# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libdazzle ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libdazzle ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libdazzle ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: gnome/libdazzle/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libdazzle ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libdazzle-1.0-0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libdazzle ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdazzle 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#libdazzle ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libdazzle/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libdazzle ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libdazzle from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dazzle-list-counters ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dazzle-list-counters from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libdazzle - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.44.0 - **Source summary:** GNOME companion library to GObject and Gtk+ - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dazzle-list-counters (cli) - dazzle-list-counters (alias) ## Dependencies - at-spi2-core - cairo - gdk-pixbuf - gettext - glib - gtk+3 - harfbuzz - pango ## Build dependencies - gobject-introspection - meson - ninja - pkgconf - vala ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 3.44.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libdazzle - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libdazzle-1.0-0 - 3.44.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Debian apt - libdazzle-1.0-dev - 3.44.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - development files | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Debian apt - libdazzle-common - 3.44.0-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdazzle-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject (common files) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Nix - libdazzle: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libdazzle/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 - 3.44.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-dazzle-1.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject introspection data for libdazzle | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Ubuntu apt - libdazzle-1.0-0 - 3.44.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Ubuntu apt - libdazzle-1.0-dev - 3.44.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-1.0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - development files | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Ubuntu apt - libdazzle-common - 3.44.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject (common files) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Ubuntu apt - libdazzle-doc - 3.44.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - documentation | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - Ubuntu apt - libdazzle-tools - 3.44.0-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdazzle-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | feature-filled library for GTK+ and GObject - tools | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - apk - libdazzle - 3.44.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to delight your users with fancy features | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - apk - libdazzle-dev - 3.44.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library to delight your users with fancy features (development files) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - apk - libdazzle-lang - 3.44.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdazzle-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package libdazzle | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - dnf - libdazzle - 3.44.0-11.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdazzle from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Experimental new features for GTK+ and GLib | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - dnf - libdazzle-devel - 3.44.0-11.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Development files for libdazzle | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libdazzle - pacman - libdazzle - 3.44.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libdazzle from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A library to delight your users with fancy features | https://gitlab.gnome.org/Archive/libdazzle ## Related links - [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/) - 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