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Install kubetui with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, winget, zypper

TUI tool for monitoring and exploration of Kubernetes resources. Version 1.14.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-05.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install kubetui

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetui

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S kubetui

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install kubetui

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

Windows

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id kosay.kubetui -e

Windows Package Manager source index · kosay.kubetui · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

TUI tool for monitoring and exploration of Kubernetes resources

Commands and aliases

  • kubetui

history

Project history and usage

kubetui is a Rust terminal UI for monitoring and exploring Kubernetes resources. It packages a cluster browser, log viewer, filters, context selection, and resource inspection into a single terminal application.

Project history

The kubetui README describes the project as a TUI for developers and operators to access Kubernetes application and infrastructure information. The Rust crate metadata identifies the repository, MIT license, and keywords around Kubernetes, terminal UI, and monitoring.

Adoption history

kubetui is a smaller project, but its packaging across Homebrew, Nix, pacman, winget, and zypper metadata shows the familiar path for Rust CLIs: publish prebuilt binaries, make the tool easy to install on developer workstations, and let terminal users avoid a browser dashboard.

How it is used

The README documents browsing pods and container logs, inspecting nodes, watching ConfigMaps and Secrets, listing network resources, watching events, selecting arbitrary resources, changing contexts, and using a custom config file through --config-file.

Why package nerds care

kubetui sits in the same ecosystem as k9s and other terminal-first Kubernetes dashboards. It is package-nerd interesting because it is a modern Rust TUI distributed through several OS package managers, with features that overlap both kubectl workflows and full dashboard tools.

Timeline

  • 2025: Public issue activity and packaging metadata show active use and distribution.
  • 2026: The v1.14.0 release highlighted a Node tab and column-aware filtering.
  • 2026: Cargo metadata in the repository listed version 1.14.0 and Kubernetes TUI keywords.

Related projects

  • Related tools include kubectl, k9s, kube-ps1, stern, kubetail, and Kubernetes Dashboard. kubetui is most directly comparable to terminal dashboards that trade web UI polish for fast keyboard-driven inspection.

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:kubernetes

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Build metadata lists 1 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
kubetuicliglobal 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 version1.14.0
manager updated2026-06-05
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.14.0

https://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:kubetui
Version1.14.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kubetui
Homepagehttps://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui
Repositoryhttps://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui
Upstream docshttps://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui#readme
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui/archive/refs/tags/v1.14.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-05T12:49:50Z
Pulseupdated
Build dependenciesrust
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namekubetui
Version Scheme0
Revision0
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.

Nix95%

kubetui

nix profile install nixpkgs#kubetui
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubetui
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ku/kubetui/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
pacman95%

kubetui 1.14.0-1

A TUI for real-time monitoring and exploration of Kubernetes resources

https://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui

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

kubetui 1.14.0-1.1

A terminal UI for Kubernetes

https://github.com/sarub0b0/kubetui

sudo zypper install kubetui
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: kubetui
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubetui
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: kubetui from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
winget95%

kosay.kubetui

winget install --id kosay.kubetui -e
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Kubetui
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: kosay.kubetui 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

  • rustBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • k9sShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, tui.
  • ktopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, monitoring.
  • ktyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, tui.
  • cdk8sShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.
  • chaoskubeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.
  • clickShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.

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