install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install ducker

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ducker

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S ducker

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

overview

Package summary

Slightly quackers Docker TUI based on k9s

Project links

Commands and aliases

ducker

history

Project history and usage

ducker is a small Rust terminal UI for managing Docker containers, images, volumes, and networks. Its own README frames it as inspired by k9s, which places it in the modern operator-TUI family rather than in Docker's official CLI lineage.

Project history

The public release history starts in June 2024 with v0.0.1, followed quickly by early 0.0.x and 0.1.x releases. The README documents a cargo-first installation path with later package availability through Homebrew, Arch, and Nix.

The project is intentionally scoped around interactive Docker inspection and common container actions from the terminal.

Adoption history

Evidence of adoption is thin beyond packaging and GitHub releases. Homebrew, Arch, and Nix packaging suggest enough interest for distribution, but the project remains niche compared with Docker's official CLI and larger TUI tools.

How it is used

Users run ducker as an interactive TUI for Docker objects, navigating pages for containers, images, volumes, and networks and triggering actions through hotkeys or commands.

Its configuration is a YAML file on Linux, with options for prompt, default exec command, Docker socket path, update checks, and autocomplete behavior.

Why package nerds care

ducker is useful metadata-wise because it is a package-manager-distributed Rust TUI around Docker, not a Docker plugin or daemon component. The name also invites confusion with DuckDB and Cyberduck-adjacent packages in alphabetical lists.

It shows the k9s pattern migrating from Kubernetes to smaller operational surfaces: package a focused terminal UI around an existing daemon API.

Timeline

2024: v0.0.1 is published in the GitHub release history.
2024: v0.1.0 and v0.1.1 are published in August.
2024: v0.1.2 is published later in August.
2025: README documents Homebrew, Arch, Nix, and cargo installation paths.

Related projects

ducker is related to Docker, k9s, lazydocker, and other terminal dashboards that wrap daemon APIs with keyboard-driven views.

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 6 platform targets.
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.

Linux: ~/.config/ducker/config.yaml

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ducker`	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 version0.6.5

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.6.5

https://github.com/robertpsoane/ducker

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:ducker
Version	0.6.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ducker
Homepage	https://ducker.soane.io
Repository	https://github.com/robertpsoane/ducker
Upstream docs	https://github.com/robertpsoane/ducker#readme
License	MIT
Source archive	https://github.com/robertpsoane/ducker/archive/refs/tags/v0.6.5.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:15-04:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	ducker
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.

Nix95%

ducker

nix profile install nixpkgs#ducker

normalized package name match
Matched by: Ducker

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

pacman95%

ducker 0.6.5-2

A terminal app for managing docker containers

https://github.com/robertpsoane/ducker

sudo pacman -S ducker

License: MIT
Architecture: x86_64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Ducker

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

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/ducker.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

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