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Install logstalgia with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper

Web server access log visualizer with retro style. Version 1.1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install logstalgia

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install logstalgia

MacPorts ports tree · www/logstalgia/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add logstalgia

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install logstalgia

Debian stable package indexes · logstalgia · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install logstalgia

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#logstalgia

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install logstalgia

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · logstalgia · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/logstalgia

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/logstalgia.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Web server access log visualizer with retro style

Commands and aliases

  • logstalgia

history

Project history and usage

Logstalgia is a command-line OpenGL visualizer that replays or streams web server access logs as a retro arcade-style simulation. It turns ordinary Apache, Nginx, and similar access logs into an animated view of requests, hosts, response codes, and paths.

Project history

The project credits Andrew Caudwell and carries a 2008 copyright notice in its upstream README. Its GitHub repository was created in December 2009 and remains the official source repository for the Logstalgia codebase.

The README presents Logstalgia as a Unix-style tool around one executable, `logstalgia`, taking a log file path or `-` for standard input. Its options expose the visualizer's arcade metaphor: paddles, balls, groups, simulation speed, OpenGL display controls, and live reloadable user-supplied configuration files.

Adoption history

Logstalgia has persisted as a niche but recognizable log-visualization tool in package-manager culture. The supplied package facts list it across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, MacPorts, Nix, Scoop, and Alpine packaging ecosystems.

The official GitHub repository shows visible long-tail adoption for a visual CLI utility, with roughly 1.8k stars, 172 forks, and releases continuing through `logstalgia-1.1.5` in March 2026.

How it is used

Typical use is direct and pipeline-friendly: run `logstalgia access.log` for a saved log, or pipe live server logs with commands such as `tail -f /var/log/apache2/access.log | logstalgia --sync -`. The README also documents SSH streaming, time-window playback, custom grouping rules, and frame output for video capture.

The tool is most useful with busy web logs because its real-time visualization depends on enough request volume to make the simulation interesting.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Logstalgia is the durable example of a small C++/OpenGL CLI that made log files visual without becoming an observability platform. It sits at the odd intersection of sysadmin tooling, demo-scene aesthetics, and package-manager nostalgia.

Timeline

  • 2008: Upstream README credits the original Logstalgia copyright to Andrew Caudwell.
  • 2009: Official GitHub repository created.
  • 2018: 1.1.x release series continues with `logstalgia-1.1.1` and `logstalgia-1.1.2`.
  • 2026: `logstalgia-1.1.5` published on GitHub.

Related projects

  • Logstalgia is closely related in spirit to Gource, another Andrew Caudwell visualization project, but Logstalgia targets web access logs rather than source-code history.

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

  • text:server

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
logstalgiacliglobal 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 version1.1.5
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/acaudwell/Logstalgia

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:logstalgia
Version1.1.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/logstalgia
Homepagehttps://logstalgia.io/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/acaudwell/Logstalgia
Upstream docshttps://logstalgia.io/
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/acaudwell/Logstalgia/releases/download/logstalgia-1.1.5/logstalgia-1.1.5.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:05:13-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesboost, freetype, glew, libpng, pcre2, sdl2-compat, sdl2_image
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, glm, libtool, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelogstalgia
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

logstalgia 1.1.4-1+b2

web server access log visualizer

http://logstalgia.io

sudo apt install logstalgia
  • Section: web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: logstalgia
  • 14 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Logstalgia
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: logstalgia from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

logstalgia

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

logstalgia 1.1.4-1build3

web server access log visualizer

http://logstalgia.io

sudo apt install logstalgia
  • Section: universe/web
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 14 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Logstalgia
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: logstalgia from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

logstalgia 1.1.5-r1

A website access log visualisation tool

https://logstalgia.io/

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

logstalgia-doc 1.1.5-r1

A website access log visualisation tool (documentation)

https://logstalgia.io/

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

logstalgia 1.1.5-1.fc45

Web server access log visualizer

https://github.com/acaudwell/Logstalgia

sudo dnf install logstalgia
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: logstalgia
  • 16 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Logstalgia
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: logstalgia from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

logstalgia 1.1.4-2.7

A website access log visualization tool

https://logstalgia.io/

sudo zypper install logstalgia
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Amusements/Toys/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: logstalgia
  • 14 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Logstalgia
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: logstalgia from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

logstalgia

sudo port install logstalgia
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Logstalgia
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: www/logstalgia/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop95%

extras/logstalgia

scoop install extras/logstalgia
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Logstalgia
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/logstalgia.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • freetypeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glewRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libpngRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pcre2Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • sdl2-compatRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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