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Install putty with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper

Implementation of Telnet and SSH. Version 0.84 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-22.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install putty

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install putty

MacPorts ports tree · security/putty/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add putty

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install pterm

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install putty

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#putty

nixpkgs package indexes · putty · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S putty

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install putty

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

Windows

Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install putty

Chocolatey community package catalog · putty · source: community.chocolatey.org

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install extras/putty

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/putty.json · source: api.github.com

Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id PuTTY.PuTTY -e

Windows Package Manager source index · PuTTY.PuTTY · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

overview

Package summary

Implementation of Telnet and SSH

Commands and aliases

  • pageant
  • plink
  • pscp
  • psftp
  • psusan
  • pterm
  • putty
  • puttygen

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:ftp,ssh

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build 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
pageantcliglobal executable
plinkcliglobal executable
pscpcliglobal executable
psftpcliglobal executable
psusancliglobal executable
ptermcliglobal executable
puttycliglobal executable
puttygencliglobal 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 version0.84
manager updated2026-05-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://putty.software/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:putty
Version0.84
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/putty
Homepagehttps://putty.software/
Repositoryhttps://git.tartarus.org/simon/putty.git
Upstream docshttps://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/latest/htmldoc
LicenseMIT
Source archivehttps://the.earth.li/~sgtatham/putty/0.84/putty-0.84.tar.gz
Last updated2026-05-22T13:35:46Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescairo, gdk-pixbuf, glib, gtk+3, pango
Build dependenciescmake, halibut, pkgconf
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 Nameputty
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Conflicts With
  • pssh
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%

pterm 0.83-3

PuTTY terminal emulator

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install pterm
  • Section: x11
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: pterm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

putty 0.83-3

Telnet/SSH client for X

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install putty
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: putty from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

putty-doc 0.83-3

PuTTY HTML documentation

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install putty-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: putty
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: putty-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

putty-tools 0.83-3

command-line tools for SSH, SCP, and SFTP

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install putty-tools
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: putty-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

putty

nix profile install nixpkgs#putty
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: putty from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
Ubuntu apt95%

pterm 0.81-1

PuTTY terminal emulator

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install pterm
  • Section: universe/x11
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pterm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

putty 0.81-1

Telnet/SSH client for X

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install putty
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: putty from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

putty-doc 0.81-1

PuTTY HTML documentation

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install putty-doc
  • Section: universe/doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: putty
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: putty-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

putty-tools 0.81-1

command-line tools for SSH, SCP, and SFTP

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo apt install putty-tools
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: putty-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

putty 0.84-r1

SSH and telnet client

https://putty.software/

sudo apk add putty
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: putty from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

putty-doc 0.84-r1

SSH and telnet client (documentation)

https://putty.software/

sudo apk add putty-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: putty
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: putty-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

putty 0.84-1.fc45

SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo dnf install putty
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 13 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: putty from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

putty 0.84-2

A terminal integrated SSH/Telnet client

https://putty.software/

sudo pacman -S putty
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 14 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: putty from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

putty 0.84-1.1

SSH client with optional GTK-based terminal emulator frontend

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/

sudo zypper install putty
  • License: MIT
  • Category: System/X11/Utilities
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: putty
  • 12 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: putty from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

putty

sudo port install putty
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: security/putty/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Chocolatey95%

putty

choco install putty
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Putty
Chocolatey community package catalog · community.chocolatey.org · Chocolatey community package catalog: putty from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','pswinupdate'

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • cairoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gdk-pixbufRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gtk+3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pangoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • halibutBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • sshportalShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, telnet.
  • telnetShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, telnet, terminal.
  • shellinaboxShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, terminal, terminal-emulator.
  • shellzShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, telnet.
  • soapyremoteShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access.

source trail

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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