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Install flickcurl with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper

Library for the Flickr API. Version 1.26 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install flickcurl

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install flickcurl

MacPorts ports tree · devel/flickcurl/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add flickcurl

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install flickcurl-doc

Debian stable package indexes · flickcurl-doc · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install flickcurl

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S flickcurl

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install flickcurl

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

overview

Package summary

Library for the Flickr API

Project links

Commands and aliases

flickcurl
flickcurl-config
flickrdf

history

Project history and usage

flickcurl is Dave Beckett's C library and command-line tooling for the Flickr API. It wraps request creation, OAuth signing and token management, REST calls through libcurl, and XML response handling through libxml2.

Project history

The official site presents flickcurl as a full-coverage C interface to the Flickr API, including upload, browsing, search, comments, groups, notes, photosets, places, tags, machine tags, and metadata functions.

The GitHub README points readers back to the official HTML documentation and is dated 2009, while the official download page advertises the 1.26 tarball as the current release.

Adoption history

flickcurl became a distro-style C API client rather than only a sample utility: the input package metadata lists it across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu documentation packages, Fedora, MacPorts, Arch, Alpine, and openSUSE packaging.

Its usefulness followed the Flickr API era, when native tools and libraries needed authenticated access to photo metadata, tags, places, uploads, and RDF-style exports without embedding hand-written REST code.

How it is used

The library is used by C programs that need Flickr API access. The bundled flickcurl utility can perform OAuth authentication steps, call supported API commands, and write credentials to ~/.flickcurl.conf.

The flickrdf utility converts Flickr photo metadata, tags, machine tags, and place data into RDF triples, using raptor when available for RDF serialization.

Why package nerds care

flickcurl is a good example of the old Unix packaging pattern for web APIs: a C library, a -config helper, command-line utilities, generated API reference, and a dotfile holding OAuth tokens.

For package maintainers, the notable dependencies are libcurl and libxml2, with optional raptor support for RDF output.

Timeline

2009: The GitHub README directed browser users to the official HTML documentation.
2012: Version 1.23 added full OAuth 1.0 support and migration from legacy Flickr authentication.
2013: Version 1.25 updated Flickr API coverage and OAuth upload handling.
2014: Version 1.26 switched API endpoints and image URLs to HTTPS after Flickr's HTTPS-only announcement.

Related projects

flickcurl is related to Flickr's public API, libcurl for HTTP transport, libxml2 for XML handling, and raptor for optional RDF serialization.
The project lives under the same librdf.org umbrella as other Dave Beckett RDF and web data libraries.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

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.

Unix: ~/.flickcurl.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.flickcurl.conf

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`flickcurl`	cli	global executable
`flickcurl-config`	cli	global executable
`flickrdf`	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 version1.26

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://librdf.org/flickcurl/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:flickcurl
Version	1.26
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/flickcurl
Homepage	https://librdf.org/flickcurl/
Repository	https://github.com/dajobe/flickcurl
Upstream docs	https://librdf.org/flickcurl
License	GPL-2.0-or-later OR LGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archive	https://download.dajobe.org/flickcurl/flickcurl-1.26.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-19T12:30:40-07:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Uses from macOS	curl, libxml2
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	flickcurl
Version Scheme	0
Revision	1
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%

flickcurl-doc 1.26-9

utilities to call the Flickr API from command line - documentation

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install flickcurl-doc

Section: doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: flickcurl
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

Debian apt95%

flickcurl-utils 1.26-9

utilities to call the Flickr API from command line

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install flickcurl-utils

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: flickcurl-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libflickcurl-dev 1.26-9

C library for accessing the Flickr API - development files

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install libflickcurl-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

Debian apt95%

libflickcurl0t64 1.26-9

C library for accessing the Flickr API

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install libflickcurl0t64

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libflickcurl0t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

flickcurl-doc 1.26-7.1build2

utilities to call the Flickr API from command line - documentation

http://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install flickcurl-doc

Section: universe/doc
Architecture: all
Source Package: flickcurl
2 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: flickcurl-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

flickcurl-utils 1.26-7.1build2

utilities to call the Flickr API from command line

http://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install flickcurl-utils

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: flickcurl-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libflickcurl-dev 1.26-7.1build2

C library for accessing the Flickr API - development files

http://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install libflickcurl-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

Ubuntu apt95%

libflickcurl0-dbg 1.26-7.1build2

C library for accessing the Flickr API - debugging symbols

http://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install libflickcurl0-dbg

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libflickcurl0-dbg from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libflickcurl0t64 1.26-7.1build2

C library for accessing the Flickr API

http://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apt install libflickcurl0t64

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: flickcurl
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libflickcurl0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

flickcurl 1.26-r6

C library for the Flickr API

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apk add flickcurl

License: GPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flickcurl
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

apk95%

flickcurl-dev 1.26-r6

C library for the Flickr API (development files)

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apk add flickcurl-dev

License: GPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flickcurl
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

apk95%

flickcurl-doc 1.26-r6

C library for the Flickr API (documentation)

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apk add flickcurl-doc

License: GPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flickcurl
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

apk95%

flickcurl-libs 1.26-r6

C library for the Flickr API (libraries)

https://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo apk add flickcurl-libs

License: GPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flickcurl
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flickcurl-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

flickcurl 1.26-31.fc44

C library for the Flickr API

http://librdf.org/flickcurl

sudo dnf install flickcurl

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flickcurl
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

dnf95%

flickcurl-devel 1.26-31.fc44

Development files for flickcurl

http://librdf.org/flickcurl

sudo dnf install flickcurl-devel

License: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later OR Apache-2.0
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: flickcurl
8 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

pacman95%

flickcurl 1.26-13

C library for the Flickr API

http://librdf.org/flickcurl/

sudo pacman -S flickcurl

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Flickcurl

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

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