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Install dbus-glib with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

GLib bindings for the D-Bus message bus system. Version 0.114 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install dbus-glib

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install dbus-glib

MacPorts ports tree · devel/dbus-glib/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add dbus-glib

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-2

Debian stable package indexes · libdbus-glib-1-2 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install dbus-glib

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dbus-glib · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#dbus-glib

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/db/dbus-glib/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S dbus-glib

Arch Linux sync databases · dbus-glib · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

GLib bindings for the D-Bus message bus system

Project links

Commands and aliases

dbus-binding-tool

history

Project history and usage

dbus-glib is the older GLib binding layer for D-Bus, distributed with the dbus-binding-tool code generator and documented as the D-Bus GLib bindings reference manual.

Project history

The package represents the early GLib-facing API for applications that wanted D-Bus integration through GObject-style types and proxies. Its reference manual documents both the library API and dbus-binding-tool, the C-language GLib binding generation utility.

Adoption history

dbus-glib became legacy infrastructure after GLib 2.26 introduced GDBus in GIO. The official reference manual now warns that dbus-glib is deprecated for new code and says D-Bus maintainers recommend GDBus instead.

How it is used

Today the package is mainly installed for older GLib applications or source trees that still use dbus-glib APIs or generated bindings. New GLib code is expected to use GDBus, while dbus-glib remains useful when building historical desktop software.

Why package nerds care

It is a classic compatibility package: small, unglamorous, and still important because old desktop components may depend on the GLib binding even though the modern stack has moved on.

Timeline

0.104: Official reference manual documents the dbus-glib API and dbus-binding-tool.
GLib 2.26: GDBus becomes part of GLib's GIO library and supersedes dbus-glib for new GLib applications.

Related projects

Related D-Bus GLib-era and successor projects include D-Bus, libdbus, GDBus, QtDBus, sd-bus, and the wider set of D-Bus language bindings listed by freedesktop.org.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 3 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
`dbus-binding-tool`	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 version0.114

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/DBusBindings/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/DBusBindings/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:dbus-glib
Version	0.114
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dbus-glib
Homepage	https://wiki.freedesktop.org/www/Software/DBusBindings/
Repository	https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/dbus/dbus-glib
Upstream docs	https://dbus.freedesktop.org/doc/dbus-glib
License	GPL-2.0-or-later AND (AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later)
Source archive	https://dbus.freedesktop.org/releases/dbus-glib/dbus-glib-0.114.tar.gz
Dependencies	dbus, gettext, glib
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	expat
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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	dbus-glib
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

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Debian apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-2 0.114-1

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-2

Section: oldlibs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dbus-glib
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-dev 0.114-1

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development files)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-dev

Section: oldlibs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dbus-glib
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin 0.114-1

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development tools)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin

Section: oldlibs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dbus-glib
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-doc 0.114-1

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (API documentation)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: dbus-glib
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

dbus-glib

nix profile install nixpkgs#dbus-glib

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

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

Ubuntu apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-2 0.112-3build2

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-2

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dbus-glib
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-dev 0.112-3build2

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development files)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dbus-glib
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin 0.112-3build2

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development tools)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin

Section: universe/oldlibs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: dbus-glib
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libdbus-glib-1-doc 0.112-3build2

deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (API documentation)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: dbus-glib
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

dbus-glib 0.114-r0

GLib bindings for DBUS

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apk add dbus-glib

License: AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dbus-glib
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

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

apk95%

dbus-glib-dev 0.114-r0

GLib bindings for DBUS (development files)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apk add dbus-glib-dev

License: AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dbus-glib
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbus-glib-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

dbus-glib-doc 0.114-r0

GLib bindings for DBUS (documentation)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings

sudo apk add dbus-glib-doc

License: AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: dbus-glib
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

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

dnf95%

dbus-glib 0.112-13.fc44

GLib bindings for D-Bus

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/

sudo dnf install dbus-glib

License: (AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later) AND GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: dbus-glib
7 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

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

dnf95%

dbus-glib-devel 0.112-13.fc44

Libraries and headers for the D-Bus GLib bindings

https://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/

sudo dnf install dbus-glib-devel

License: (AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later) AND GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: dbus-glib
10 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

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

pacman95%

dbus-glib 0.114-1

GLib bindings for D-Bus (deprecated)

https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/

sudo pacman -S dbus-glib

License: AFL-2.1 OR GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: dbus-glib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

MacPorts95%

dbus-glib

sudo port install dbus-glib

normalized package name match
Matched by: Dbus Glib

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/dbus-glib/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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combined/dbus-glib.yml

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