# Install amtterm with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper Serial-over-LAN (sol) client for Intel AMT. Version 1.8-1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-19. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:amtterm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install amtterm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install amtterm ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: amtterm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install amtterm ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: amtterm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#amtterm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/am/amtterm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install amtterm ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: amtterm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:amtterm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.8-1 - **Source summary:** Serial-over-LAN (sol) client for Intel AMT - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-19T04:08:21Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - amtider (cli) - amtterm (cli) - amttool (cli) - gamt (cli) - amtider (alias) - amtterm (alias) - amttool (alias) - gamt (alias) ## Dependencies - glib - gnutls - meson - pkgconf ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.8-1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.kraxel.org/blog/linux/amtterm/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage amtterm is Gerd Hoffmann's command-line Serial-over-LAN client for Intel AMT managed machines. The project also includes a GTK front end, an IDE redirection tool, and `amttool`, a Perl script for querying and remotely controlling AMT systems. ### Project history The upstream manpages carry 2007 and 2008 copyright dates, placing amtterm in the first wave of Linux tooling around Intel Active Management Technology. The author's official project page, published in 2011, describes the project as a SOL terminal plus graphical version and management script. The current GitLab project was created in April 2022 and hosts the source, manpages, Meson build, and release tarballs for versions 1.8 and newer. The GitLab release list observed for this batch shows `amtterm-1.8-1` released in May 2026. ### Adoption history amtterm's adoption is specialized: it is useful to administrators and hardware bring-up/debugging users who need out-of-band serial access to AMT-capable machines. It is the sort of small system utility that persists because firmware and remote-management workflows remain awkward without dedicated command-line tools. The supplied package facts show packaging in Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, Nix, Ubuntu, and zypper. That cross-distro footprint is a strong signal for a niche tool: it solves a real operations problem even if most desktop users never need it. ### How it is used `amtterm` connects to the AMT SOL port of a host, defaulting to the standard SSL AMT redirection port 16995. The manpage documents username and password options, legacy non-SSL and legacy authentication flags, certificate checking, and interactive password prompting. `amttool` complements the terminal by speaking SOAP to older Intel AMT systems for information gathering and power/reset commands. Its manpage notes that newer AMT versions removed support for the old SOAP protocol, making WS-Management tools necessary on recent machines. ### Why package nerds care amtterm is package-nerd material because it is tiny, hardware-adjacent, and operationally important when needed. A package entry gives administrators a reproducible way to install an AMT SOL client without rummaging through vendor bundles. It also captures a compatibility boundary in systems tooling: the package remains useful for serial-over-LAN, while some companion management functions are constrained by Intel AMT protocol changes. ### Timeline - 2007: amtterm manpage copyright date; tool documented as an Intel AMT SOL client. - 2008: amttool manpage covers remote-control commands for AMT managed machines. - 2011: Author's amtterm project page published with resources and release tarball links. - 2022: GitLab project created. - 2026: GitLab release `amtterm-1.8-1` published. ### Related projects - Intel AMT: the firmware management technology amtterm targets. - gamt: graphical GTK front end shipped in the same project. - amttool: companion command for querying and controlling AMT systems. - wsmancli/OpenWSMAN: recommended direction for newer AMT management protocols according to the amttool manpage. ### Sources - - - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for amtterm. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** amtterm - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - amtterm - 1.4-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: amtterm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Serial-over-lan (sol) client for Intel AMT, console version | https://www.kraxel.org/blog/linux/amtterm/ - Nix - amtterm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/am/amtterm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - amtterm - 1.4-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: amtterm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Serial-over-lan (sol) client for Intel AMT, console version | https://www.kraxel.org/blog/linux/amtterm/ - dnf - amtterm - 1.6-26.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: amtterm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Serial-over-lan (sol) client for Intel AMT | http://www.kraxel.org/blog/linux/amtterm/ - zypper - amtterm - 1.7-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: amtterm from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Serial-over-lan (sol) client for Intel AMT | https://www.kraxel.org/releases/amtterm/ - zypper - amtterm-gtk - 1.7-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: amtterm-gtk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Serial-over-lan (sol) graphical client | https://www.kraxel.org/releases/amtterm/ - Nix - gamt: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: gamt from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colormake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colormake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [et](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/et/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [faketty](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/faketty/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [patchpal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/patchpal/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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