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Install pssh with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools. Version 2.3.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install pssh

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install pssh

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/pssh/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add pssh

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · pssh · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pssh

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install pssh

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#pssh

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install pssh

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

overview

Package summary

Parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools

Commands and aliases

  • pnuke
  • prsync
  • pslurp
  • pssh
  • pssh-askpass

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:ssh,sync

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 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
pnukecliglobal executable
prsynccliglobal executable
pslurpcliglobal executable
psshcliglobal executable
pssh-askpasscliglobal 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 version2.3.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.3.6

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:pssh
Version2.3.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/pssh
Homepagehttps://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
Repositoryhttps://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh
Upstream docshttps://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh/archive/refs/tags/v2.3.6.tar.gz
Dependenciespython@3.14
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namepssh
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • putty
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%

pssh 2.3.5-2

Parallel versions of SSH-based tools

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo apt install pssh
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pssh from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

python3-psshlib 2.3.5-2

Parallel versions of SSH-based tools (library)

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo apt install python3-psshlib
  • Section: python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: python3-psshlib from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

pssh

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

pssh 2.3.5-2

Parallel versions of SSH-based tools

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo apt install pssh
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: all
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pssh from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

python3-psshlib 2.3.5-2

Parallel versions of SSH-based tools (library)

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo apt install python3-psshlib
  • Section: universe/python
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: python3-psshlib from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

pssh 2.3.5-r3

PSSH provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools: pssh, pscp, prsync, pnuke, and pslurp

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo apk add pssh
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pssh from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

pssh-pyc 2.3.5-r3

Precompiled Python bytecode for pssh

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo apk add pssh-pyc
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pssh-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

pssh 2.3.6-3.fc45

Parallel SSH tools

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo dnf install pssh
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: pssh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

pssh 2.3.4+git10.d4909c9-5.2

Parallel SSH to control large numbers of Machines simultaneously

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo zypper install pssh
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Productivity/Clustering/Computing
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: pssh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

python-pssh 2.3.4+git10.d4909c9-5.2

Python Module for Parallel SSH

https://github.com/lilydjwg/pssh

sudo zypper install python-pssh
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Development/Libraries/Python
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: pssh
  • 3 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: python-pssh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

pssh

sudo port install pssh
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Pssh
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/pssh/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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