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Install conmon with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

OCI container runtime monitor. Version 2.2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install conmon

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add conmon

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install conmon

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install conmon

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#conmon

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S conmon

Arch Linux sync databases · conmon · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install conmon

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

overview

Package summary

OCI container runtime monitor

Commands and aliases

  • conmon

history

Project history and usage

conmon is a small C monitor process for OCI containers. Its niche is not launching a whole container stack, but sitting between a container manager such as Podman or CRI-O and an OCI runtime such as runc or crun.

Project history

The upstream README describes conmon as an OCI container runtime monitor and communication tool. It double-forks, starts the OCI runtime as its child, keeps standard streams attachable, writes logs, and records exit status for the higher-level manager.

The project is maintained under the containers GitHub organization, the same ecosystem that hosts Podman-adjacent container tooling. Its design goal is deliberately narrow: the README calls it the smallest daemon a container can have.

Adoption history

conmon became distribution-visible because Podman and CRI-O need a separate monitor that can outlive the foreground manager. The README says it should usually be packaged with the user's container manager, and the input package metadata lists it across Homebrew, apk, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, Nix, pacman, and zypper.

How it is used

Most users do not run conmon directly. It is installed as support infrastructure for Podman, CRI-O, and other OCI-container workflows, where it keeps container attach sockets, logging, and exit reporting separate from the manager process.

Why package nerds care

conmon is a useful package-manager specimen because it exposes a normally hidden layer of the container stack as its own shippable binary. Packaging it correctly matters for Podman and CRI-O behavior, especially install paths such as libexec locations used by those managers.

Timeline

  • 2019: GitHub releases include early 0.x and 2.0.x conmon releases.
  • 2026: Input package metadata lists conmon in major Linux and macOS package managers.

Related projects

  • Podman and CRI-O are the container managers named by the README.
  • runc and crun are the OCI runtimes named by the README.

security posture

Risk level: orange

generalized runtime or code generation signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • generalized runtime or code generation signal
  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:container
  • text:runtime

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 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

CommandKindExposureNote
conmoncliglobal 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 version2.2.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.2.1

https://github.com/containers/conmon

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:conmon
Version2.2.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/conmon
Homepagehttps://github.com/containers/conmon
Repositoryhttps://github.com/containers/conmon
Upstream docshttps://github.com/containers/conmon#readme
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://github.com/containers/conmon/archive/refs/tags/v2.2.1.tar.gz
Dependenciesglib, libseccomp, systemd
Build dependenciesgo, go-md2man, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameconmon
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

conmon 2.1.12-4

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo apt install conmon
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: conmon from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

golang-github-containers-conmon-dev 2.1.12-4

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo apt install golang-github-containers-conmon-dev
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: conmon
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: golang-github-containers-conmon-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

conmon

nix profile install nixpkgs#conmon
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/conmon/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

conmon 2.1.10+ds1-1build2

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo apt install conmon
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: conmon from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

golang-github-containers-conmon-dev 2.1.10+ds1-1build2

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo apt install golang-github-containers-conmon-dev
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: conmon
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: golang-github-containers-conmon-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

conmon 2.2.1-r0

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo apk add conmon
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: conmon
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: conmon from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

conmon-doc 2.2.1-r0

OCI container runtime monitor (documentation)

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo apk add conmon-doc
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: conmon
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: conmon-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

conmon 2.2.1-2.fc45

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo dnf install conmon
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: conmon
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: conmon from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

conmon 1:2.2.1-1

OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo pacman -S conmon
  • License: APACHE
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: conmon from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

conmon 2.2.1-1.2

An OCI container runtime monitor

https://github.com/containers/conmon

sudo zypper install conmon
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: System/Management
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: conmon
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Conmon
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: conmon 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.

Related tools

  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libseccompRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • systemdRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • goBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • go-md2manBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • crunShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, oci, runtime, system.
  • runmeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, oci, runtime, system.
  • ctopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, monitoring, system.
  • distroboxShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, podman, system.
  • podletShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, podman, system.
  • podmanShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, oci, runtime, system.

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.

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