# Install librist with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST). Version 0.2.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:librist ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install librist ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add librist ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: librist from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install librist-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: librist-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install librist ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: librist 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#librist ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/librist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S librist ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: librist from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install librist-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librist-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:librist - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.2.18 - **Source summary:** Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T04:37:13Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - rist2rist (cli) - ristreceiver (cli) - ristsender (cli) - ristsrppasswd (cli) - risttunnel (cli) - udp2udp (cli) - rist2rist (alias) - ristreceiver (alias) - ristsender (alias) - ristsrppasswd (alias) - risttunnel (alias) - udp2udp (alias) ## Dependencies - cjson - libmicrohttpd - lz4 - mbedtls@3 ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.2.18 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://code.videolan.org/rist/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage librist is a C library and CLI tool set for Reliable Internet Stream Transport, the VSF TR-06 family of specifications for low-latency reliable media over unmanaged networks. Its package role is to make RIST available as a reusable library plus practical send, receive, relay, tunnel, and password-helper commands. ### Project history The VideoLAN project metadata records the librist repository as created on September 19, 2019 and describes it as a library for adding the RIST protocol to applications. The README states that the code is written to comply with VSF TR-06-1, TR-06-2, and TR-06-3, and that the canonical repository URL is the VideoLAN GitLab project. The RIST Forum announced public availability of libRIST 2.1.2 on March 24, 2020, describing it as a library plus sample calling programs implementing the RIST protocol and supporting Simple Profile and the then-forthcoming Main Profile. Later VideoLAN release metadata shows the 0.2.x line adding tools such as risttunnel and udp2udp, YAML configuration support, Prometheus metrics, TUN forwarding, and Advanced Profile work. ### Adoption history RIST adoption is tied to broadcast and live-video transport needs: interoperable ARQ over UDP, packet-loss recovery, jitter removal, link bonding, encryption, tunnelling, and multi-vendor testing. The RIST Forum describes commercial deployments and VSF activity-group development, while librist gives implementers a permissively licensed codebase to embed in products and open source tools. Package-manager adoption matters because RIST tooling often lives inside media pipelines rather than desktop apps. Installing librist provides command-line endpoints and a development library that can be used by encoders, relays, VLC-related builds, monitoring stacks, and broadcast automation. ### How it is used The README lists ristsender, ristreceiver, rist2rist, udp2udp, risttunnel, ristsrppasswd, and a Prometheus exporter. Typical use is sending, receiving, relaying, or tunnelling UDP media streams with RIST recovery and optional security features. ### Why package nerds care librist is package-nerd significant because it packages a broadcast-networking standard as small Unix-style tools and a reusable C library. It is especially interesting to media packagers because it is permissively licensed unlike many VideoLAN projects, has no external runtime dependencies beyond core OS libraries, and sits near VLC, FFmpeg/GStreamer-style media stacks, and VSF interoperability work. ### Timeline - 2019-09-19: VideoLAN GitLab project created. - 2020-03-24: RIST Forum and SipRadius announced public availability of libRIST 2.1.2. - 2024-11-15: v0.2.11 tag created in the VideoLAN repository. - 2026-04-18: v0.2.12 release added risttunnel, udp2udp, YAML configuration, TUN support, and related tooling. - 2026-05-31: v0.2.17 release added Advanced Profile support and multicast/transport improvements. - 2026-06-22: v0.2.18 release added Advanced/Main interoperability and related fixes. ### Related projects - Related projects include the RIST Forum, Video Services Forum TR-06 specifications, VLC, SRT, RTP/UDP media transport, SMPTE 2022 workflows, GStreamer RIST support, and Wireshark protocol analysis. ### Sources - - - - - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for librist. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** librist - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - librist-dev - 0.2.11+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librist-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport -- development files | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - Debian apt - librist4 - 0.2.11+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librist4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport -- shared library | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - Debian apt - rist-tools - 0.2.11+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rist-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport -- CLI tools | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - Nix - librist: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/librist/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - librist-dev - 0.2.10+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librist-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport -- development files | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - Ubuntu apt - librist4 - 0.2.10+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librist4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport -- shared library | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - Ubuntu apt - rist-tools - 0.2.10+dfsg-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rist-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport -- CLI tools | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - apk - librist - 0.2.15-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: librist from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) | https://www.rist.tv/ - apk - librist-dev - 0.2.15-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: librist-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) (development files) | https://www.rist.tv/ - apk - librist-progs - 0.2.15-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: librist-progs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for working with RIST | https://www.rist.tv/ - dnf - librist - 0.2.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: librist from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Library for Reliable Internet Stream Transport (RIST) protocol | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - dnf - librist-devel - 0.2.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: librist-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for librist | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - dnf - librist-doc - 0.2.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: librist-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Technical documentation for librist | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - dnf - rist-tools - 0.2.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rist-tools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | User tools for librist | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist - pacman - librist - 0.2.17-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: librist from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A library that can be used to add the RIST protocol to applications | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist/ - zypper - librist-devel - 0.2.11-2.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: librist-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for librist | https://code.videolan.org/rist/librist ## Related links - 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