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Install abcde with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Better CD Encoder. Version 2.9.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install abcde

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install abcde

MacPorts ports tree · audio/abcde/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add abcde

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · abcde · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install abcde

Debian stable package indexes · abcde · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install abcde

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · abcde · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#abcde

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ab/abcde/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install abcde

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · abcde · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Better CD Encoder

Commands and aliases

  • abcde
  • abcde-musicbrainz-tool
  • cddb-tool

history

Project history and usage

abcde, short for A Better CD Encoder, is a long-running shell-based audio CD ripping and encoding workflow. Its official wiki describes it as a tool that grabs an entire CD, looks up metadata through CDDB or MusicBrainz, encodes to formats such as Ogg/Vorbis, MP3, FLAC, AAC, Opus, and others, tags files, and produces sensible filenames.

Project history

The official abcde wiki records multiple contributors over the years, including Robert Woodcock, Jesus Climent, Colin Tuckley, Steve McIntyre, Andrew Strong, and others, with Steve McIntyre listed as current maintainer. The project moved older release hosting away from Google Code and names abcde.einval.com/download as the canonical download location.

Adoption history

abcde became a familiar Unix package because it automated a full CD-to-files pipeline around existing encoders and metadata tools rather than replacing them. The supplied package-manager metadata lists it across APK, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and zypper.

How it is used

Typical use is a single command that performs metadata lookup, reading, optional normalization, encoding, tagging, moving, replaygain, playlist generation, and cleanup. The manpage documents configuration through /etc/abcde.conf, $HOME/.abcde.conf, and an optional extra file passed with -c.

Why package nerds care

abcde is package-nerd material because it is a classic glue program: a shell front end that depends on external encoders, CD readers, metadata services, and taggers, making distro dependency choices and sensible defaults central to the user experience.

Timeline

  • 2014: Older 2.4.x and 2.5.x tarballs appear in the official download archive.
  • 2015: 2.7 release line appears in the official download archive.
  • 2018: 2.9 release line appears in the official download archive.
  • 2019: 2.9.3 released as the most recent official tarball listed by the wiki.
  • 2021: Git repository summary shows later development commits after 2.9.3.

Related projects

  • abcde orchestrates CDDB, MusicBrainz, CD-TEXT, audio encoders such as LAME, FLAC, Ogg/Vorbis, Opus, and related tagging or replaygain tools.

Sources

  • Official wiki, official download archive, official gitweb summary, official manpage, and source_facts.package-manager.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
  • Installs with 9 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
~/.abcde.conf/etc/abcde.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
abcdecliglobal executable
abcde-musicbrainz-toolcliglobal executable
cddb-toolcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version2.9.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://abcde.einval.com

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://abcde.einval.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:abcde
Version2.9.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/abcde
Homepagehttps://abcde.einval.com
Repositoryhttps://git.einval.com/git/abcde.git
Upstream docshttps://abcde.einval.com/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://abcde.einval.com/download/abcde-2.9.3.tar.gz
Dependenciescdrtools, eye-d3, flac, glyr, lame, libdiscid, mkcue, perl, vorbis-tools
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameabcde
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

abcde 2.9.3-1

A Better CD Encoder

https://abcde.einval.com/

sudo apt install abcde
  • Section: sound
  • Architecture: all
  • 13 dependencies
  • 15 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: abcde from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

abcde

nix profile install nixpkgs#abcde
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ab/abcde/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

abcde 2.9.3-1

A Better CD Encoder

https://abcde.einval.com/

sudo apt install abcde
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: all
  • 13 dependencies
  • 15 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: abcde from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

abcde 2.9.3-r5

A command line CD encoder that reads your CD, downloads the track information from a CDDB provider, and rips your CD

https://abcde.einval.com/

sudo apk add abcde
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: abcde
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: abcde from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

abcde-doc 2.9.3-r5

A command line CD encoder that reads your CD, downloads the track information from a CDDB provider, and rips your CD (documentation)

https://abcde.einval.com/

sudo apk add abcde-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: abcde
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: abcde-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

abcde 2.9.3-20.fc44

A Better CD Encoder

https://abcde.einval.com/

sudo dnf install abcde
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: abcde
  • 10 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: abcde from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

abcde 2.9.3-8.3

Front-end program to a number of utilities for encoding a CD to files

https://abcde.einval.com/

sudo zypper install abcde
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: abcde
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: abcde from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

abcde

sudo port install abcde
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Abcde
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: audio/abcde/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cdrtoolsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • eye-d3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • flacRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glyrRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • lameRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • mkcueRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • perlRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • easy-tagShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, flac, media, mp3.
  • ebook2cwShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3, ogg.
  • taglibShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, flac, media, mp3.
  • whatmp3Shares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, flac, media, mp3.
  • clamzShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, media, mp3.
  • flactagShares av.db curated category or tags: audio, cli, flac, media, musicbrainz.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment