# Install owfs with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf

Monitor and control physical environment using Dallas/Maxim 1-wire system. Version 3.2p4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:owfs
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install owfs
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add owfs
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: owfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install libow-3.2-4t64
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libow-3.2-4t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install owfs-capi
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: owfs-capi from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:owfs
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/owfs>
- **Version:** 3.2p4
- **Source summary:** Monitor and control physical environment using Dallas/Maxim 1-wire system
- **Homepage:** <https://owfs.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/owfs/owfs>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/owfs/owfs#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/owfs/owfs/releases/download/v3.2p4/owfs-3.2p4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T12:32:41-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- owdir (cli)
- owexist (cli)
- owexternal (cli)
- owftpd (cli)
- owget (cli)
- owhttpd (cli)
- owmon (cli)
- owpresent (cli)
- owread (cli)
- owserver (cli)
- owtap (cli)
- owusbprobe (cli)
- owwrite (cli)
- owdir (alias)
- owexist (alias)
- owexternal (alias)
- owftpd (alias)
- owget (alias)
- owhttpd (alias)
- owmon (alias)
- owpresent (alias)
- owread (alias)
- owserver (alias)
- owtap (alias)
- owusbprobe (alias)
- owwrite (alias)

## Dependencies

- libftdi
- libusb

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 3.2p4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-19
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/owfs/owfs
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal


## 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

- Unix: owfs.conf
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** owfs
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - libow-3.2-4t64 - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libow-3.2-4t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 1-Wire File System full library | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libow-dev - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libow-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 1-Wire File System (development files) | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libow-perl - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libow-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Dallas 1-wire support: Perl5 bindings | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libow-php - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libow-php from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Dallas 1-wire support: PHP bindings | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libow-tcl - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libow-tcl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Dallas 1-wire support: Tcl bindings | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libowcapi-3.2-4t64 - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libowcapi-3.2-4t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 1-Wire File System C library | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libownet-3.2-4t64 - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libownet-3.2-4t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | owserver protocol library | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libownet-dev - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libownet-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | owserver protocol library (development files) | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libownet-perl - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libownet-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Perl module for accessing 1-wire networks | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - libownet-php - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libownet-php from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Dallas 1-wire support: PHP OWNet library | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - ow-shell - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ow-shell from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | shell utilities to talk to an 1-Wire owserver | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - ow-tools - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ow-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tools to monitor or inspect a ow-server link | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - owfs - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: owfs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Dallas 1-wire support | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - owfs-common - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: owfs-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | common files used by any of the OWFS programs | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - owfs-doc - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: owfs-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Dallas 1-wire support: Documentation for owfs | http://owfs.org/
- Debian apt - owfs-fuse - 3.2p4+dfsg1-6: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: owfs-fuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | 1-Wire filesystem | http://owfs.org/


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- [libftdi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libftdi/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/owfs.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/owfs.yml)


## Sources

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