install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install archivemount

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install archivemount

MacPorts ports tree · fuse/archivemount/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add archivemount

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install archivemount

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install archivemount

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#archivemount

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install archivemount-ng

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · archivemount-ng · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

File system for accessing archives using libarchive

Project links

Commands and aliases

archivemount

history

Project history and usage

archivemount is a small FUSE/libarchive utility that mounts archives such as tar, zip, ISO, and compressed archive files as ordinary filesystems.

Project history

The maintained SourceHut project is `archivemount-ng`, whose summary says it is derived from upstream tarballs with Debian and upstream bug fixes. Its README states that archivemount is glue between libarchive and FUSE and can mount possibly compressed archives for filesystem-style access.

The `-ng` repository imported historical upstream tarballs on 2024-06-14, including 0.1 through 0.9.1, and then released version 1 on 2024-06-17 with fixes and modernization such as FUSE3 support, a Makefile replacing the autotools build, README adaptation, and multiple Debian/upstream bug fixes.

Adoption history

The input package facts show unusually broad distro/package coverage for such a small tool: Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE naming all appear. That is consistent with the tool's job: it plugs a practical gap in Unix workflows and can be carried by system package managers with few moving parts.

The `-ng` releases also show maintenance motivated by downstream bug reports, including Debian bugs, upstream GitHub issues, FUSE3 changes, macOS porting, and non-ASCII filename handling.

How it is used

The man page synopsis is simply `archivemount [options] archive mountpoint`; unmounting is done with `umount` or `fusermount -u`. Options include read-only modes, password prompting, no-save/no-backup behavior, subtree filtering, and raw compressed-file mounting.

The README warns that write support recreates the whole archive at unmount time, requires space and time, and carries explicit data-loss risk. For package users, the sane mental model is read-mostly archive browsing through FUSE, not a transactional archive editor.

Why package nerds care

archivemount is the kind of tiny Unix package that stays useful for decades because it composes two stable primitives, libarchive and FUSE, into a shell-friendly workflow.

The `-ng` handoff is also a packaging story: old upstream tarballs, downstream distro bugs, and a maintained forge repo converge so distros can keep shipping a working command instead of carrying piles of local patches.

Timeline

2024-06-14: `archivemount-ng` imports upstream archivemount tarballs including 0.1 through 0.9.1.
2024-06-17: Release 1 fixes multiple Debian/upstream bugs and adds FUSE3 support.
2024-12-21: Release 1a ports the project to macOS.
2025-05-14: Release 1b fixes non-ASCII filename handling.

Related projects

The README names libarchive and FUSE as the two main underlying projects.
The README and release notes reference the older upstream GitHub project at `cybernoid/archivemount` as the source of several inherited issues and pull requests.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:archive

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
Installs with 2 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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`archivemount`	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 version1b

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ngnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:archivemount
Version	1b
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/archivemount
Homepage	https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng
Repository	https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng
Upstream docs	https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng
License	LGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng/archive/1b.tar.gz
Dependencies	libarchive, libfuse
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	archivemount
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Requirements	linux
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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%

archivemount 1b-1

mounts an archive or compressed file for access as a filesystem

https://sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng

sudo apt install archivemount

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

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

Nix95%

archivemount

nix profile install nixpkgs#archivemount

normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

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

Ubuntu apt95%

archivemount 0.8.7-1build3

mounts an archive for access as a file system

http://www.cybernoia.de/software/archivemount/

sudo apt install archivemount

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: archivemount from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

archivemount 0.9.1-r4

FUSE based filesystem for mounting compressed archives

https://github.com/bramp/archivemount

sudo apk add archivemount

License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: archivemount
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: archivemount from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

archivemount-doc 0.9.1-r4

FUSE based filesystem for mounting compressed archives (documentation)

https://github.com/bramp/archivemount

sudo apk add archivemount-doc

License: LGPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: archivemount
normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: archivemount-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

archivemount 0.9.1-16.fc44

FUSE based filesystem for mounting compressed archives

http://www.cybernoia.de/software/archivemount/

sudo dnf install archivemount

License: LicenseRef-Callaway-LGPLv2+
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: archivemount
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: archivemount from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

archivemount-ng 1b-1.4

Mount archives as a file system

https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng

sudo zypper install archivemount-ng

License: 0BSD AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: archivemount-ng
5 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: archivemount-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

archivemount

sudo port install archivemount

normalized package name match
Matched by: Archivemount

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: fuse/archivemount/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.

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.

combined/archivemount.yml

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

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