macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aravislocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install aravis with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, zypper
Vision library for genicam based cameras. Version 0.8.36 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add aravisAlpine Linux edge package indexes · aravis · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install aravis-toolsDebian stable package indexes · aravis-tools · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#aravisnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ar/aravis/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install aravisopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · aravis · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Vision library for genicam based cameras
Project links
Commands and aliases
- arv-camera-test-0.8
- arv-fake-gv-camera-0.8
- arv-test-0.8
- arv-tool-0.8
- arv-viewer-0.8
history
Project history and usage
Aravis is a vision and camera-control library for GenICam-based industrial cameras. The package includes both libraries and command-line utilities for testing, discovery, viewing, fake cameras, and camera tooling.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in August 2016 and describes Aravis as a vision library for GenICam-based cameras. Its official topics and README surface the core technical areas: cameras, GenICam, GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, GLib/GObject, GStreamer, GTK, and video.
The release history shows a long 0.8 stable line and newer 0.9 pre-release work. The 0.8.3 release notes, for example, focused on GigE Vision packet-size adjustment before streaming starts, while later releases mention viewer improvements, GStreamer plugin fixes, USB3 Vision handling, and GigE Vision compatibility fixes.
Adoption history
The input package metadata shows Aravis packaged by Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, Nix, and openSUSE. That distribution footprint matches a C/GObject library used by desktop tools, embedded imaging setups, and Linux vision stacks.
The official GitHub API metadata shows a four-digit star count and hundreds of forks, unusually strong for an industrial-camera library. Its continued 0.8 maintenance releases indicate downstreams still depend on the stable ABI and tool names.
How it is used
Package users get utilities such as `arv-tool-0.8`, `arv-viewer-0.8`, `arv-camera-test-0.8`, `arv-fake-gv-camera-0.8`, and `arv-test-0.8`. Developers use the library from C/GObject-oriented applications, GObject introspection bindings, and GStreamer pipelines.
Common workflows include discovering cameras, inspecting GenICam features, testing GigE Vision or USB3 Vision devices, running fake-camera setups for development, and viewing live camera streams.
Why package nerds care
Aravis is package-nerd interesting because it sits at the intersection of Linux multimedia packaging and industrial hardware support. Its versioned tools, GLib ABI expectations, GStreamer plugin surface, and camera-protocol quirks make it exactly the sort of package where distro maintainers care about stable branches and hardware regression notes.
Timeline
- 2016: The official GitHub repository was created.
- 2020: The 0.8 release line appeared, with 0.8.0 published from the official repository.
- 2021: The 0.8.3 release emphasized GigE Vision packet-size adjustment before streaming.
- 2025: The 0.9.1 pre-release continued API and camera-protocol work.
- 2026: The project published both 0.8.36 stable and 0.9.2 pre-release tarballs.
Related projects
- Related systems include GenICam, GigE Vision, USB3 Vision, GLib, GObject, GObject Introspection, GStreamer, GTK, Meson, and Linux camera tooling.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/AravisProject/aravis
- https://api.github.com/repos/AravisProject/aravis/releases
- https://aravisproject.github.io/docs/aravis-0.8
- https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis
- source_facts.executables
- source_facts.package-manager
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 5 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
arv-camera-test-0.8 | cli | global executable | |
arv-fake-gv-camera-0.8 | cli | global executable | |
arv-test-0.8 | cli | global executable | |
arv-tool-0.8 | cli | global executable | |
arv-viewer-0.8 | cli | global 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 version0.8.36
manager updated2026-07-05
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/AravisProject/aravisnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:aravis |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.36 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/aravis |
| Homepage | https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis |
| Repository | https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis |
| Upstream docs | https://aravisproject.github.io/docs/aravis-0.8 |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis/releases/download/0.8.36/aravis-0.8.36.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-05T04:22:29Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | adwaita-icon-theme, gettext, glib, gstreamer, gtk+3, libusb |
| Build dependencies | gettext, gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
| Caveats | For GStreamer to find the bundled plugin: export GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/aravis/lib/gstreamer-1.0 |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | aravis |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
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%
aravis-tools 0.8.34-1
Aravis based tools for GenICam cameras
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install aravis-tools- Section: video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Debian apt95%
aravis-tools-cli 0.8.34-1
Aravis based command line tools for GenICam cameras
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install aravis-tools-cli- Section: video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Debian apt95%
gir1.2-aravis-0.8 0.8.34-1
GObject introspection data for Aravis
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install gir1.2-aravis-0.8- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Debian apt95%
libaravis-0.8-0 0.8.34-1
glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using GenICam cameras
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install libaravis-0.8-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Debian apt95%
libaravis-dev 0.8.34-1
Development files for aravis library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install libaravis-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Debian apt95%
libaravis-doc 0.8.34-1
Documentation files for aravis library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install libaravis-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: aravis
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Nix95%
aravis
nix profile install nixpkgs#aravis- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Ubuntu apt95%
aravis-tools 0.8.30-1build2
Aravis based tools for GenICam cameras
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install aravis-tools- Section: universe/video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Ubuntu apt95%
aravis-tools-cli 0.8.30-1build2
Aravis based command line tools for GenICam cameras
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install aravis-tools-cli- Section: universe/video
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Ubuntu apt95%
gir1.2-aravis-0.8 0.8.30-1build2
GObject introspection data for Aravis
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install gir1.2-aravis-0.8- Section: universe/introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Ubuntu apt95%
libaravis-0.8-0 0.8.30-1build2
glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using GenICam cameras
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install libaravis-0.8-0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Ubuntu apt95%
libaravis-dev 0.8.30-1build2
Development files for aravis library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install libaravis-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: aravis
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
Ubuntu apt95%
libaravis-doc 0.8.30-1build2
Documentation files for aravis library
https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis
sudo apt install libaravis-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: aravis
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
apk95%
aravis 0.8.35-r0
Aravis is a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras.
https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis
sudo apk add aravis- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aravis
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
apk95%
aravis-dev 0.8.35-r0
Aravis is a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras. (development files)
https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis
sudo apk add aravis-dev- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aravis
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
apk95%
aravis-libs 0.8.35-r0
Aravis is a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras. (libraries)
https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis
sudo apk add aravis-libs- License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: aravis
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Aravis
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment