# Install links with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, scoop, zypper Lynx-like WWW browser that supports tables, menus, etc. Version 2.30 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:links ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install links ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install links ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: www/links/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add links ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: links from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install links ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: links from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install elinks ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: elinks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S links ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: links from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install links ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: links from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/links ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/links.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:links - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.30 - **Source summary:** Lynx-like WWW browser that supports tables, menus, etc. - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:05:11-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - links (cli) - links (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@4 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - bzip2 ## 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: 2.30 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://links.twibright.com/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Links is a web browser that runs in both text and graphics modes. It belongs to the classic Unix family of terminal-capable browsers while also supporting graphical output modes. ### Project history The official Twibright Labs about page says Mikulas Patocka started writing Links in 1999 as a text-mode browser. In 2000 Martin Pergel, Petr Kulhavy, and Karel Kulhavy joined to add graphics and JavaScript capabilities. The official ChangeLog records continued 2.x maintenance, including Links 2.30 in July 2024. The official download page publishes source archives rather than pointing to a current public source-control repository. ### Adoption history Links spread through Unix and Unix-like package repositories as a practical browser for consoles, SSH sessions, rescue environments, and systems without a full desktop browser. Its continued packaging alongside Lynx, ELinks, and w3m reflects persistent demand for terminal-first web clients. ### How it is used Users run Links for text-mode browsing, graphical framebuffer or X browsing, page dumping, and quick documentation access from constrained environments. The official user manual documents installation, text and graphics mode operation, menus, bookmarks, downloads, cache, and configuration. ### Why package nerds care Links is package-nerd significant because one package can serve as a TUI browser, a graphical low-resource browser, and a troubleshooting tool. It is a durable example of software that remains useful from a bare terminal or recovery shell. ### Timeline - 1999: Mikulas Patocka started writing Links as a text-mode browser. - 2000: Martin Pergel, Petr Kulhavy, and Karel Kulhavy joined to add graphics and JavaScript capabilities. - 2005-03-04: Official archive index lists Links 2.0 source archives. - 2008-07-06: Official archive index lists Links 2.1 source archives. - 2024-07-27: Official ChangeLog records Links 2.30. ### Related projects - Related projects include Lynx, ELinks, and w3m. The official about page credits Lynx for some browser data tables. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ~/.links/links.cfg, ~/.links/html.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** links - **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 - links - 2.29-2+b3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: links from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Web browser running in text mode | http://links.twibright.com/ - Ubuntu apt - links - 2.29-1build6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: links from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Web browser running in text mode | http://links.twibright.com/ - apk - links - 2.30-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: links from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Web browser running in both graphics and text mode | http://links.twibright.com/ - apk - links-doc - 2.30-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: links-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Web browser running in both graphics and text mode (documentation) | http://links.twibright.com/ - dnf - elinks - 0.19.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: elinks from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A text-mode Web browser | https://github.com/rkd77/elinks - dnf - links - 2.30-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: links from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Web browser running in both graphics and text mode | https://links.twibright.com/ - pacman - links - 2.30-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: links from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | A text WWW browser, similar to Lynx | http://links.twibright.com/ - zypper - links - 2.30-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: links from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Text-Based WWW Browser | http://links.twibright.com/ - MacPorts - links: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: www/links/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/links: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/links.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## 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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [chawan](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/chawan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal, web-browser. - [felinks](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/felinks/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal, web-browser. - [lynx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lynx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, text-mode, web-browser. - [w3m](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/w3m/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, html, networking, terminal, web-browser. - [mapscii](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mapscii/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [mosh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mosh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [trzsz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trzsz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. - [trzsz-go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trzsz-go/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/links.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/links.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph