# Install nu with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, scoop, winget, Nix Object-oriented, Lisp-like programming language. Version 2.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nu ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nu ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install nu ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/nu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install nushell ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nushell 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#nufmt ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nufmt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/nu ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nu.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id Nushell.Nushell -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Nushell.Nushell from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nu - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.3.0 - **Source summary:** Object-oriented, Lisp-like programming language - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T14:47:58+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nubake (cli) - nudoc (cli) - nufmt (cli) - nuke (cli) - nush (cli) - nutemplate (cli) - nutest (cli) - nutmbundle (cli) - nubake (alias) - nudoc (alias) - nufmt (alias) - nuke (alias) - nush (alias) - nutemplate (alias) - nutest (alias) - nutmbundle (alias) ## Dependencies - libffi - pcre ## Uses from macOS - libffi ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: Nu.framework was installed to: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/nu/2.3.0_4/Frameworks/Nu.framework You may want to symlink this Framework to a standard macOS location, such as: ln -s "$HOMEBREW_CELLAR/nu/2.3.0_4/Frameworks/Nu.framework" /Library/Frameworks - Bottle: available on arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.3.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/programming-nu/nu - Upstream latest detected: v2.3.0 (current) ## Project history and usage brew:nu is Nu, the Objective-C/Lisp language from programming-nu, not Nushell. It is an interpreted Lisp designed around the Objective-C runtime and Foundation framework. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created on 2008-03-05. The README says Tim Burks created Nu because he wanted Lisp-like flexibility while still working closely with C libraries and high-performance C subsystems; Objective-C supplied the runtime structure that made that integration tractable. Nu describes its design as 'C over lambda': Lisp syntax and scripting-language flexibility, but with tight Objective-C and Foundation integration instead of the heavier glue code common around Python, Ruby, or Lua C extensions. ### Adoption history Nu's strongest adoption window was the Mac OS X and Objective-C era before Swift became the default Apple-platform language. Its package history is therefore more niche and historical than active-mainstream: Homebrew, MacPorts, and source builds preserved it for people interested in Objective-C runtime scripting, old examples, and build tools such as `nush` and `nuke`. The upstream README still documents Macintosh and Ubuntu builds, with older notes for Debian, OpenSolaris, and FreeBSD marked obsolete. ### How it is used Package users run `nush` for the shell/interpreter, `nuke` for Nu build tasks, and companion tools such as `nufmt`, `nudoc`, and `nutest`. The package is mostly of interest when exploring dynamic Objective-C programming, old Cocoa-era experiments, or Nu projects that predate Swift. ### Why package nerds care Nu is significant as an Apple-runtime language artifact: a compact example of the period when Objective-C's dynamic runtime invited alternate languages and DSLs before Swift consolidated most new Apple-platform language energy. ### Timeline - 2008-03-05: GitHub repository created. - Mac OS X 10.5 era: upstream README documented Mac support and possible Linux/iPhone builds. - 2023-07-11: GitHub API reported the last push date for the repository snapshot queried. ### Related projects - Objective-C - Foundation framework - nush - nuke ### Sources - - - - - ## 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:** nu - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 4 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - dnf - nushell - 0.99.1-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nushell from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A new type of shell | https://www.nushell.sh/ - MacPorts - nu: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/nu/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Scoop - main/nu: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/nu.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - Nushell.Nushell: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: Nushell.Nushell from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix - Nix - nufmt: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nufmt/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [pcre](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pcre/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [janet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/janet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, lisp, programming-language, scripting. - [fennel](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fennel/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, lisp, programming-language. - [gnu-apl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnu-apl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [gosu](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gosu/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [groovy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/groovy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [hy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, lisp, programming-language. - [io](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/io/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, programming-language, scripting. - [lfe](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lfe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, language-runtime, lisp, programming-language. - [ruby](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ruby/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. 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