrind-scripts from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tool to help find memory-management problems in programs (perl+python cachegrind/callgrind script tools) | https://valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Dynamic analysis tools to detect memory or thread bugs and profile | https://www.valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind-devel - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for valgrind aware programs | https://www.valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind-docs - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind-docs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for valgrind tools, scripts and gdb integration | https://www.valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind-gdb - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind-gdb from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tools for integrating valgrind and gdb | https://www.valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind-openmpi - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind-openmpi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | OpenMPI support for valgrind | https://www.valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind-scripts - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind-scripts from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Scripts for post-processing valgrind tool output | https://www.valgrind.org/
- dnf - valgrind-tools-devel - 3.27.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: valgrind-tools-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for building valgrind tools. | https://www.valgrind.org/


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