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Install pkgdiff with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Tool for analyzing changes in software packages (e.g. RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ). Version 1.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pkgdiff

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pkgdiff

Debian stable package indexes · pkgdiff · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pkgdiff

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · pkgdiff · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pkgdiff

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pk/pkgdiff/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S pkgdiff

Arch Linux sync databases · pkgdiff · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pkgdiff

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

overview

Package summary

Tool for analyzing changes in software packages (e.g. RPM, DEB, TAR.GZ)

Commands and aliases

  • pkgdiff

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 1 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 runtime 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

CommandKindExposureNote
pkgdiffcliglobal 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 version1.8
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.8

https://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pkgdiff
Version1.8
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pkgdiff
Homepagehttps://lvc.github.io/pkgdiff/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff
Upstream docshttps://lvc.github.io/pkgdiff
LicenseGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff/archive/refs/tags/1.8.tar.gz
Dependenciesbinutils, gawk, wdiff
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepkgdiff
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

pkgdiff 1.7.2-1.1

tool for visualizing changes in Linux software packages

https://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff

sudo apt install pkgdiff
  • Section: devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkgdiff
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pkgdiff from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

pkgdiff

nix profile install nixpkgs#pkgdiff
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkgdiff
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pk/pkgdiff/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

pkgdiff 1.7.2-1.1

tool for visualizing changes in Linux software packages

https://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff

sudo apt install pkgdiff
  • Section: universe/devel
  • Architecture: all
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkgdiff
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pkgdiff from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

pkgdiff 1.8-4.fc44

A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages

http://lvc.github.io/pkgdiff/

sudo dnf install pkgdiff
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pkgdiff
  • 11 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkgdiff
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pkgdiff from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

pkgdiff 1.8-1

A tool for analyzing changes in Linux software packages

https://lvc.github.io/pkgdiff

sudo pacman -S pkgdiff
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: any
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkgdiff
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: pkgdiff from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

pkgdiff 1.8-1.3

Package Changes Analyzer

https://github.com/lvc/pkgdiff

sudo zypper install pkgdiff
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pkgdiff
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pkgdiff
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pkgdiff 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.

Related tools

  • binutilsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gawkRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • wdiffRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • ydiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff, diff-tools.
  • nfpmShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, deb, developer-tools, rpm.
  • yeetShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, deb, developer-tools, rpm.
  • bazel-diffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff.
  • cargo-msrvShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compatibility, developer-tools.
  • colordiffShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, diff.

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.

Used sources

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