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Install far2l-tty with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Unix TTY port of FAR Manager v2 (with NetRocks support). Version 2.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install far2l-tty

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install far2l

Debian stable package indexes · far2l · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#far2l

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fa/far2l/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Unix TTY port of FAR Manager v2 (with NetRocks support)

Commands and aliases

  • far2l
  • far2ledit

history

Project history and usage

far2l-tty is the terminal-oriented Homebrew packaging of far2l, a Linux and Unix-like port of FAR Manager v2. Its importance is mostly cultural and practical: it brings the keyboard-heavy, two-panel file-manager workflow associated with FAR on Windows into Unix terminals, including server and remote-shell environments.

Project history

The far2l upstream describes itself as a Linux fork of FAR Manager v2 that also works on macOS and BSD. The project keeps much of the original FAR-style workflow and plugin model while adapting it to Unix desktop and terminal backends.

The TTY flavor is one of several runtime backends documented by the project. It trades the richer GUI or X11-assisted terminal modes for a smaller plain-terminal build, which is why Homebrew ships a separate far2l-tty formula.

Adoption history

Official project documentation points to Debian and Ubuntu packages, Homebrew installation, community packages, and portable builds, showing that far2l moved from a source-port project into distribution packaging. The README notes that the compact Homebrew TTY build omits some large optional features such as Python subplugins and selected NetRocks protocols to keep dependencies smaller.

How it is used

Users run far2l as a terminal or desktop file manager, editor, archive browser, and remote-file tool. The documented NetRocks plugin covers protocols such as SFTP, SCP, FTP, SMB, NFS, WebDAV, and optionally AWS S3, so far2l-tty is useful on machines where a console file manager plus network browsing is preferable to a GUI.

Why package nerds care

Package maintainers care about far2l-tty because it is a split build of a dependency-heavy desktop/terminal application. The TTY package captures the minimal, server-friendly use case while leaving GUI and optional protocol bindings to larger builds.

Timeline

  • 2016: The public GitHub repository was created.
  • 2023: Ubuntu packaging began appearing for the far2l package family.
  • 2025: Debian and Ubuntu documentation in the README describes separate GUI, TTY X/Xi, and plain TTY packaging choices.

Related projects

  • FAR Manager is the Windows project far2l ports and adapts.
  • NetRocks is the far2l plugin family that provides many of the remote filesystem protocols highlighted by the project.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for far2l-tty. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 6 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 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
far2lcliglobal executable
far2leditcliglobal 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 version2.8.0
manager updated2026-05-18
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:far2l-tty
Version2.8.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/far2l-tty
Homepagehttps://github.com/elfmz/far2l
Repositoryhttps://github.com/elfmz/far2l
Upstream docshttps://github.com/elfmz/far2l#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/elfmz/far2l/archive/refs/tags/v_2.8.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-18T21:45:47Z
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibarchive, libnfs, libssh, neon, openssl@3, uchardet
Build dependenciescmake, gperf, ninja, pkgconf
Uses from macOSlibxml2
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 Namefar2l-tty
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt92%

far2l 2.6.5~beta+ds-3

Linux port of FAR v2

https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

sudo apt install far2l
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 8 dependencies
  • 10 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Far2l
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: far2l from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt92%

far2l-data 2.6.5~beta+ds-3

Linux port of FAR v2, data files

https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

sudo apt install far2l-data
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: far2l
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Far2l
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: far2l-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt92%

far2l-wx 2.6.5~beta+ds-3

Linux port of FAR v2 - WX GTK UI

https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

sudo apt install far2l-wx
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: far2l
  • 7 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Far2l
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: far2l-wx from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix92%

far2l

nix profile install nixpkgs#far2l
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Far2l
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/far2l/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt92%

far2l 2.6.0~beta+ds-1build2

Linux port of FAR v2

https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

sudo apt install far2l
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 14 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Far2l
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: far2l from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

far2l-data 2.6.0~beta+ds-1build2

Linux port of FAR v2, data files

https://github.com/elfmz/far2l

sudo apt install far2l-data
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: far2l
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Far2l
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: far2l-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • libarchiveRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libnfsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • neonRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • uchardetRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gperfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ninjaBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • lfShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal.
  • midnight-commanderShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal.
  • nnnShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal.
  • projectableShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, file-management, file-manager, productivity, terminal.

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