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Install direwolf with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder. Version 1.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install direwolf

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install direwolf

MacPorts ports tree · science/direwolf/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add direwolf

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install direwolf

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install direwolf

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#direwolf

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install direwolf

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

overview

Package summary

Software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder

Commands and aliases

  • aclients
  • appserver
  • atest
  • cm108
  • decode_aprs
  • direwolf
  • dwespeak.sh
  • gen_packets
  • kissutil
  • ll2utm
  • log2gpx
  • telem-balloon.pl
  • telem-bits.pl
  • telem-data.pl
  • telem-data91.pl
  • telem-eqns.pl
  • telem-parm.pl
  • telem-seq.sh
  • telem-unit.pl
  • telem-volts.py
  • text2tt
  • tnctest
  • tt2text
  • ttcalc
  • utm2ll

history

Project history and usage

Dire Wolf is a software soundcard AX.25 packet modem, TNC, and APRS encoder/decoder for amateur packet radio.

Project history

The official README presents Dire Wolf as a modern software replacement for older hardware TNCs. It uses a computer soundcard and digital signal processing to decode packet radio signals and includes APRS tracker, digipeater, IGate, KISS, AGW, telemetry, and modem features.

Adoption history

Dire Wolf's adoption follows the amateur-radio package path: source builds for Linux and macOS, Windows release archives, and distribution packages whose versions may lag development. The README explicitly lists Debian-style apt, Red Hat-style yum, and Homebrew installation routes.

How it is used

Typical users run it as a virtual TNC for APRS and packet-radio applications, as an APRS Internet Gateway, or as a tracker/digipeater. The documentation directory has grown into user guides and application notes for Raspberry Pi APRS, IGate operation, FX.25, AIS reception, telemetry, and related packet-radio workflows.

Why package nerds care

Dire Wolf matters to package nerds because it turns specialized radio hardware behavior into portable software that can be installed on ordinary Linux, macOS, Windows, and single-board-computer systems.

Timeline

  • 2015: GitHub repository created.
  • 2020: Version 1.6 moved to a CMake build procedure.
  • 2023: Version 1.7 added more external documentation and IL2P support.
  • 2025: Version 1.8.1 released.

Related projects

  • The official documentation points to companion repositories for additional Dire Wolf documentation, presentations, Ham Radio of Things, and APRS packet specifications.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:client,server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 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.

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
./direwolf.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
aclientscliglobal executable
appservercliglobal executable
atestcliglobal executable
cm108cliglobal executable
decode_aprscliglobal executable
direwolfcliglobal executable
dwespeak.shcliglobal executable
gen_packetscliglobal executable
kissutilcliglobal executable
ll2utmcliglobal executable
log2gpxcliglobal executable
telem-balloon.plcliglobal executable
telem-bits.plcliglobal executable
telem-data.plcliglobal executable
telem-data91.plcliglobal executable
telem-eqns.plcliglobal executable
telem-parm.plcliglobal executable
telem-seq.shcliglobal executable
telem-unit.plcliglobal executable
telem-volts.pycliglobal executable
text2ttcliglobal executable
tnctestcliglobal executable
tt2textcliglobal executable
ttcalccliglobal executable
utm2llcliglobal 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 version1.8.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.8.1

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:direwolf
Version1.8.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/direwolf
Homepagehttps://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
Repositoryhttps://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
Upstream docshttps://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/blob/dev/doc/README.md
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later AND ISC AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent
Source archivehttps://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/archive/refs/tags/1.8.1.tar.gz
Dependenciesgpsd, hamlib, hidapi, portaudio
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namedirewolf
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Head VersionHEAD
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%

direwolf 1.7+dfsg-2+deb13u1

Soundcard TNC for APRS

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

sudo apt install direwolf
  • Section: hamradio
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: direwolf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

direwolf

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

direwolf 1.7+dfsg-2build2

Soundcard TNC for APRS

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

sudo apt install direwolf
  • Section: universe/hamradio
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: direwolf from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

direwolf 1.8.1-r1

Software soundcard AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

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

direwolf-doc 1.8.1-r1

Software soundcard AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder (documentation)

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

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

direwolf 1.8.1-4.fc44

Sound Card-based AX.25 TNC

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/

sudo dnf install direwolf
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: direwolf
  • 17 dependencies
  • 5 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: direwolf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

direwolf-doc 1.8.1-4.fc44

Documentation for Dire Wolf

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/

sudo dnf install direwolf-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: direwolf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: direwolf-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

direwolf 1.8.1-2.3

Software "soundcard" modem/TNC and APRS

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

sudo zypper install direwolf
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Productivity/Hamradio/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: direwolf
  • 13 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direwolf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

direwolf-doc 1.8.1-2.3

Dire Wolf documentation

https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf

sudo zypper install direwolf-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Documentation/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: direwolf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: direwolf-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

direwolf

sudo port install direwolf
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Direwolf
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: science/direwolf/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gpsdRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • hamlibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • hidapiRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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 configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment