# Install ivy with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Agile dependency manager. Version 2.5.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:ivy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ivy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install ivy ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: math/ivy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install ivy ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ivy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install apache-ivy ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: apache-ivy 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#ivy ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/iv/ivy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install apache-ivy ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: apache-ivy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:ivy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.5.3 - **Source summary:** Agile dependency manager - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - ivy (cli) - ivy (alias) ## Dependencies - openjdk ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.5.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://ant.apache.org/ivy/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Apache Ivy is a Java dependency manager associated with Apache Ant. It records, tracks, resolves, reports, and retrieves project dependencies while staying process-agnostic and configurable rather than imposing a full build lifecycle. ### Project history Ivy began outside Apache under Jayasoft; the Apache documentation still notes that the documentation was migrated from the old Jayasoft web site. The Apache Ivy home page records its October 2007 graduation as a subproject of Ant, followed by the 2.0.0 beta and release-candidate cycle. The 2.0.0 release in January 2009 was the first non-beta Ivy release under Apache. The release notes highlight the move from Jayasoft Ivy to Apache Ivy, Java package renaming from fr.jayasoft to org.apache, the settings-file terminology change from configuration to settings, and a default resolver move toward Maven 2-compatible ibiblio repositories. The 2.x line developed Ivy into a long-lived Ant companion. Apache's release history lists 2.1.0 in 2009, 2.2.0 in 2010, 2.3.0 in 2013, 2.4.0 in 2014, 2.5.0 in 2019, and maintenance releases in the 2.5 series. ### Adoption history Ivy's adoption came from Java projects that wanted transitive dependency resolution without moving the whole build to Maven. Its tight Ant integration let build.xml users add dependency resolution, reports, publishing, and retrieval while preserving existing Ant build structure. The input package metadata shows Ivy packaged across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE. That broad packaging reflects its role as a build tool dependency for legacy and maintained Java build systems. ### How it is used Ivy projects usually declare dependencies in ivy.xml and customize repositories, resolvers, caches, namespaces, credentials, and other behavior through ivysettings.xml. It can run as Ant tasks or as a standalone application, with the cache and retrieval model separating dependency resolution from local artifact layout. Ivy is most often compared with Maven dependency management: it can consume Maven-style metadata and repositories, but its package-nerd appeal is that it keeps dependency resolution independent from a prescribed project model. ### Why package nerds care Ivy matters historically because it represents a flexible, XML-configured answer to Java dependency hell during the Ant era. It is also a useful study in package-manager interoperability: Ivy files, Maven POMs, resolvers, repositories, caches, conflict managers, and generated reports are all explicit pieces of its model. ### Timeline - 2007: Ivy graduated as a subproject of Apache Ant. - 2009: Apache Ivy 2.0.0 was released as the first non-beta Apache release. - 2010: Apache Ivy 2.2.0 was made available. - 2014: Apache Ivy 2.4.0 was made available. - 2019: Apache Ivy 2.5.0 was made available. - 2024: Apache Ivy 2.5.3 was made available. ### Related projects - Related projects include Apache Ant, Apache Maven, IvyDE for Eclipse, Maven-compatible repositories, ibiblio/Maven Central-style resolvers, and Java build systems that consume artifact metadata. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - infrastructure mutation or orchestration 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: ivysettings.xml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ivy - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - ivy - 2.5.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ivy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | agile dependency manager | https://ant.apache.org/ivy/ - Debian apt - ivy-doc - 2.5.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ivy-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | agile dependency manager (documentation) | https://ant.apache.org/ivy/ - Nix - ivy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/iv/ivy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - ivy - 2.5.2-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ivy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | agile dependency manager | https://ant.apache.org/ivy/ - Ubuntu apt - ivy-doc - 2.5.2-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ivy-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | agile dependency manager (documentation) | https://ant.apache.org/ivy/ - dnf - apache-ivy - 2.5.2-6.fc42: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: apache-ivy from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Java-based dependency manager | https://ant.apache.org/ivy - zypper - apache-ivy - 2.5.3-2.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: apache-ivy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Java-based dependency manager | https://ant.apache.org/ivy/ - MacPorts - ivy: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: math/ivy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [openjdk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [maven](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/maven/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: build-tools, cli, dependency-management, developer-tools, java. - [bnd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bnd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [byteman](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/byteman/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [cargo-features-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-features-manager/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, dependency-management, developer-tools. - [cfr-decompiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfr-decompiler/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [checkstyle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/checkstyle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [fastjar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastjar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [gcviewer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcviewer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, java. - [ant](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ant/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ant, apache, build, build-tools, cli. - [gradle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gradle/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: build, build-tools, cli, dependency, dependency-management. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ivy.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ivy.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