install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install conman

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install conman

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install conman

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#conman

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install conman

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · conman · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Serial console management program supporting a large number of devices

Project links

Commands and aliases

conman
conmand
conmen

history

Project history and usage

ConMan, the Console Manager, is a long-lived Unix console-management daemon and client suite for serial consoles, terminal servers, IPMI Serial-over-LAN, external processes, and Unix-domain sockets. It is aimed at administrators who need many console devices and simultaneous users.

Project history

The official README describes ConMan as a serial console management program with symbolic console names, logging, read-only and read-write sessions, shared sessions, privilege stealing/sharing, broadcast input, and parallel Expect-script execution. Its NEWS file traces active development back to at least the 0.1.8 release in 2002.

ConMan's history reflects classic cluster and lab administration needs: log every console, multiplex users, support terminal servers, then add external process drivers, Unix-domain sockets, IPMI Serial-over-LAN through FreeIPMI, systemd packaging, scalability fixes, and broad Unix portability testing.

Adoption history

The project is packaged across traditional Unix distributions and package managers in the supplied facts, including Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, openSUSE/zypper, Nix, and Homebrew. Official release notes also list build and RPM testing across CentOS, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Arch, Raspbian, and other systems.

How it is used

Typical usage is to run conmand with /etc/conman.conf defining console devices and logging behavior, then connect with conman or conmen for interactive, monitoring, or broadcast sessions. The package is relevant to serial-console fleets, remote management networks, and older hardware rooms where SSH alone is not enough.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, ConMan is important as old-school systems software with real daemon packaging concerns: init/systemd integration, sysconfdir behavior, pidfiles, runstatedir, FreeIPMI optional support, tcp-wrappers history, RPM verification, and portability across many Unix variants.

Timeline

2002: NEWS records conman-0.1.8 with global log and server logfile/syslog directives.
2007: conman-0.2.0 added external-process-driven consoles and scripts for Cyclades, IBM BladeCenter, IPMI SOL, and SSH.
2008: conman-0.2.2 added Unix-domain socket consoles and inotify detection.
2009: conman-0.2.4 added FreeIPMI support.
2016: conman-0.2.8 moved the homepage, changed RPM packaging toward systemd, added daemon nofile configuration, and improved scalability.
2022: conman-0.3.1 refreshed autotools packaging, added systemd/sysvinit configure options, added runstatedir support, and verified RPM source files.

Related projects

Official sources tie ConMan to FreeIPMI, Expect, telnet terminal servers, IPMI Serial-over-LAN, Unix-domain sockets, systemd, sysvinit, RPM packaging, and Unix console administration.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

formula declares a Homebrew service

Signals

metadata:service

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 12 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: /etc/conman.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`conman`	cli	global executable
`conmand`	cli	global executable
`conmen`	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 version0.3.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedconman-0.3.1

https://github.com/dun/conman

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:conman
Version	0.3.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/conman
Homepage	https://github.com/dun/conman
Repository	https://github.com/dun/conman
Upstream docs	https://github.com/dun/conman#readme
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/dun/conman/archive/refs/tags/conman-0.3.1.tar.gz
Dependencies	freeipmi
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	declared
Caveats	Before starting the conmand service, configure some consoles in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/conman.conf.

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	conman
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
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%

conman 0.3.1-1

serial console management program

https://github.com/dun/conman

sudo apt install conman

Section: comm
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Conman

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

Nix95%

conman

nix profile install nixpkgs#conman

normalized package name match
Matched by: Conman

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

Ubuntu apt95%

conman 0.3.1-1

serial console management program

https://github.com/dun/conman

sudo apt install conman

Section: universe/comm
Architecture: amd64
4 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Conman

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

dnf95%

conman 0.3.1-8.fc44

ConMan - The Console Manager

https://dun.github.io/conman/

sudo dnf install conman

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND ISC
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: conman
10 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Conman

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

zypper95%

conman 0.3.1-3.4

The Console Manager

http://dun.github.io/conman/

sudo zypper install conman

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: System/Console
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: conman
15 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Conman

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

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/conman.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install conman with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: orange

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources