install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install gnu-smalltalk

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install gst

MacPorts ports tree · lang/gst/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#gnu-smalltalk

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gn/gnu-smalltalk/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install gst

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

overview

Package summary

Implementation of the Smalltalk language

Project links

Commands and aliases

gst
gst-blox
gst-browser
gst-config
gst-convert
gst-doc
gst-load
gst-package
gst-profile
gst-reload
gst-remote
gst-sunit

history

Project history and usage

GNU Smalltalk is the GNU Project's implementation of the Smalltalk-80 language, shaped for Unix-like command-line use, scripting, and headless processing rather than only an image-centered graphical environment.

Project history

The GNU Smalltalk manual says the implementation closely follows the Smalltalk-80 language described in the Blue Book by Adele Goldberg and David Robson. Project author records credit Steve Byrne for development up to version 1.1.5 and Paolo Bonzini for development starting with version 1.6, with later GUI work around BLOX and VisualGST.

Adoption history

GNU Smalltalk gave GNU and Unix users a free Smalltalk system that could be driven from text files and shell workflows. Its positioning made it approachable for scripting, rapid prototyping, generated documentation, and experiments with object-oriented programming outside traditional commercial Smalltalk environments.

How it is used

Practitioners use gst and companion tools to run Smalltalk source files, explore the class library, write scripts, load packages, test code with SUnit, and bridge Smalltalk programs with C and other free software libraries. The manual emphasizes using Smalltalk's object model for script-like programs as well as larger prototypes.

Why package nerds care

GNU Smalltalk is significant as a language-runtime package because it turns a historically GUI-associated language into a Unix-style interpreter and tool suite. Its many executables, package tooling, and class-library documentation make it feel closer to a developer environment than a single compiler binary.

Timeline

1988: Source copyright years in GNU Smalltalk files begin around the early implementation era.
Version 1.1.5: Author records mark the end of Steve Byrne's initial development period.
Version 1.6: Author records credit Paolo Bonzini with development from this release line onward.
2017: GNU Smalltalk user's manual was updated for the published manual set.

Related projects

GNU Smalltalk is related to Smalltalk-80, VisualGST, BLOX, SUnit, and the broader family of free Smalltalk systems such as Squeak and Pharo.

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.
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

Command	Kind	Exposure
`gst`	cli	global executable
`gst-blox`	cli	global executable
`gst-browser`	cli	global executable
`gst-config`	cli	global executable
`gst-convert`	cli	global executable
`gst-doc`	cli	global executable
`gst-load`	cli	global executable
`gst-package`	cli	global executable
`gst-profile`	cli	global executable
`gst-reload`	cli	global executable
`gst-remote`	cli	global executable
`gst-sunit`	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 version3.2.5

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:gnu-smalltalk
Version	3.2.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gnu-smalltalk
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/
Repository	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/smalltalk.git
Upstream docs	https://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/manual/html_node
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/smalltalk/smalltalk-3.2.5.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:03:36-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	gdbm, gmp, gnutls, libsigsegv, libtool, readline
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, gawk, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	expat, libffi
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	gnu-smalltalk
Version Scheme	0
Revision	10
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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%

gnu-smalltalk

nix profile install nixpkgs#gnu-smalltalk

normalized package name match
Matched by: Gnu Smalltalk

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

MacPorts94%

gst

sudo port install gst

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Gst

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: lang/gst/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Nix92%

gst

nix profile install nixpkgs#gst

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Gst

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

dnf92%

gst 0.7.7-6.fc45

System utility designed to stress and monitoring various hardware components

https://gitlab.com/leinardi/gst

sudo dnf install gst

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: gst
15 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Gst

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

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/gnu-smalltalk.yml

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

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