# Install nng with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Nanomsg-next-generation -- light-weight brokerless messaging. Version 1.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nng ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nng ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nng ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/nng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add nng ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libnng-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libnng-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install nng ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nng 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#nng ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nn/nng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S nng ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: nng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libnng1 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnng1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nng - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.12.0 - **Source summary:** Nanomsg-next-generation -- light-weight brokerless messaging - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T03:47:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nngcat (cli) - nngcat (alias) ## Build dependencies - asciidoctor - cmake - ninja ## 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: 1.12.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/nanomsg/nng - Upstream latest detected: v1.12.0 (current) ## Project history and usage NNG, short for nanomsg-next-generation, is a C messaging library that reworks nanomsg's brokerless Scalability Protocols model with stronger production, async, transport, and security foundations. ### Project history The upstream README explicitly describes NNG as a rewrite of the Scalability Protocols library known as nanomsg, keeping compatibility with the original while adding significant capabilities. Its self-description places it in the same family as nanomsg and, to a lesser extent, ZeroMQ: lightweight brokerless messaging for recurring patterns such as publish/subscribe, request/reply, and service discovery. The rewrite emphasized reliability, scalability, maintainability, extensibility, security, and usability. Notable package-level changes include a C11/CMake build, a custom asynchronous I/O framework, TLS-capable transports, and APIs intended to be more intuitive for concurrent programs. ### Adoption history NNG's adoption is developer-library adoption: it is packaged as libnng-dev or nng across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, and openSUSE, and it exposes nngcat as a CLI utility. The repository also documents commercial support and sponsorship, which is meaningful for a low-level C messaging library used in production systems. Compatibility was a core adoption strategy. The project documented migration from legacy libnanomsg and offered wire/API compatibility for many nanomsg and mangos applications, letting existing Scalability Protocols users move incrementally instead of rewriting their messaging layer at once. ### How it is used Developers use NNG when they want simple message-pattern APIs without standing up a broker. Common package-nerd experiments use nngcat to test pub/sub or req/rep endpoints, then embed libnng in C or bind through another language for IPC, TCP, WebSocket, TLS, or in-process transport. The practical distinction from heavier messaging stacks is that NNG tries to own the boring plumbing: reconnects, connection management, async dispatch, and protocol state. That makes it attractive for embedded systems, appliances, developer tools, and service components where a full broker is excessive. ### Why package nerds care NNG matters because it is the active successor path for nanomsg-style messaging. It preserves the idea that common distributed communication patterns can be expressed as small socket-like protocols while modernizing the implementation enough for safer concurrent production use. ### Timeline - {'event': "NNG emerged as a next-generation rewrite of nanomsg's Scalability Protocols library.", 'year': '2010s'} - {'date': '2026-06-28', 'event': 'The GitHub repository page listed Version 1.12 Bug Fix Release as the latest release.'} ### Related projects - nanomsg - ZeroMQ - mangos - nngcat ### Sources - - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** nng - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libnng-dev - 1.10.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnng-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight Messaging Library - development | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - Debian apt - libnng-doc - 1.10.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnng-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight Messaging Library - HTML documentation | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - Debian apt - libnng1 - 1.10.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnng1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight Messaging Library - shared library | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - Debian apt - nng-utils - 1.10.1-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nng-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lightweight Messaging Library - utility | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - Nix - nng: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nn/nng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libnng-dev - 1.7.2-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnng-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight Messaging Library - development | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libnng1 - 1.7.2-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnng1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight Messaging Library - shared library | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - Ubuntu apt - nng-utils - 1.7.2-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nng-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lightweight Messaging Library - utility | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - apk - nng - 1.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight Broker-Less Messaging Library | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - apk - nng-dev - 1.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nng-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight Broker-Less Messaging Library (development files) | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - apk - nng-doc - 1.11-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nng-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Lightweight Broker-Less Messaging Library (documentation) | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - dnf - nng - 1.9.0-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Light-weight brokerless messaging | https://nanomsg.github.io/nng/ - dnf - nng-devel - 1.9.0-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nng-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the nng socket library | https://nanomsg.github.io/nng/ - dnf - nng-utils - 1.9.0-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nng-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Command line interface for communicating with nng | https://nanomsg.github.io/nng/ - pacman - nng - 1.11-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: nng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A lightweight, broker-less messaging library | https://nng.nanomsg.org/ - zypper - libnng1 - 1.11-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnng1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Shared library for nng | https://nanomsg.github.io/nng/ ## Related links - 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[combined/nng.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nng.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 - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph