# Install pixie with Homebrew, scoop, apt, winget

Observability tool for Kubernetes applications. Version 0.8.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with scoop: scoop install extras/pixie.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pixie
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pixie
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install px
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/pixie
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pixie.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id genotrance.px -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: genotrance.px from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pixie
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pixie>
- **Version:** 0.8.8
- **Source summary:** Observability tool for Kubernetes applications
- **Homepage:** <https://px.dev/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/pixie-io/pixie>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.px.dev/>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/pixie-io/pixie.git>
- **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00

## Executables

- px (cli)
- px (alias)

## Build dependencies

- go

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-26
- Package-manager version: 0.8.8
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/pixie-io/pixie
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pixie. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Scoop - extras/pixie: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/pixie.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Debian apt - px - 3.6.9-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: px from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ps and top for human beings | https://github.com/walles/px/
- Ubuntu apt - px - 3.3.1-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: px from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ps and top for human beings | https://github.com/walles/px/
- Scoop - main/px: installed executable or alias match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/px.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - genotrance.px: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: genotrance.px from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [kubespy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kubespy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, observability.
- [linkerd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/linkerd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, observability.
- [sloth-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sloth-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes, observability.
- [argo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.
- [argocd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.
- [argocd-autopilot](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-autopilot/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.
- [argocd-vault-plugin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/argocd-vault-plugin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.
- [arkade](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arkade/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cloud-infrastructure, kubernetes.

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph