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

GNOME companion library to GObject and Gtk+. Version 3.44.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libdazzle

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libdazzle

MacPorts ports tree · gnome/libdazzle/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libdazzle

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libdazzle-1.0-0

Debian stable package indexes · libdazzle-1.0-0 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libdazzle

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libdazzle

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libdazzle

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

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-dazzle-1.0

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 · source: archive.ubuntu.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install dazzle-list-counters

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dazzle-list-counters · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

GNOME companion library to GObject and Gtk+

Commands and aliases

  • dazzle-list-counters

history

Project history and usage

libdazzle is a GNOME/GTK 3 companion library created to share reusable UI and utility code around GNOME Builder and Sysprof. It is historically useful as a snapshot of GNOME application infrastructure just before GTK 4 and libadwaita absorbed or replaced many patterns.

Project history

The archived upstream README describes libdazzle as a companion library to GObject and GTK+, with GObject Introspection and Vala metadata for language bindings. It also states that the project was basically end-of-life and was never really meant to be used outside Builder and Sysprof.

GNOME GitLab tag metadata shows public releases through the GNOME 3.25, 3.26, 3.32, 3.34, 3.36, 3.38, 3.40, 3.42, and 3.44 cycles. The NEWS file records widgets, panels, suggestions, shortcuts, fuzzy matching, task caches, compiler fixes, translations, and the explicit note that libdazzle was not expected to survive into GTK 4.

Adoption history

Its primary adoption path was inside GNOME developer tooling rather than broad third-party API commitment. Packagers nevertheless carried libdazzle because Builder, Sysprof, and related GTK 3 applications needed the shared widgets and helper code during the GNOME 3 era.

How it is used

Developers used libdazzle for GTK/GObject helper widgets, counters, panels, suggestions, fuzzy search, task caches, and language-binding-friendly APIs. The upstream README recommends GTK 4, libadwaita, libpanel, or copying small pieces into an application when those needs arise after the library's active phase.

Why package nerds care

libdazzle is a packaging artifact of desktop-platform transition: useful enough to ship across distros, intentionally not a forever platform, and eventually archived as GTK 4-era replacements made the shared GTK 3 helper library less necessary.

Timeline

  • 2017: GNOME GitLab tags show the 3.25 and 3.26 release series.
  • 2018: The GNOME GitLab project record was created under the archived namespace metadata.
  • 2019: The 3.32 and 3.34 releases tracked GNOME 3 application-library needs.
  • 2020: The 3.36 and 3.38 releases included style, translation, compiler, and platform fixes.
  • 2021: The 3.42 release included macOS, Win32, panel, and translation fixes.
  • 2022: The 3.43.90 NEWS entry warned that libdazzle was not expected to survive into GTK 4; 3.44.0 followed with translation updates.

Related projects

  • GNOME Builder and Sysprof were the central users named by upstream. GTK 4, libadwaita, and libpanel are the replacement or adjacent GNOME libraries mentioned in the README and NEWS.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
  • Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
dazzle-list-counterscliglobal 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 version3.44.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:libdazzle
Version3.44.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libdazzle
Homepagehttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle
Upstream docshttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://download.gnome.org/sources/libdazzle/3.44/libdazzle-3.44.0.tar.xz
Dependenciesat-spi2-core, cairo, gdk-pixbuf, gettext, glib, gtk+3, harfbuzz, pango
Build dependenciesgobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelibdazzle
Version Scheme0
Revision1
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.

Debian apt95%

libdazzle-1.0-0 3.44.0-3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-1.0-0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libdazzle-1.0-dev 3.44.0-3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - development files

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-1.0-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libdazzle-common 3.44.0-3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject (common files)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-common
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

libdazzle

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

gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 3.44.0-1build3

GObject introspection data for libdazzle

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install gir1.2-dazzle-1.0
  • Section: universe/introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdazzle-1.0-0 3.44.0-1build3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-1.0-0
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdazzle-1.0-dev 3.44.0-1build3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - development files

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-1.0-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdazzle-common 3.44.0-1build3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject (common files)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-common
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdazzle-doc 3.44.0-1build3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - documentation

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libdazzle-tools 3.44.0-1build3

feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - tools

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apt install libdazzle-tools
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

libdazzle 3.44.0-r1

Library to delight your users with fancy features

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apk add libdazzle
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libdazzle-dev 3.44.0-r1

Library to delight your users with fancy features (development files)

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apk add libdazzle-dev
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libdazzle-lang 3.44.0-r1

Languages for package libdazzle

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo apk add libdazzle-lang
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

libdazzle 3.44.0-11.fc44

Experimental new features for GTK+ and GLib

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo dnf install libdazzle
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 15 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdazzle from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libdazzle-devel 3.44.0-11.fc44

Development files for libdazzle

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle

sudo dnf install libdazzle-devel
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libdazzle
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdazzle-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

libdazzle 3.44.0-2

A library to delight your users with fancy features

https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/libdazzle

sudo pacman -S libdazzle
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Libdazzle
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: libdazzle from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

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Related tools

  • cairoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gdk-pixbufRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gtk+3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • harfbuzzRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pangoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gobject-introspectionBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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