# Install r-rig with Homebrew, chocolatey, apt, dnf, Nix, winget

R Installation Manager. Version 0.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-24. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rig.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:r-rig
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install r-rig
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rig
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rig
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rig 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#rig
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ri/rig/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install rig
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: rig from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5836','capture'

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id Posit.rig -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: Posit.rig from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:r-rig
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/r-rig>
- **Version:** 0.8.1
- **Source summary:** R Installation Manager
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/r-lib/rig>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/r-lib/rig>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/r-lib/rig#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/r-lib/rig/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-24T13:46:14Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-26T07:20:29+00:00

## Executables

- rig (cli)
- rig (alias)

## Build dependencies

- rust

## 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: 2026-07-26
- Package-manager version: 0.8.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-24
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/r-lib/rig
- Upstream latest detected: v0.8.1 (current)

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for r-rig. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** r-rig
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Conflicts With:** rig
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rig - 1.11-1.2: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: rig from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Random identity generator
- Nix - rig: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ri/rig/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rig - 1.11-1.1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rig from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Random identity generator
- dnf - rig - 1.1-17.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rig from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Monitor a system for events and trigger specific actions | https://github.com/TurboTurtle/rig
- Chocolatey - rig: installed executable or alias match | Chocolatey community package catalog: rig from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='6.5836','capture'
- winget - Posit.rig: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: Posit.rig from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata.
- [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ghcup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghcup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager.
- [juliaup](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/juliaup/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager.
- [swiftly](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/swiftly/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager.
- [xcinfo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcinfo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager.
- [xcodes](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xcodes/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, installer, version-manager.
- [air](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/air/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, r.
- [anyenv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anyenv/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.
- [anyzig](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/anyzig/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, version-manager.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/r-rig.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/r-rig.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- 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
