# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:aravis ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aravis ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add aravis ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aravis from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install aravis-tools ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: aravis-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#aravis ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/aravis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install aravis ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: aravis from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aravis - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.36 - **Source summary:** Vision library for genicam based cameras - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T04:22:29Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - arv-camera-test-0.8 (cli) - arv-fake-gv-camera-0.8 (cli) - arv-test-0.8 (cli) - arv-tool-0.8 (cli) - arv-viewer-0.8 (cli) - arv-camera-test-0.8 (alias) - arv-fake-gv-camera-0.8 (alias) - arv-test-0.8 (alias) - arv-tool-0.8 (alias) - arv-viewer-0.8 (alias) ## Dependencies - adwaita-icon-theme - gettext - glib - gstreamer - gtk+3 - libusb ## Build dependencies - gettext - gobject-introspection - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - libxml2 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: For GStreamer to find the bundled plugin: export GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/aravis/lib/gstreamer-1.0 - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8.36 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## 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 - - - - - source_facts.executables - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** aravis - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - aravis-tools - 0.8.34-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: aravis-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Aravis based tools for GenICam cameras | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Debian apt - aravis-tools-cli - 0.8.34-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: aravis-tools-cli from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Aravis based command line tools for GenICam cameras | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Debian apt - gir1.2-aravis-0.8 - 0.8.34-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-aravis-0.8 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GObject introspection data for Aravis | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Debian apt - libaravis-0.8-0 - 0.8.34-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaravis-0.8-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using GenICam cameras | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Debian apt - libaravis-dev - 0.8.34-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaravis-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for aravis library | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Debian apt - libaravis-doc - 0.8.34-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaravis-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Documentation files for aravis library | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Nix - aravis: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/aravis/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - aravis-tools - 0.8.30-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aravis-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Aravis based tools for GenICam cameras | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Ubuntu apt - aravis-tools-cli - 0.8.30-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aravis-tools-cli from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Aravis based command line tools for GenICam cameras | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Ubuntu apt - gir1.2-aravis-0.8 - 0.8.30-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-aravis-0.8 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject introspection data for Aravis | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Ubuntu apt - libaravis-0.8-0 - 0.8.30-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaravis-0.8-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using GenICam cameras | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Ubuntu apt - libaravis-dev - 0.8.30-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaravis-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for aravis library | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - Ubuntu apt - libaravis-doc - 0.8.30-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaravis-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Documentation files for aravis library | https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Aravis - apk - aravis - 0.8.35-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aravis from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Aravis is a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras. | https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis - apk - aravis-dev - 0.8.35-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aravis-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Aravis is a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras. (development files) | https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis - apk - aravis-libs - 0.8.35-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: aravis-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Aravis is a glib/gobject based library for video acquisition using Genicam cameras. (libraries) | https://github.com/AravisProject/aravis ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gstreamer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gstreamer/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtk+3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gobject-introspection](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gobject-introspection/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gphoto2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gphoto2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: camera, cli, media. - [imagesnap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imagesnap/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: camera, cli, media. - [a52dec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/a52dec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [aalib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aalib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [ab-av1](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ab-av1/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [abcde](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcde/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [abcm2ps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcm2ps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [abcmidi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abcmidi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media. - [geeqie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geeqie/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: adwaita, adwaita-icon-theme, based, cli, gettext. - [pqiv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pqiv/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, gettext, glib, gtk, gtk-3. - [nip4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nip4/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, gettext, glib, icon, media. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/aravis.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/aravis.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph