macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ossp-uuidlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ossp-uuidMacPorts ports tree · devel/ossp-uuid/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ossp-uuid with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, zypper, apt, dnf
ISO-C API and CLI for generating UUIDs. Version 1.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libossp-uuid-dev.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ossp-uuidAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ossp-uuid · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ossp-uuidopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ossp-uuid · source: download.opensuse.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libossp-uuid-devDebian stable package indexes · libossp-uuid-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install uuidFedora Rawhide package metadata · uuid · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
ISO-C API and CLI for generating UUIDs
Project links
Commands and aliases
- uuid
- uuid-config
history
Project history and usage
OSSP uuid is an ISO C API and command-line interface for generating, importing, exporting, and inspecting UUIDs in the DCE 1.1, ISO/IEC 11578, and RFC 4122 tradition.
Project history
The OSSP uuid manual gives a clear origin: Ralf S. Engelschall implemented it in January 2004 for UUID use in the OSSP as and OpenPKG projects. The stated design goal was a clean-room implementation that was standards-compliant and portable.
Version 1.6.2, dated July 4, 2008 in the manual and README copies, represents the mature packaged form. The library supports UUID versions 1, 3, 4, and 5, plus C++, Perl, and PHP bindings and compatibility layers for DCE-1.1 and Perl Data::UUID APIs.
Adoption history
OSSP uuid spread through Unix packaging as a small system library and CLI rather than through a high-activity public repository. It appears in Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu development packages, Alpine, Fedora-family packages, MacPorts, and openSUSE-family packages because many older C and scripting-language projects needed a portable UUID implementation before UUID generation became ubiquitous in standard runtimes and platform libraries.
How it is used
Developers use the `uuid` CLI or the C API to generate time-based, random, or name-based UUIDs, parse binary and string forms, compare UUIDs, load namespace UUIDs, and export UUIDs as binary, canonical text, single-integer, or descriptive text formats.
The library is most relevant when maintaining C-era software, package build scripts, or software that explicitly depends on OSSP's API and ABI rather than a newer platform-native UUID facility.
Why package nerds care
ossp-uuid is a useful package-history fossil: a portable standards implementation from the OpenPKG/OSSP world that remains packaged because ABI compatibility and old build systems outlive the excitement around the underlying primitive.
Timeline
- January 2004: Ralf S. Engelschall implemented OSSP uuid for OSSP as and OpenPKG. July 2005: RFC 4122 standardized the UUID URN namespace that OSSP uuid targets. July 4, 2008: OSSP uuid 1.6.2 was released according to the manual.
Related projects
- Data::UUID, platform uuidgen tools, libc/libuuid implementations, and later RFC 9562 UUID tooling occupy the same identifier-generation space.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
uuid | cli | global executable | |
uuid-config | 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 generated2026-07-25
manager version1.6.2
manager updated2026-07-11
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ossp-uuid |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.6.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ossp-uuid |
| Homepage | http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/ |
| Repository | http://cvs.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid |
| Upstream docs | http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid |
| License | BSD-1-Clause |
| Source archive | https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/o/ossp-uuid/ossp-uuid_1.6.2.orig.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-11T09:50:50+09:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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 | ossp-uuid |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| 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%
libossp-uuid-dev 1.6.4-1
OSSP uuid ISO-C and C++ - headers and static libraries
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install libossp-uuid-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Debian apt95%
libossp-uuid-perl 1.6.4-1
perl OSSP::UUID - OSSP uuid Perl Binding
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install libossp-uuid-perl- Section: perl
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Debian apt95%
libossp-uuid16 1.6.4-1
OSSP uuid ISO-C and C++ - shared library
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install libossp-uuid16- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Debian apt95%
uuid 1.6.4-1
Universally Unique Identifier Command-Line Tool
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install uuid- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Ubuntu apt95%
libossp-uuid-dev 1.6.2-1.5build13
OSSP uuid ISO-C and C++ - headers and static libraries
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install libossp-uuid-dev- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Ubuntu apt95%
libossp-uuid-perl 1.6.2-1.5build13
perl OSSP::UUID - OSSP uuid Perl Binding
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install libossp-uuid-perl- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Ubuntu apt95%
libossp-uuid16 1.6.2-1.5build13
OSSP uuid ISO-C and C++ - shared library
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install libossp-uuid16- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 3 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
Ubuntu apt95%
uuid 1.6.2-1.5build13
Universally Unique Identifier Command-Line Tool
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo apt install uuid- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
apk95%
ossp-uuid 1.6.6-r0
Open Source Software Project Universally Unique Identifier (UUID)
https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/ossp-uuid
sudo apk add ossp-uuid- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
apk95%
ossp-uuid-dev 1.6.6-r0
Open Source Software Project Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) (development files)
https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/ossp-uuid
sudo apk add ossp-uuid-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
apk95%
ossp-uuid-doc 1.6.6-r0
Open Source Software Project Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) (documentation)
https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/ossp-uuid
sudo apk add ossp-uuid-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
apk95%
ossp-uuid-libs 1.6.6-r0
Open Source Software Project Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) (libraries)
https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/ossp-uuid
sudo apk add ossp-uuid-libs- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
apk95%
ossp-uuid-static 1.6.6-r0
Open Source Software Project Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) (static library)
https://git.sr.ht/~nabijaczleweli/ossp-uuid
sudo apk add ossp-uuid-static- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ossp-uuid
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
zypper95%
ossp-uuid 1.6.2-20.10
OSSP's Universally Unique Identifier generator
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo zypper install ossp-uuid- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: uuid
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
MacPorts95%
ossp-uuid
sudo port install ossp-uuid- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ossp Uuid
dnf92%
uuid 1.6.2-68.fc44
Universally Unique Identifier library
http://www.ossp.org/pkg/lib/uuid/
sudo dnf install uuid- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: uuid
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Uuid
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