# Install fossil with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Distributed software configuration management. Version 2.28 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-09. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:fossil ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install fossil ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install fossil ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/fossil/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add fossil ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install fossil ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: fossil from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install fossil ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fossil from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#fossil ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: fossil from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S fossil ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: fossil from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install fossil ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fossil from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install fossil ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: fossil from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5836','capture' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/fossil ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fossil.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Fossil.Fossil -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Fossil.Fossil from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:fossil - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.28 - **Source summary:** Distributed software configuration management - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-09T15:23:07+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - fossil (cli) - fossil (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.28 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-09 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.fossil-scm.org/home/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Fossil is a distributed software configuration management system that combines version control with tickets, wiki, forum, chat, documentation, technotes, a web UI, and role-based access control in one self-contained executable. ### Project history Fossil is developed in its own Fossil repository and has self-hosted since 2007-07-21. The official site states that cloning the self-hosting repository gives more than source code: it includes the project website, documentation, tickets, and related history. The project was designed around SQLite-backed repository storage, a durable file format, autosync, ordinary HTTP(S) or SSH networking, and a single executable that can serve both local CLI workflows and a hosted project website. ### Adoption history Fossil occupies a different niche from Git: it is adopted by users who want an integrated project system and easy self-hosting rather than separate services for code, issues, wiki, and discussion. The official self-hosting page documents multiple public Fossil repositories kept in sync, plus a GitHub mirror exported from Fossil. As a package, it is broadly available because installation is simple: download or build one binary and place it on `PATH`. The supplied package facts show availability through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, Winget, Chocolatey, and other managers. ### How it is used The official quick start is `fossil init`, `fossil open`, `fossil add`, `fossil commit`, and `fossil ui`. That last command starts the built-in web interface, which is central to Fossil's identity as more than a plain VCS. ### Why package nerds care Fossil matters to package nerds because it is source control, project hosting, and release infrastructure packaged as one small binary. It challenges the normal Unix packaging pattern of composing many tools by shipping a complete forge-like workflow in a single executable backed by SQLite. ### Timeline - 2007: Fossil began self-hosting on 2007-07-21. - 2017: One public mirror moved to a low-cost VPS, according to the self-hosting documentation. - 2024: Version 2.25 was released on 2024-11-06. - 2025: Version 2.27 was released on 2025-09-30. - 2026: Version 2.28 was released on 2026-03-11. ### Related projects - Fossil is closely related to SQLite through authorship, hosting, and its SQLite-backed storage model. Its official comparison discusses Git and Mercurial as peer distributed VCS tools, and its self-hosting documentation describes a GitHub mirror generated from Fossil. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** fossil - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - fossil - 1:2.26-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: fossil from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets database | https://fossil-scm.org - Nix - fossil: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: fossil from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - fossil - 1:2.23-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: fossil from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | DSCM with built-in wiki, http interface and server, tickets database | https://fossil-scm.org - apk - fossil - 2.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - apk - fossil-bash-completion - 2.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for fossil | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - apk - fossil-zsh-completion - 2.28-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fossil-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for fossil | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - dnf - fossil - 2.25-3.fc42: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fossil from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A distributed SCM with bug tracking and wiki | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - dnf - fossil-doc - 2.25-3.fc42: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: fossil-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Fossil documentation | https://www.fossil-scm.org/ - pacman - fossil - 2.28-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: fossil from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Simple, high-reliability, distributed software configuration management | https://www.fossil-scm.org - zypper - fossil - 2.28-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: fossil from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Distributed software configuration management | https://fossil-scm.org/ - MacPorts - fossil: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/fossil/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - fossil: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: fossil from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5836','capture' - Scoop - main/fossil: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/fossil.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Fossil.Fossil: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Fossil.Fossil from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cvs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cvs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [git-bug](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-bug/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, distributed, issue-tracking, version-control. - [jj](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jj/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [mercurial](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mercurial/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, scm, version-control. - [braid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/braid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [breezy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/breezy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [codeberg-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codeberg-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [cvs-fast-export](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cvs-fast-export/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-control. - [git-series](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-series/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, management. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/fossil.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/fossil.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph