# Install conman with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper Serial console management program supporting a large number of devices. Version 0.3.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:conman ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install conman ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install conman ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: conman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install conman ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: conman 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#conman ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/conman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install conman ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: conman from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:conman - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.3.1 - **Source summary:** Serial console management program supporting a large number of devices - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - conman (cli) - conmand (cli) - conmen (cli) - conman (alias) - conmand (alias) - conmen (alias) ## Dependencies - freeipmi ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Caveats: Before starting the conmand service, configure some consoles in $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/etc/conman.conf. - 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 ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.3.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/dun/conman - Upstream latest detected: conman-0.3.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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 - Unix: /etc/conman.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** conman - **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 - conman - 0.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: conman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | serial console management program | https://github.com/dun/conman - Nix - conman: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/conman/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - conman - 0.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: conman from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | serial console management program | https://github.com/dun/conman - dnf - conman - 0.3.1-8.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: conman from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ConMan - The Console Manager | https://dun.github.io/conman/ - zypper - conman - 0.3.1-3.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: conman from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | The Console Manager | http://dun.github.io/conman/ ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [freeipmi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freeipmi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [conserver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/conserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: administration, cli, logging, serial-console, system. - [sysaidmin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sysaidmin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: administration, cli, system. - [abduco](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abduco/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [ansiweather](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansiweather/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [bacula-fd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bacula-fd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, system-administration. - [bashish](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bashish/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [bottom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bottom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [clifm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clifm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, terminal. - [pdsh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdsh/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: administration, cli, management, system, system-administration. - [window-size](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/npm/window-size/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, console, number, system, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/conman.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/conman.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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