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Install powerman with Homebrew, apt, zypper

Control (remotely and in parallel) switched power distribution units. Version 2.4.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install powerman

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libpowerman0

Debian stable package indexes · libpowerman0 · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libpowerman0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libpowerman0 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Control (remotely and in parallel) switched power distribution units

Commands and aliases

  • httppower
  • plmpower
  • pm
  • powerman
  • powermand
  • redfishpower

security posture

Risk level: blue

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

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

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

Signals

  • text:http

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 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
httppowercliglobal executable
plmpowercliglobal executable
pmcliglobal executable
powermancliglobal executable
powermandcliglobal executable
redfishpowercliglobal 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 version2.4.4
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/chaos/powermannone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:powerman
Version2.4.4
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/powerman
Homepagehttps://github.com/chaos/powerman
Repositoryhttps://github.com/chaos/powerman
Upstream docshttps://github.com/chaos/powerman#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/chaos/powerman/releases/download/v2.4.4/powerman-2.4.4.tar.gz
Dependenciesjansson
Uses from macOScurl
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

libpowerman0 2.4.4-4

Client library for Powerman - Centralized PDU management

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo apt install libpowerman0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpowerman0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpowerman0-dev 2.4.4-4

Development files for Powerman - Centralized PDU management

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo apt install libpowerman0-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpowerman0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

powerman 2.4.4-4

Centralized Power Distribution Unit (PDU) management

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo apt install powerman
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: powerman from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

libpowerman0 2.3.27-5build2

Client library for Powerman - Centralized PDU management

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo apt install libpowerman0
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpowerman0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libpowerman0-dev 2.3.27-5build2

Development files for Powerman - Centralized PDU management

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo apt install libpowerman0-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libpowerman0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

powerman 2.3.27-5build2

Centralized Power Distribution Unit (PDU) management

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo apt install powerman
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: powerman from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
zypper95%

libpowerman0 2.4.4-3.2

Libraries for applications using PowerMan

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo zypper install libpowerman0
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: System/Libraries
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libpowerman0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

powerman 2.4.4-3.2

Centralized Power Control for Clusters

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo zypper install powerman
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Productivity/Clustering/HA
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 8 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: powerman from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

powerman-devel 2.4.4-3.2

Headers and libraries for developing applications using PowerMan

https://github.com/chaos/powerman

sudo zypper install powerman-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: powerman
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Powerman
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: powerman-devel 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.

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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