macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install osinfo-db-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install osinfo-db-toolsMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/osinfo-db-tools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install osinfo-db-tools with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Tools for managing the libosinfo database files. Version 1.12.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-20.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add osinfo-db-toolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · osinfo-db-tools · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install osinfo-db-toolsDebian stable package indexes · osinfo-db-tools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mingw32-osinfo-db-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · mingw32-osinfo-db-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#osinfo-db-toolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/os/osinfo-db-tools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S osinfo-db-toolsArch Linux sync databases · osinfo-db-tools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install osinfo-db-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · osinfo-db-tools · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Tools for managing the libosinfo database files
Project links
Commands and aliases
- osinfo-db-export
- osinfo-db-import
- osinfo-db-path
- osinfo-db-validate
history
Project history and usage
osinfo-db-tools is the command-line companion to the libosinfo operating-system information database. It supplies the small utilities that import, export, locate, and validate the XML database content used by virtualization and provisioning stacks.
Project history
The upstream GitLab project was created on May 13, 2016. Its NEWS file describes version 1.0.0 as the first public release after the tools were split from libosinfo, separating database-management commands from the C library that queries the operating-system metadata.
Later releases are mostly maintenance-oriented infrastructure work: version 1.6.0 added libsoup-backed HTTP and HTTPS support to osinfo-db-import, version 1.7.0 switched the build system to Meson, and version 1.12.0 fixed memory leaks, runtime warnings in osinfo-db-export, libxml2 compatibility, CI, and translations.
How it is used
Administrators and packagers use osinfo-db-import to install osinfo-db archives into system, local, or per-user database locations. The libosinfo download instructions explicitly place osinfo-db-tools before osinfo-db and libosinfo in the deployment order because the tools manage installation, bundling, and distribution of database files.
Why package nerds care
The package is small, but it is the boring plumbing that lets osinfo-db ship as data while libosinfo ships as a library. Package maintainers care because it defines the host paths, archive handling, validation, and update workflow around a database consumed by virtualization software.
Timeline
- 2016: osinfo-db-tools is split from libosinfo and published as its own GitLab project.
- 2019: version 1.7.0 switches to Meson.
- 2024: version 1.12.0 ships memory-leak fixes, libxml2 adaptation, CI work, and translation updates.
Related projects
- osinfo-db contains the XML operating-system database; libosinfo provides the C/GObject library for querying that database. osinfo-db-tools sits between them as the packaging and administration layer.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:database
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
osinfo-db-export | cli | global executable | |
osinfo-db-import | cli | global executable | |
osinfo-db-path | cli | global executable | |
osinfo-db-validate | 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 version1.12.0
manager updated2026-04-20
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libosinfo.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:osinfo-db-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.12.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/osinfo-db-tools |
| Homepage | https://libosinfo.org/ |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/libosinfo/osinfo-db-tools |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.com/libosinfo/osinfo-db-tools/-/blob/master/README |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://releases.pagure.org/libosinfo/osinfo-db-tools-1.12.0.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-04-20T08:48:41-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext, glib, json-glib, libarchive, libsoup |
| Build dependencies | gettext, meson, ninja, pkgconf |
| Uses from macOS | libxml2 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | osinfo-db-tools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-1
libosinfo database tools
sudo apt install osinfo-db-tools- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
Nix95%
osinfo-db-tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#osinfo-db-tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
Ubuntu apt95%
osinfo-db-tools 1.11.0-1build2
libosinfo database tools
sudo apt install osinfo-db-tools- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
apk95%
osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-r0
Tools for managing the osinfo database
sudo apk add osinfo-db-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
apk95%
osinfo-db-tools-doc 1.12.0-r0
Tools for managing the osinfo database (documentation)
sudo apk add osinfo-db-tools-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
apk95%
osinfo-db-tools-lang 1.12.0-r0
Languages for package osinfo-db-tools
sudo apk add osinfo-db-tools-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
dnf95%
mingw32-osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-8.fc45
Tools for managing the osinfo database
sudo dnf install mingw32-osinfo-db-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
dnf95%
mingw64-osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-8.fc45
Tools for managing the osinfo database
sudo dnf install mingw64-osinfo-db-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
dnf95%
osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-8.fc45
Tools for managing the osinfo database
sudo dnf install osinfo-db-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- 10 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
pacman95%
osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-3
Tools for managing the osinfo database
sudo pacman -S osinfo-db-tools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
zypper95%
osinfo-db-tools 1.12.0-2.4
Tools for managing the osinfo database
https://releases.pagure.org/libosinfo/
sudo zypper install osinfo-db-tools- License: LGPL-2.1+ and GPL-2.0+
- Category: System/Management
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: osinfo-db-tools
- 9 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
MacPorts95%
osinfo-db-tools
sudo port install osinfo-db-tools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Osinfo Db Tools
source trail
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