# Install monero with Homebrew, apk, apt, pacman, scoop, zypper Official Monero wallet and CPU miner. Version 0.18.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:monero ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install monero ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add monero ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: monero from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install monero ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: monero from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S monero ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: monero from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install monero-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monero-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/monero ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/monero.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:monero - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.18.5.0 - **Source summary:** Official Monero wallet and CPU miner - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-12T21:41:33Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - monero-blockchain-ancestry (cli) - monero-blockchain-depth (cli) - monero-blockchain-export (cli) - monero-blockchain-import (cli) - monero-blockchain-mark-spent-outputs (cli) - monero-blockchain-prune (cli) - monero-blockchain-prune-known-spent-data (cli) - monero-blockchain-stats (cli) - monero-blockchain-usage (cli) - monero-gen-ssl-cert (cli) - monero-gen-trusted-multisig (cli) - monero-wallet-cli (cli) - monero-wallet-rpc (cli) - monerod (cli) - monero-blockchain-ancestry (alias) - monero-blockchain-depth (alias) - monero-blockchain-export (alias) - monero-blockchain-import (alias) - monero-blockchain-mark-spent-outputs (alias) - monero-blockchain-prune (alias) - monero-blockchain-prune-known-spent-data (alias) - monero-blockchain-stats (alias) - monero-blockchain-usage (alias) - monero-gen-ssl-cert (alias) - monero-gen-trusted-multisig (alias) - monero-wallet-cli (alias) - monero-wallet-rpc (alias) - monerod (alias) ## Dependencies - boost - hidapi - libsodium - openssl@3 - readline - unbound - zeromq ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.18.5.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage Monero is the reference command-line software for the Monero privacy cryptocurrency. The project traces its origin to CryptoNote: GetMonero describes an April 2014 launch of the CryptoNote reference code with no premine or instamine, followed by a community split from the founder known as thankful_for_today and a fork followed by the community and Core Team. The currency was initially known as BitMonero, and the official materials emphasize a launch model and governance culture distinct from many premined cryptocurrency projects. ### Project history The technical history centers on making privacy the default behavior of the network. The Monero codebase describes the system as a decentralized digital currency where users control funds and transaction details are not easily revealed on the public ledger. GetMonero's introductory material names stealth addresses, ring signatures, and RingCT as the three main techniques that hide recipient, sender, and amount information; its Moneropedia entry records RingCT's implementation at block 1220516 in January 2017 and its mandatory use after September 2017. ### Adoption history The Homebrew formula packages the official CLI stack rather than just a wallet wrapper. It installs monerod for running a node, monero-wallet-cli and monero-wallet-rpc for wallet operation and automation, plus blockchain import, export, pruning, statistics, and multisig-related utilities. In practice the package is used by operators who want local node control, command-line wallet workflows, RPC integration, mining-related tooling, or reproducible builds from source rather than a GUI-only wallet. ### How it is used Monero's adoption is tied to the broader privacy-coin community: users value fungibility, default confidentiality, CPU-oriented mining, and the ability to audit or selectively disclose wallet information via keys. That same privacy focus has also made the project a frequent subject of exchange, regulatory, and forensic discussion, but the package record itself is best understood as the official Unix-style toolchain for participating in the Monero network. ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - formula declares a Homebrew service ## 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: ~/.bitmonero/bitmonero.conf, ~/.bitmonero/stagenet/monero-wallet-cli.conf ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** monero - **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 - monero - 0.18.4.0+~0+20200826-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: monero from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | cryptocoin client for Monero network - daemon and tools | https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli - Debian apt - monero-tests - 0.18.4.0+~0+20200826-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: monero-tests from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | cryptocoin client for Monero network - testsuite | https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli - Ubuntu apt - monero - 0.18.3.1+~0+20200826-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: monero from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | cryptocoin client for Monero network - daemon and tools | https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli - Ubuntu apt - monero-tests - 0.18.3.1+~0+20200826-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: monero-tests from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | cryptocoin client for Monero network - testsuite | https://www.getmonero.org/downloads/#cli - apk - monero - 0.18.5.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: monero from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Secure, private, untraceable cryptocurrency | https://getmonero.org/ - pacman - monero - 0.18.5.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: monero from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Monero: the secure, private, untraceable peer-to-peer currency | https://getmonero.org/ - zypper - monero-devel - 0.18.5.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monero-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for monero | https://getmonero.org/ - zypper - monero-utils - 0.18.5.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monero-utils from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Utils for the Monero crypto-currency | https://getmonero.org/ - zypper - monerod - 0.18.5.0-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: monerod from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Headless daemon for monero crypto-currency | https://getmonero.org/ - Scoop - extras/monero: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/monero.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [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. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [hidapi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hidapi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [unbound](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unbound/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [zeromq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/zeromq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [trezor-bridge](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trezor-bridge/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cryptocurrency, security. - [cryfs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cryfs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, privacy, security. - [hblock](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hblock/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, privacy, security. - [killswitch](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/killswitch/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, privacy, security. - [libotr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libotr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, privacy, security. - [mat2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mat2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, privacy, security. - [acme.sh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/acme-sh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [aescrypt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aescrypt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [bbot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbot/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, openssl, openssl-3, security, zeromq. - [cargo-geiger](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cargo-geiger/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, openssl, openssl-3, security, usage. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/monero.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/monero.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