# Install ramalama with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Goal of RamaLama is to make working with AI boring. Version 0.23.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ramalama
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ramalama
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ramalama
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: llm/ramalama/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install ramalama
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S ramalama
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: ramalama from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ramalama
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ramalama>
- **Version:** 0.23.0
- **Source summary:** Goal of RamaLama is to make working with AI boring
- **Homepage:** <https://ramalama.ai>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/containers/ramalama>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://ramalama.ai/docs>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/75/3b/840e5bd99acfbb5bf6e7072e2faf2e161fbbebb9e2218b4abb34ab16ace1/ramalama-0.23.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T00:46:27Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- ramalama (cli)
- ramalama (alias)

## Dependencies

- libyaml
- llama.cpp
- python@3.14
- rpds-py

## 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: 0.23.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://ramalama.ai
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

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



## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: /usr/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, /usr/local/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, /etc/ramalama/ramalama.conf, /etc/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, ~/.local/pipx/venvs/ramalama/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, $XDG_DATA_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf, $XDG_DATA_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, ~/.local/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, ~/.local/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, ~/.config/ramalama/ramalama.conf, ~/.config/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, $RAMALAMA_CONFIG

## Credential files

- Unix: /usr/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, /usr/local/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, /etc/ramalama/ramalama.conf, /etc/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, ~/.local/pipx/venvs/ramalama/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, $XDG_DATA_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf, $XDG_DATA_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, ~/.local/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf, ~/.local/share/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, ~/.config/ramalama/ramalama.conf, ~/.config/ramalama/ramalama.conf.d/*.conf, $RAMALAMA_CONFIG
## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - ramalama: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ra/ramalama/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - ramalama - 0.21.0-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: ramalama from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Command line tool for working with AI LLM models | https://github.com/containers/ramalama
- pacman - ramalama - 0.22.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: ramalama from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Simple local AI using OCI containers | https://github.com/containers/ramalama
- MacPorts - ramalama: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: llm/ramalama/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Cloud CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/cloud-clis/) - Belongs to a cloud or infrastructure command family.
- [MCP tool packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/mcp-tools/) - Mentions MCP or Model Context Protocol.
- [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.
- [llama.cpp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llama-cpp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [localai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/localai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, inference, llm.
- [cai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
- [cekit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cekit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, developer-tools, podman.
- [context7-mcp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/context7-mcp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
- [fabric-ai](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fabric-ai/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
- [gollama](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gollama/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
- [gptme](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gptme/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
- [gptscript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gptscript/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: ai, cli, developer-tools, llm.
- [oterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/oterm/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, cli, developer, developer-tools, libyaml.
- [rawdog](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rawdog/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: ai, cli, developer, developer-tools, libyaml.

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
