# Install git-bug with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges. Version 0.10.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:git-bug ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install git-bug ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add git-bug ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-bug from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#git-bug ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bug/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S git-bug ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: git-bug from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install git-bug ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-bug from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/git-bug ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-bug.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:git-bug - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.10.1 - **Source summary:** Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - git-bug (cli) - git-bug (alias) ## Build dependencies - go ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.10.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/git-bug/git-bug - Upstream latest detected: v0.10.1 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage git-bug is a decentralized issue tracker that stores issues, comments, identities, and related metadata as Git objects inside a repository. Its project framing follows a long-running Git culture idea: project state should be portable with the repository rather than locked inside a single hosted forge. ### Project history The project was initially built by Michael Mure and later organized under the git-bug project on GitHub. Public release history shows a 0.2.0 release in 2018, several 0.x releases through 2020 and 2022, and renewed 0.8 to 0.10 releases in 2025, indicating a tool that evolved from a distributed issue-storage experiment into a CLI, TUI, and web-interface workflow. ### Adoption history Adoption has centered on developers who want issue data to travel with a Git repository and who need offline access. The project documents bridges for GitHub, GitLab, Jira, and Launchpad, making it useful as a local archive and synchronization layer rather than only as a replacement issue tracker. ### How it is used Practitioners use git-bug inside an existing repository to create, query, edit, and synchronize issues. Bridge users configure a third-party service, pull issues into the repository-backed store, work on them offline through the CLI, TUI, or web UI, then push changes back to the forge. ### Why package nerds care For package users, git-bug is interesting because it treats issue tracking as a Git-native data problem. It fits the same offline-first, clone-and-sync model that made distributed version control attractive, while still acknowledging hosted issue trackers through bridge support. ### Timeline - 2018: 0.2.0 release documented in the changelog. - 2020: 0.7.x releases continued the early 0.x line. - 2025: 0.8.1, 0.9.0, and 0.10.x releases documented renewed CLI and web UI work. ### Related projects - git-bug relates to hosted issue trackers such as GitHub Issues, GitLab Issues, Jira, and Launchpad through its bridge system. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** git-bug - **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 - Nix - git-bug: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gi/git-bug/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - git-bug - 0.8.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-bug from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - apk - git-bug-bash-completion - 0.8.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-bug-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for git-bug | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - apk - git-bug-doc - 0.8.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-bug-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges (documentation) | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - apk - git-bug-fish-completion - 0.8.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-bug-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for git-bug | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - apk - git-bug-zsh-completion - 0.8.1-r11: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: git-bug-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for git-bug | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - pacman - git-bug - 0.10.1-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: git-bug from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - zypper - git-bug - 0.10.1-5.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-bug from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Distributed, offline-first bug tracker embedded in git, with bridges | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - zypper - git-bug-bash-completion - 0.10.1-5.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-bug-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for git-bug | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - zypper - git-bug-fish-completion - 0.10.1-5.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-bug-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion for git-bug | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - zypper - git-bug-zsh-completion - 0.10.1-5.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: git-bug-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | ZSH completion for git-bug | https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug - Scoop - main/git-bug: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/git-bug.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fossil](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fossil/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, distributed, issue-tracking, version-control. - 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[git-appraise](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-appraise/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, distributed. - [git-archive-all](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-archive-all/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. - [git-big-picture](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/git-big-picture/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, control, developer, developer-tools, git. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/git-bug.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/git-bug.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