# Install gurk with Homebrew, pacman Signal Messenger client for terminal. Version 0.9.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gurk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gurk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gurk ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gurk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gurk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.9.3 - **Source summary:** Signal Messenger client for terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** AGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:03:41-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - gurk (cli) - gurk (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - protobuf - rust ## 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: 0.9.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs - Upstream latest detected: v0.9.3 (current) ## Project history and usage gurk is a terminal Signal Messenger client written in Rust. It provides a text UI for linked-device Signal use and stores its configuration in `gurk.toml` under XDG-style or home-directory paths. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in July 2020, and an early v0.2.0 release was published in July 2021. The README describes first-run linking through a QR code, after which the program creates a configuration file at the default config location. The project cannot publish its binary through crates.io according to the README because it depends on official Signal libraries that are not available there, so distribution relies on release binaries, source installs, and OS package managers. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through GitHub release binaries, `cargo binstall`, `cargo install --git`, Arch Linux packages, Nix/NixOS, and FreeBSD packages or ports. Homebrew and Arch package metadata make it available as a named package for terminal and messaging users. Its adoption is necessarily niche: it is useful to users who want Signal in a terminal workflow and are comfortable with linked-device semantics, local configuration, and terminal keybindings. ### How it is used Users run `gurk`, link it as a Signal device via QR code on first launch, and then interact through keyboard-driven channel, message, selection, file upload, URL, reaction, mute, and help commands. Configuration supports custom keybindings and default-keybinding control in `gurk.toml`; the same config locations may contain sensitive linked-client settings, which is why credentials and configuration locations are the same for curation purposes. ### Why package nerds care gurk is notable as a package because it sits at an awkward boundary: a Rust TUI application with Signal protocol dependencies that cannot use the ordinary crates.io binary path. That pushes distributors toward GitHub releases, git-based Cargo installs, and OS package recipes. For terminal users, it is an example of packaging a messaging client as a keyboard-first command rather than a desktop application. ### Timeline - 2020: GitHub repository created. - 2021: v0.2.0 release published. ### Related projects - Signal Messenger is the service and protocol ecosystem gurk connects to. - presage is referenced by the README as a related Signal client library. - libsignal-related libraries are part of the dependency reason the binary is not published on crates.io. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gurk/gurk.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gurk.toml, ~/.config/gurk/gurk.toml, ~/.gurk.toml ## Credential files - Unix: $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gurk/gurk.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gurk.toml, ~/.config/gurk/gurk.toml, ~/.gurk.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gurk - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - pacman - gurk - 0.9.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gurk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Signal Messenger client for terminal | https://github.com/boxdot/gurk-rs ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [protobuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protobuf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gitter-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gitter-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, messaging, productivity. - [imessage-exporter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/imessage-exporter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, messaging, productivity. - [gotify](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gotify/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, messaging, productivity. - [iamb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iamb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, productivity. - [joshuto](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/joshuto/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal-ui. - [micasa](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/micasa/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal-ui. - [pidgin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pidgin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: chat, cli, productivity. - [squiid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/squiid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, terminal-ui. - [nmail](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nmail/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, client, openssl, openssl-3, productivity. - [eureka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/eureka/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, openssl, openssl-3, productivity, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gurk.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gurk.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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