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Install ipmitool with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface. Version 1.8.19 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ipmitool

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ipmitool

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/ipmitool/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ipmitool

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ipmitool

Debian stable package indexes · ipmitool · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install bmc-snmp-proxy

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · bmc-snmp-proxy · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ipmitool

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ip/ipmitool/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ipmitool

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ipmitool

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

overview

Package summary

Utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface

Commands and aliases

  • ipmievd
  • ipmitool

history

Project history and usage

IPMItool is a command-line utility for managing systems that implement the Intelligent Platform Management Interface, giving administrators scriptable access to BMC sensors, event logs, inventory, LAN settings, and chassis power control.

Project history

The README attributes IPMItool to Duncan Laurie and explains that he wrote it while at Sun Microsystems, after Sun began working on x86 servers with Intel boards and IPMIv1.5 BMCs. The original motivation was remote chassis power control for lab systems, and the project grew into a general-purpose tool that others found useful.

The project was released under a BSD license and later moved from SourceForge to Codeberg. SourceForge now marks the project obsolete and points users to the Codeberg repository.

Adoption history

IPMItool became a standard server-administration package because it exposed BMC management through a plain CLI instead of a vendor-specific console. That made it attractive to system administrators, data-center operators, and BMC developers who wanted something simple and scriptable.

The Codeberg tags show a long imported release history, including 1.8.0 in 2005, multiple 1.8.x releases through the 2000s and 2010s, and 1.8.19 in 2022.

How it is used

Common uses include reading sensor data records, printing sensor values, displaying the system event log, printing FRU inventory, configuring BMC LAN parameters, issuing raw IPMI commands, and remotely controlling chassis power.

The tool can work through local kernel interfaces such as OpenIPMI on Linux or through IPMI-over-LAN using RMCP/RMCP+ over UDP port 623, depending on hardware and configuration.

Why package nerds care

IPMItool is a classic sysadmin package: old, small, dangerous if misused, and indispensable when a remote server needs power cycling or sensor inspection without a working operating system.

It also represents a packaging pattern common in infrastructure tooling: a vendor-neutral command wraps a hardware management standard, which keeps it useful across many server vendors and Linux distributions.

Timeline

  • Sun Microsystems era: Duncan Laurie wrote IPMItool after working with x86 servers containing IPMIv1.5 BMCs.
  • 2005: IPMITOOL_1_8_0 tag appears in the imported Codeberg history.
  • 2013: CVS-to-git imported tags appear in the Codeberg history.
  • 2022: IPMITOOL_1_8_19 tag appears in the Codeberg history.
  • 2025: README states Linux is the only platform covered by automated checks.

Related projects

  • OpenIPMI provides the Linux kernel interface commonly used for local IPMI access.
  • IPMI-over-LAN and RMCP/RMCP+ are the network protocols used for remote BMC access.
  • Vendor server-management tools overlap with IPMItool but are usually less portable.

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 8 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 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

CommandKindExposureNote
ipmievdcliglobal executable
ipmitoolcliglobal 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 version1.8.19
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitoolnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:ipmitool
Version1.8.19
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ipmitool
Homepagehttps://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool
Repositoryhttps://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool
Upstream docshttps://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool/archive/IPMITOOL_1_8_19.tar.gz
Dependenciesopenssl@3
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameipmitool
Version Scheme0
Revision3
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

ipmitool 1.8.19-9

utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface (daemon)

https://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool

sudo apt install ipmitool
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ipmitool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

ipmitool

nix profile install nixpkgs#ipmitool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ip/ipmitool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

ipmitool 1.8.19-7build2

utility for IPMI control with kernel driver or LAN interface (daemon)

https://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool

sudo apt install ipmitool
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ipmitool from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

ipmitool 1.8.19-r1

Command-line interface to IPMI-enabled devices

https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

sudo apk add ipmitool
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ipmitool from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ipmitool-doc 1.8.19-r1

Command-line interface to IPMI-enabled devices (documentation)

https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

sudo apk add ipmitool-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ipmitool-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

ipmitool-openrc 1.8.19-r1

Command-line interface to IPMI-enabled devices (OpenRC init scripts)

https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

sudo apk add ipmitool-openrc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: ipmitool-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

bmc-snmp-proxy 1.8.19-12.fc44

Reconfigure SNMP to include host SNMP agent within BMC

http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install bmc-snmp-proxy
  • License: BSD-3-Clause-Sun
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: bmc-snmp-proxy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

exchange-bmc-os-info 1.8.19-12.fc44

Let OS and BMC exchange info

http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install exchange-bmc-os-info
  • License: BSD-3-Clause-Sun
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: exchange-bmc-os-info from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

ipmievd 1.8.19-12.fc44

IPMI event daemon for sending events to syslog

http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install ipmievd
  • License: BSD-3-Clause-Sun
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 8 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ipmievd from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

ipmitool 1.8.19-12.fc44

Utility for IPMI control

http://ipmitool.sourceforge.net/

sudo dnf install ipmitool
  • License: BSD-3-Clause-Sun
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 7 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ipmitool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

ipmitool 1.8.19-4

Command-line interface to IPMI-enabled devices

https://codeberg.org/IPMITool/ipmitool

sudo pacman -S ipmitool
  • License: BSD
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: ipmitool from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

ipmitool 1.8.19.13.gbe11d94-5.2

Utility for IPMI Control

https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

sudo zypper install ipmitool
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: System/Management
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ipmitool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

ipmitool-bmc-snmp-proxy 1.8.19.13.gbe11d94-5.2

SNMP configuration to include the BMC's SNMP agent

https://github.com/ipmitool/ipmitool

sudo zypper install ipmitool-bmc-snmp-proxy
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: System/Management
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: ipmitool
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: ipmitool-bmc-snmp-proxy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

ipmitool

sudo port install ipmitool
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Ipmitool
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/ipmitool/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • framework-tool-tuiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-monitoring, system.
  • lm-sensorsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-monitoring, system.
  • osx-cpu-tempShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-monitoring, system.
  • owfsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hardware-monitoring, system.

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