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Install jena with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix, winget, apk

Framework for building semantic web and linked data apps. Version 6.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jena

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#arq

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

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rset

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

overview

Package summary

Framework for building semantic web and linked data apps

Commands and aliases

  • arq
  • infer
  • iri
  • jena
  • jena.version
  • juuid
  • langtag
  • nquads
  • ntriples
  • qparse
  • rdfcat
  • rdfcompare
  • rdfcopy
  • rdfdiff
  • rdfparse
  • rdfpatch
  • rdfxml
  • riot
  • rset
  • rsparql
  • rupdate
  • schemagen
  • shacl
  • shex
  • sparql
  • tdb1.xloader
  • tdb2.tdbbackup
  • tdb2.tdbcompact
  • tdb2.tdbdump
  • tdb2.tdbloader
  • tdb2.tdbquery
  • tdb2.tdbstats

history

Project history and usage

Apache Jena is a Java framework and command-line toolkit for RDF, SPARQL, Linked Data, and Semantic Web work. In package-manager form it is notable for shipping a large family of RDF conversion, query, validation, and TDB tools as regular shell commands.

Project history

Jena began at HP Labs in Bristol, UK, in 2000. The project says it has always been open source and was used across Semantic Web applications and demonstrators before moving under Apache governance.

After HP refocused direct development support in 2009, the project team applied for adoption by the Apache Software Foundation in November 2010. Jena entered Apache incubation that month and graduated as an Apache top-level project in April 2012.

Adoption history

Jena's adoption follows the standards history of RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. The official overview positions it as a framework aligned with W3C recommendations and as a toolkit with storage strategies, inference, and APIs, making it useful both inside Java applications and as a command-line RDF workbench.

How it is used

The package installs tools such as arq, riot, sparql, rsparql, rdfcat, rdfdiff, shacl, shex, and TDB utilities. That makes the formula useful for converting RDF syntaxes, running SPARQL queries, validating graphs, loading local triple stores, and scripting Linked Data maintenance without writing a Java wrapper.

Why package nerds care

Jena is interesting in package catalogs because one upstream project exposes both a mature Java library stack and a dense CLI surface. A single install gives shell users access to RDF parsers, SPARQL engines, SHACL and ShEx validators, and TDB tooling, so it behaves like a Semantic Web toolbox rather than a single binary.

Timeline

  • 2000: Jena development started at HP Labs in Bristol, UK.
  • 2009: HP refocused direct development activity while remaining supportive of the project.
  • 2010: the project entered Apache incubation in November.
  • 2012: Jena graduated as an Apache top-level project in April.
  • 2013: the Apache GitHub repository was created.

Related projects

  • ARQ is Jena's SPARQL query engine and appears in the package as the arq and sparql commands.
  • Apache Fuseki is the Jena SPARQL server component documented by the project.
  • TDB and TDB2 are Jena storage layers exposed through loader, query, update, backup, compact, dump, and stats commands.

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for jena. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime 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
arqcliglobal executable
infercliglobal executable
iricliglobal executable
jenacliglobal executable
jena.versioncliglobal executable
juuidcliglobal executable
langtagcliglobal executable
nquadscliglobal executable
ntriplescliglobal executable
qparsecliglobal executable
rdfcatcliglobal executable
rdfcomparecliglobal executable
rdfcopycliglobal executable
rdfdiffcliglobal executable
rdfparsecliglobal executable
rdfpatchcliglobal executable
rdfxmlcliglobal executable
riotcliglobal executable
rsetcliglobal executable
rsparqlcliglobal executable
rupdatecliglobal executable
schemagencliglobal executable
shaclcliglobal executable
shexcliglobal executable
sparqlcliglobal executable
tdb1.xloadercliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbbackupcliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbcompactcliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbdumpcliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbloadercliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbquerycliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbstatscliglobal executable
tdb2.tdbupdatecliglobal executable
tdb2.xloadercliglobal executable
tdbloadercliglobal executable
tdbloader2cliglobal executable
tdbquerycliglobal executable
tdbstatscliglobal executable
tdbupdatecliglobal executable
trigcliglobal executable
turtlecliglobal executable
uparsecliglobal executable
updatecliglobal executable
utf8cliglobal executable
wwwdeccliglobal executable
wwwenccliglobal executable
xload-commoncliglobal executable
xload-datacliglobal executable
xload-indexcliglobal executable
xload-maincliglobal 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 version6.1.0
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://jena.apache.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:jena
Version6.1.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jena
Homepagehttps://jena.apache.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/apache/jena
Upstream docshttps://jena.apache.org/documentation
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://www.apache.org/dyn/closer.lua?path=jena/binaries/apache-jena-6.1.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:03:49-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenjdk
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namejena
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Conflicts With
  • pwntools
  • samba
  • tdb
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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.

Nix92%

arq

nix profile install nixpkgs#arq
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Arq
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ar/arq/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Nix92%

rset

nix profile install nixpkgs#rset
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Rset
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rs/rset/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk92%

rset 3.3-r1

Configure systems using any scripting language

https://scriptedconfiguration.org/

sudo apk add rset
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rset
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Rset
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rset from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk92%

rset-doc 3.3-r1

Configure systems using any scripting language (documentation)

https://scriptedconfiguration.org/

sudo apk add rset-doc
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rset
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Rset
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rset-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
Chocolatey92%

arq

choco install arq
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Arq
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: arq from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='8.1972','png2ico'
winget92%

HaystackSoftware.Arq

winget install --id HaystackSoftware.Arq -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Arq
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: HaystackSoftware.Arq from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

package graph

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

Related tools

  • openjdkRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • fusekiShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rdf, semantic-web, sparql.
  • rasqalShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rdf, semantic-web, sparql.
  • hdtShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, linked-data, rdf, semantic-web.
  • raptorShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rdf, semantic-web.
  • redlandShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rdf, semantic-web.
  • serdShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, rdf, semantic-web.

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.

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