install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install orogene

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install oro

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

overview

Package summary

node_modules/ package manager and utility toolkit

Project links

Commands and aliases

oro

history

Project history and usage

Orogene is a Rust-oriented package manager for JavaScript projects that need a maintained node_modules tree. Its own tagline, "Makes node_modules happen," is literal: the tool is aimed at bundlers, CLIs, and Node.js applications where dependency installation speed, cache reuse, and reproducible local trees matter.

Project history

GitHub records the orogene/orogene repository as created on 2020-07-14. Public releases in 2023 shipped prebuilt binaries, installer scripts, npm packaging, and crates.io distribution, showing a project that tried to meet JavaScript developers where they already install tools while implementing the installer in Rust.

The README later documented a shift to a closed-source development model with paid licenses, with releases hosted from the GitHub repository and limited features without a developer license. That makes Orogene an unusual entry in the Node package-manager space: a performance-focused package manager whose public history includes both open-source Rust experimentation and a sustainability/licensing pivot.

Adoption history

Orogene has distribution hooks through GitHub releases, npm, crates.io, Homebrew, and distro packaging metadata, but the available public sources do not show broad ecosystem adoption comparable to npm, Yarn, or pnpm. Its adoption story is better described as niche package-manager experimentation and benchmarking interest than as a default JavaScript workflow.

How it is used

Developers use the oro executable to make or refresh node_modules for projects and tools that expect Node's traditional dependency layout. The README emphasizes speed, low memory use, low disk use, and integration into workflows where developers do not want to think about whether node_modules matches dependency metadata.

Why package nerds care

For package nerds, Orogene is interesting because it attacks the old node_modules installation problem with a Rust implementation and an explicit performance agenda. It also illustrates the business tension around package tooling: even infrastructure-flavored developer tools can move from open development to paid licensing when maintenance cost becomes part of the design.

Timeline

2020-07-14: GitHub repository created.
2023-05-21: release v0.3.27 published with prebuilt binaries, installer scripts, and npm package artifacts.
2023-10-09: release v0.3.34 published, one of the visible public releases before the repository's later closed-source-development notice.

Related projects

Orogene belongs to the same problem family as npm, Yarn, and pnpm: all manage JavaScript dependencies, but Orogene focuses its public identity on making node_modules fast and low-fuss rather than replacing the Node package ecosystem itself.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: orange

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

text:package manager

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.
Build metadata lists 2 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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./oro.kdl

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ./oro.kdl

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`oro`	cli	global 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 version0.3.34

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detectedv0.3.34

https://github.com/orogene/orogene

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:orogene
Version	0.3.34
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/orogene
Homepage	https://orogene.dev
Repository	https://github.com/orogene/orogene
Upstream docs	https://orogene.dev/
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/orogene/orogene/archive/refs/tags/v0.3.34.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:05:46-07:00
Pulse	updated
Build dependencies	pkgconf, rust
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	orogene
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	yes
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	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.

zypper92%

oro 2.0.8-298.5

Full regular expressions API

https://jakarta.apache.org/oro/

sudo zypper install oro

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Development/Libraries/Java
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: oro
2 dependencies
3 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oro

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oro from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper92%

oro-javadoc 2.0.8-298.5

Javadoc for oro

https://jakarta.apache.org/oro/

sudo zypper install oro-javadoc

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Development/Libraries/Java
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: oro
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Oro

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: oro-javadoc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/orogene.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

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