brew

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

JBIG1 data compression standard implementation. Version 2.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jbigkit

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install jbigkit

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/jbigkit/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add jbigkit

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

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install jbigkit-bin

Debian stable package indexes · jbigkit-bin · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install jbigkit

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#jbigkit

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S jbigkit

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install jbigkit

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

overview

Package summary

JBIG1 data compression standard implementation

Project links

Commands and aliases

jbgtopbm
jbgtopbm85
pbmtojbg
pbmtojbg85

history

Project history and usage

JBIG-KIT is Markus Kuhn's portable C implementation of the JBIG1 bi-level image compression standard, ITU-T T.82 and ISO/IEC 11544:1993. The project page describes it as widely used in fax products, printer firmware, printer drivers, document-management systems, and imaging software.

Project history

The revision history shows development dating back to the mid-1990s, with version 0.7 in 1995 and version 1.0 in 1998. The package combined a reusable C library with command-line converters, giving Unix users pbmtojbg and jbgtopbm tools similar in style to Netpbm converters.

Adoption history

The project page emphasizes embedded and document-imaging adoption: the main library implements nearly all JBIG1 options, while the later jbig85 variant targets the ITU-T T.85 fax profile with low memory use. Package managers including Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, Alpine, and openSUSE carry it because it is the small canonical toolkit for JBIG1 files.

How it is used

JBIG-KIT is used either as a library linked into imaging software or through the pbmtojbg, jbgtopbm, pbmtojbg85, and jbgtopbm85 command-line tools. Its documentation frames the tools as simple converters for PBM and JBIG streams, while the library API is intended for document and image applications.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers, JBIG-KIT is the reference-style tiny C package that keeps JBIG1 support available without a large image-processing stack. Its 2014 security release for CVE-2013-6369 is a reminder that small archival codecs still sit on untrusted document-ingestion paths.

Timeline

1995: Version 0.7 appeared in the revision history.
1998: Version 1.0 added grayscale handling helpers and PGM support.
2003: Version 1.5 improved support for ITU-T T.85 fax applications.
2008: Version 2.0 added the lightweight jbig85 library and converter tools for embedded and fax use.
2014: Version 2.1 fixed decoder security issues while preserving API and ABI compatibility with 2.0.

Related projects

The project documentation relates JBIG-KIT to the JBIG committee, ISO/IEC 11544, ITU-T T.82, ITU-T T.85, Netpbm-style converters, TIFF-FX, fax formats, printer firmware, and document-management systems.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:compress

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.

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
`jbgtopbm`	cli	global executable
`jbgtopbm85`	cli	global executable
`pbmtojbg`	cli	global executable
`pbmtojbg85`	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 version2.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jbigkit
Version	2.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jbigkit
Homepage	https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/
Repository	https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/git/jbigkit
Upstream docs	https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/download/jbigkit-2.1.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, 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	jbigkit
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Conflicts With	netpbm
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.

Debian apt95%

jbigkit-bin 2.1-6.1+b2

JBIGkit binaries

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install jbigkit-bin

Section: graphics
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: jbigkit-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

jbigkit-testdata 2.1-6.1+b2

JBIG-KIT testdata

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install jbigkit-testdata

Section: graphics
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: jbigkit-testdata from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libjbig-dev 2.1-6.1+b2

JBIGkit development files

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install libjbig-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libjbig-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libjbig0 2.1-6.1+b2

JBIGkit libraries

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install libjbig0

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libjbig0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

jbigkit

nix profile install nixpkgs#jbigkit

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

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

Ubuntu apt95%

jbigkit-bin 2.1-6.1ubuntu2

JBIGkit binaries

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install jbigkit-bin

Section: universe/graphics
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jbigkit-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

jbigkit-testdata 2.1-6.1ubuntu2

JBIG-KIT testdata

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install jbigkit-testdata

Section: universe/graphics
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jbigkit-testdata from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libjbig-dev 2.1-6.1ubuntu2

JBIGkit development files

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install libjbig-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjbig-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libjbig0 2.1-6.1ubuntu2

JBIGkit libraries

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apt install libjbig0

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: jbigkit
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libjbig0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

jbigkit 2.1-r2

Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apk add jbigkit

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jbigkit
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

jbigkit-dev 2.1-r2

Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images (development files)

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apk add jbigkit-dev

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jbigkit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

jbigkit-doc 2.1-r2

Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images (documentation)

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo apk add jbigkit-doc

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jbigkit
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jbigkit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

jbigkit 2.1-33.fc44

JBIG1 lossless image compression tools

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo dnf install jbigkit

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jbigkit
5 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

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

dnf95%

jbigkit-devel 2.1-33.fc44

JBIG1 lossless image compression library -- development files

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo dnf install jbigkit-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: jbigkit
3 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

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

dnf95%

jbigkit-libs 2.1-33.fc44

JBIG1 lossless image compression library

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo dnf install jbigkit-libs

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: jbigkit
2 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

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

pacman95%

jbigkit 2.1-8

Data compression library/utilities for bi-level high-resolution images

https://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mgk25/jbigkit/

sudo pacman -S jbigkit

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jbigkit

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: jbigkit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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/jbigkit.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

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

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: blue

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Same workflow

Agent security guides

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources