# Install libxcvt with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator. Version 0.1.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libxcvt ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libxcvt ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libxcvt ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxcvt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libxcvt-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libxcvt-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cvt ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cvt 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#libxcvt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxcvt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libxcvt ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libxcvt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libxcvt ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxcvt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libxcvt - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.1.3 - **Source summary:** VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - cvt (cli) - cvt (alias) ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.1.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.x.org - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage libxcvt is the standalone X.Org library and cvt command for generating VESA Coordinated Video Timing modelines. ### Project history libxcvt was split out of Xorg server code in 2021. Olivier Fourdan's 2021-03-26 X.Org development RFC explained that the CVT modeline generator existed inside the Xorg server, was also used by the cvt utility, and had been copied into Xwayland; the proposed library removed that duplication and made the generator available as a standalone project. The first release announcement, libxcvt 0.1.0 in July 2021, described it as the VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator extracted from the Xserver. Later X.Org announcements describe both the library and a standalone cvt tool copied from the Xorg implementation as a direct replacement for the version formerly provided by the Xorg server. ### Adoption history libxcvt's adoption is tied to the modularization of X.Org and Xwayland. By moving cvt generation outside the server tree, display stacks and packages that needed modeline generation could depend on a small library/tool package rather than carrying or installing more of Xorg server. ### How it is used Users call cvt to calculate modelines for a requested resolution and refresh rate, while system components can link the library to generate the same timings programmatically. It is a narrow package, but it sits in the practical path for custom monitor modes and X11/Xwayland build-time needs. ### Why package nerds care libxcvt is interesting because it is a clean extraction package: a small piece of historically server-owned X.Org code moved into a library so packagers could stop dragging around a bigger component for one timing algorithm. ### Timeline - 2021-03-26: X.Org development RFC proposed moving the standalone libxcvt project into the xorg/lib namespace. - 2021-07: libxcvt 0.1.0 announced as the first release extracted from Xserver. - 2022-07: libxcvt 0.1.2 announced on X.Org mailing lists. - 2024-12-14: libxcvt 0.1.3 announced with fixes and CI/static-analysis updates. ### Related projects - Related projects include Xorg server, Xwayland, xrandr, Mutter, and the wider X.Org modular library set. ### 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:** libxcvt - **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 - libxcvt-dev - 0.1.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxcvt-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator -- development files - Debian apt - libxcvt0 - 0.1.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxcvt0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator -- shared library - Debian apt - xcvt - 0.1.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xcvt from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator - Nix - libxcvt: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxcvt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libxcvt-dev - 0.1.2-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxcvt-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator -- development files - Ubuntu apt - libxcvt0 - 0.1.2-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxcvt0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator -- shared library - Ubuntu apt - xcvt - 0.1.2-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xcvt from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator - apk - libxcvt - 0.1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxcvt from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | xorg xcvt library and cvt program | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt - apk - libxcvt-dev - 0.1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxcvt-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | xorg xcvt library and cvt program (development files) | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt - apk - libxcvt-doc - 0.1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxcvt-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | xorg xcvt library and cvt program (documentation) | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt - dnf - cvt - 0.1.2-11.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cvt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Command line tool to calculate VESA CVT mode lines | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt/ - dnf - libxcvt - 0.1.2-11.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxcvt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt/ - dnf - libxcvt-devel - 0.1.2-11.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libxcvt-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development package | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt/ - pacman - libxcvt - 0.1.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libxcvt from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | library providing a standalone version of the X server implementation of the VESA CVT standard timing modelines generator | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt - zypper - libxcvt - 0.1.3-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxcvt from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | CVT standard timing modeline generator | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt - zypper - libxcvt-devel - 0.1.3-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libxcvt-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the CVT library | https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcvt ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - 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