# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:putty ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install putty ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install putty ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/putty/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add putty ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: putty from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pterm ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pterm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install putty ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: putty 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#putty ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: putty from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S putty ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: putty from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install putty ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: putty from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install putty ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: putty from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','pswinupdate' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install extras/putty ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/putty.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id PuTTY.PuTTY -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: PuTTY.PuTTY from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:putty - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.84 - **Source summary:** Implementation of Telnet and SSH - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-22T13:35:46Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - pageant (cli) - plink (cli) - pscp (cli) - psftp (cli) - psusan (cli) - pterm (cli) - putty (cli) - puttygen (cli) - pageant (alias) - plink (alias) - pscp (alias) - psftp (alias) - psusan (alias) - pterm (alias) - putty (alias) - puttygen (alias) ## Dependencies - cairo - gdk-pixbuf - glib - gtk+3 - pango ## Build dependencies - cmake - halibut - pkgconf ## 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: 0.84 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://putty.software/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** putty - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** pssh - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - pterm - 0.83-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pterm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PuTTY terminal emulator | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Debian apt - putty - 0.83-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: putty from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Telnet/SSH client for X | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Debian apt - putty-doc - 0.83-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: putty-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | PuTTY HTML documentation | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Debian apt - putty-tools - 0.83-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: putty-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | command-line tools for SSH, SCP, and SFTP | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Nix - putty: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: putty from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - pterm - 0.81-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pterm from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PuTTY terminal emulator | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Ubuntu apt - putty - 0.81-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: putty from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Telnet/SSH client for X | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Ubuntu apt - putty-doc - 0.81-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: putty-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | PuTTY HTML documentation | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - Ubuntu apt - putty-tools - 0.81-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: putty-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | command-line tools for SSH, SCP, and SFTP | https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - apk - putty - 0.84-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: putty from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | SSH and telnet client | https://putty.software/ - apk - putty-doc - 0.84-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: putty-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | SSH and telnet client (documentation) | https://putty.software/ - dnf - putty - 0.84-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: putty from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | SSH, Telnet and Rlogin client | http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - pacman - putty - 0.84-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: putty from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A terminal integrated SSH/Telnet client | https://putty.software/ - zypper - putty - 0.84-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: putty from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | SSH client with optional GTK-based terminal emulator frontend | http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/ - MacPorts - putty: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/putty/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - putty: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: putty from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','pswinupdate' ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gdk-pixbuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gdk-pixbuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gtk+3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pango](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pango/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [halibut](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/halibut/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mosh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mosh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, terminal. - [sshportal](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sshportal/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, telnet. - [telnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/telnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, telnet, terminal. - [shellinabox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellinabox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, terminal, terminal-emulator. - [shellz](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shellz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh, telnet. - [soapyremote](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/soapyremote/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access. - [ssh3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ssh3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh. - [upterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/upterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, remote-access, ssh. - [gtk-vnc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-vnc/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: access, cairo, cli, gdk, gdk-pixbuf. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/putty.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/putty.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