# Install archivemount with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper File system for accessing archives using libarchive. Version 1b via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:archivemount ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install archivemount ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install archivemount ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: fuse/archivemount/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add archivemount ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: archivemount from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install archivemount ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: archivemount from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install archivemount ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: archivemount 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#archivemount ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/archivemount/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install archivemount-ng ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: archivemount-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:archivemount - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1b - **Source summary:** File system for accessing archives using libarchive - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - archivemount (cli) - archivemount (alias) ## Dependencies - libarchive - libfuse ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1b - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - archivemount - 1b-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: archivemount from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | mounts an archive or compressed file for access as a filesystem | https://sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng - Nix - archivemount: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/archivemount/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - archivemount - 0.8.7-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: archivemount from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | mounts an archive for access as a file system | http://www.cybernoia.de/software/archivemount/ - apk - archivemount - 0.9.1-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: archivemount from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE based filesystem for mounting compressed archives | https://github.com/bramp/archivemount - apk - archivemount-doc - 0.9.1-r4: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: archivemount-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE based filesystem for mounting compressed archives (documentation) | https://github.com/bramp/archivemount - dnf - archivemount - 0.9.1-16.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: archivemount from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | FUSE based filesystem for mounting compressed archives | http://www.cybernoia.de/software/archivemount/ - zypper - archivemount-ng - 1b-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: archivemount-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Mount archives as a file system | https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/archivemount-ng - MacPorts - archivemount: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: fuse/archivemount/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [libarchive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libarchive/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libfuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfuse/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [afuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/afuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [avfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [bindfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bindfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [btfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/btfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [dwarfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dwarfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [erofs-utils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/erofs-utils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [ext4fuse](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ext4fuse/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. - [fuse-zip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fuse-zip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, filesystem, fuse, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/archivemount.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/archivemount.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