# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:pmix ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pmix ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libpmix-bin ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libpmix-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install pmix ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pmix from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#pmix ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pm/pmix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S openpmix ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: openpmix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libmca_common_dstore1 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmca_common_dstore1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pmix - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.1.0 - **Source summary:** Process Management Interface for HPC environments - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause-Open-MPI - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-03T16:52:38Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - palloc (cli) - pattrs (cli) - pctrl (cli) - pevent (cli) - plookup (cli) - pmix_info (cli) - pmixcc (cli) - pps (cli) - pquery (cli) - palloc (alias) - pattrs (alias) - pctrl (alias) - pevent (alias) - plookup (alias) - pmix_info (alias) - pmixcc (alias) - pps (alias) - pquery (alias) ## Dependencies - hwloc - libevent ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.1.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-03 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libpmix-bin - 5.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpmix-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - tools | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Debian apt - libpmix-dev - 5.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpmix-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for the PMI Exascale library | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Debian apt - libpmix2t64 - 5.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpmix2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Process Management Interface (Exascale) library | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Debian apt - python3-pmix - 5.0.7-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-pmix from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - Python wrapper | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Nix - pmix: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pm/pmix/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libpmix-bin - 5.0.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpmix-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - tools | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Ubuntu apt - libpmix-dev - 5.0.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpmix-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for the PMI Exascale library | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Ubuntu apt - libpmix2t64 - 5.0.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpmix2t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Process Management Interface (Exascale) library | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - Ubuntu apt - python3-pmix - 5.0.1-4.1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-pmix from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Process Management Interface (Exascale) library - Python wrapper | https://github.com/pmix/pmix - dnf - pmix - 5.0.7-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pmix from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Process Management Interface Exascale (PMIx) | https://pmix.org/ - dnf - pmix-devel - 5.0.7-3.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Development files for pmix | https://pmix.org/ - dnf - pmix-tools - 5.0.7-3.fc44: normalized package name match | 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 | Tools for pmix | https://pmix.org/ - pacman - openpmix - 5.0.10-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: openpmix from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Extended version of the PMI standard | https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix - zypper - libmca_common_dstore1 - 3.2.5-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libmca_common_dstore1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Communication library used by PMI-X | https://pmix.org/ - zypper - libpmix2 - 3.2.5-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpmix2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | PMI-X lib version 1 | https://pmix.org/ - zypper - pmix - 3.2.5-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pmix from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Process Management Interface for MPI | https://pmix.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [hwloc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hwloc/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libevent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libevent/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [open-mpi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/open-mpi/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [mpich](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mpich/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, mpi, science. - [cubelib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cubelib/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, science. - [otf2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/otf2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, science. - [opencoarrays](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opencoarrays/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, mpi, science. - [pnetcdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pnetcdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, mpi, science. - [simgrid](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/simgrid/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, mpi, science. - [abyss](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abyss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mpi, science. - [cp2k](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cp2k/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, hpc, science. - [nwchem](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nwchem/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, hpc, hwloc, mpi, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pmix.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pmix.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - 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