brew

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

Process Management Interface for HPC environments. Version 6.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-03.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install pmix

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libpmix-bin

Debian stable package indexes · libpmix-bin · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install pmix

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#pmix

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S openpmix

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install libmca_common_dstore1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libmca_common_dstore1 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Process Management Interface for HPC environments

Project links

Commands and aliases

palloc
pattrs
pctrl
pevent
plookup
pmix_info
pmixcc
pps
pquery

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 6 platform targets.
Installs with 2 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

Command	Kind	Exposure
`palloc`	cli	global executable
`pattrs`	cli	global executable
`pctrl`	cli	global executable
`pevent`	cli	global executable
`plookup`	cli	global executable
`pmix_info`	cli	global executable
`pmixcc`	cli	global executable
`pps`	cli	global executable
`pquery`	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 version6.1.0

manager updated2026-07-03

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/openpmix/openpmixnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:pmix
Version	6.1.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pmix
Homepage	https://openpmix.org/
Repository	https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix
Upstream docs	https://docs.openpmix.org/en/latest/index.html
License	BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI
Source archive	https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/download/v6.1.0/pmix-6.1.0.tar.bz2
Last updated	2026-07-03T16:52:38Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	hwloc, libevent
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	pmix
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head 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%

libpmix-bin 5.0.7-1

Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - tools

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install libpmix-bin

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpmix-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libpmix-dev 5.0.7-1

Development files for the PMI Exascale library

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install libpmix-dev

Section: libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
5 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpmix-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

libpmix2t64 5.0.7-1

Process Management Interface (Exascale) library

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install libpmix2t64

Section: libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
7 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpmix2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

python3-pmix 5.0.7-1

Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - Python wrapper

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install python3-pmix

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-pmix from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

pmix

nix profile install nixpkgs#pmix

normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pm/pmix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

libpmix-bin 5.0.1-4.1build1

Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - tools

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install libpmix-bin

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
2 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpmix-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libpmix-dev 5.0.1-4.1build1

Development files for the PMI Exascale library

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install libpmix-dev

Section: universe/libdevel
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpmix-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

libpmix2t64 5.0.1-4.1build1

Process Management Interface (Exascale) library

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install libpmix2t64

Section: universe/libs
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
7 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpmix2t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

python3-pmix 5.0.1-4.1build1

Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - Python wrapper

https://github.com/pmix/pmix

sudo apt install python3-pmix

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: pmix
3 dependencies
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-pmix from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

dnf95%

pmix 5.0.7-3.fc44

Process Management Interface Exascale (PMIx)

https://pmix.org/

sudo dnf install pmix

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pmix
8 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

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

dnf95%

pmix-devel 5.0.7-3.fc44

Development files for pmix

https://pmix.org/

sudo dnf install pmix-devel

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pmix
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

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

dnf95%

pmix-tools 5.0.7-3.fc44

Tools for pmix

https://pmix.org/

sudo dnf install pmix-tools

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pmix
4 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

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

pacman95%

openpmix 5.0.10-2

Extended version of the PMI standard

https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix

sudo pacman -S openpmix

License: BSD-3-Clause
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
2 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: openpmix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

libmca_common_dstore1 3.2.5-2.7

Communication library used by PMI-X

https://pmix.org/

sudo zypper install libmca_common_dstore1

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pmix
2 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmca_common_dstore1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

libpmix2 3.2.5-2.7

PMI-X lib version 1

https://pmix.org/

sudo zypper install libpmix2

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: System/Libraries
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pmix
7 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpmix2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

pmix 3.2.5-2.7

Process Management Interface for MPI

https://pmix.org/

sudo zypper install pmix

License: BSD-3-Clause
Category: Development/Libraries/Parallel
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: pmix
2 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Pmix

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pmix from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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combined/pmix.yml

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

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macOS

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Package summary

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Risk level: green

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