# Install luaver with Homebrew Manage and switch between versions of Lua, LuaJIT, and Luarocks. Version 1.1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:luaver ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install luaver ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:luaver - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.1.0 - **Source summary:** Manage and switch between versions of Lua, LuaJIT, and Luarocks - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - luaver (cli) - luaver (alias) ## Dependencies - wget ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Add the following at the end of the correct file yourself: if which luaver > /dev/null; then . `which luaver`; fi - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.1.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/DhavalKapil/luaver - Upstream latest detected: v1.1.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage luaver is a shell-based version manager for Lua, LuaJIT, and LuaRocks. It gives Lua developers a way to install and switch runtimes and package-manager versions without relying only on system packages. ### Project history The project README describes luaver as a Lua Version Manager that manages and switches between versions of Lua, LuaJIT, and LuaRocks. Its feature set is intentionally narrow: install or uninstall versions, switch versions, keep Lua and LuaRocks trees consistent, and allow different terminal sessions to use different environments. ### Adoption history luaver is a niche developer convenience tool rather than a broad platform dependency. Its adoption is visible mainly through its GitHub repository, Homebrew formula, and author documentation; the input metadata lists Homebrew as its package-manager surface. ### How it is used Typical usage is shell-driven: install a Lua version, install a LuaJIT or LuaRocks version, switch with luaver use, use-luajit, or use-luarocks, and optionally set defaults for new terminal sessions. It is most useful when a developer needs to test Lua libraries against several Lua, LuaJIT, and LuaRocks combinations while keeping rock trees and shell state separated. ### Why package nerds care luaver matters to package nerds because Lua's ecosystem has several actively used runtime versions plus LuaJIT, and LuaRocks state depends on the chosen runtime. A small version manager reduces global-package drift during testing. Its ceiling is also clear: it is a convenience wrapper around building and switching Lua-family tools, not a universal package manager. That simplicity is exactly why it remains easy to package. ### Timeline - 2016: The luaver author publishes Lua Version Manager documentation. - 2020s: The GitHub project remains the official source and Homebrew packages the tool. ### Related projects - Lua is the main runtime luaver installs and switches. - LuaJIT is the alternate runtime luaver supports. - LuaRocks is the package manager luaver installs and keeps version-associated with Lua runtimes. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** luaver - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [wget](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wget/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [bob](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bob/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [frum](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/frum/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [juliaup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/juliaup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [nave](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nave/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [phpbrew](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phpbrew/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [ry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [scalaenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scalaenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [xcenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager. - [xcodes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcodes/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: between, cli, developer, developer-tools, manager. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/luaver.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/luaver.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - cross-ecosystem install command graph