# Install root with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, pacman Analyzing petabytes of data, scientifically. Version 6.40.02 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:root ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install root ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install python3-distrdf ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-distrdf 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#root ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ro/root/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S root ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: root from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:root - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.40.02 - **Source summary:** Analyzing petabytes of data, scientifically - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T18:13:19Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - g2root (cli) - genreflex (cli) - h2root (cli) - hadd (cli) - hist2workspace (cli) - prepareHistFactory (cli) - rmkdepend (cli) - root (cli) - root-config (cli) - root.exe (cli) - rootbrowse (cli) - rootcint (cli) - rootcling (cli) - rootcp (cli) - rootdrawtree (cli) - rooteventselector (cli) - rootls (cli) - rootmkdir (cli) - rootmv (cli) - rootn.exe (cli) - rootnb.exe (cli) - rootprint (cli) - rootreadspeed (cli) - rootrm (cli) - roots (cli) - roots.exe (cli) - rootslimtree (cli) - rootssh (cli) - setxrd.csh (cli) - thisroot.csh (cli) - thisroot.fish (cli) - thisroot.sh (cli) - g2root (alias) - genreflex (alias) - h2root (alias) - hadd (alias) - hist2workspace (alias) - prepareHistFactory (alias) - rmkdepend (alias) - root (alias) - root-config (alias) - root.exe (alias) - rootbrowse (alias) - rootcint (alias) - rootcling (alias) - rootcp (alias) - rootdrawtree (alias) - rooteventselector (alias) - rootls (alias) - rootmkdir (alias) - rootmv (alias) - rootn.exe (alias) - rootnb.exe (alias) - rootprint (alias) - rootreadspeed (alias) - rootrm (alias) - roots (alias) - roots.exe (alias) - rootslimtree (alias) - rootssh (alias) - setxrd.csh (alias) - thisroot.csh (alias) - thisroot.fish (alias) - thisroot.sh (alias) ## Dependencies - cfitsio - civetweb - davix - fftw - freetype - ftgl - gcc - giflib - gl2ps - graphviz - gsl - jpeg-turbo - libpng - libtiff - lz4 - nlohmann-json - numpy - openblas - openssl@3 - pcre2 - python@3.14 - sqlite - tbb - unuran - vdt - xrootd - xxhash - xz - zstd ## Build dependencies - cmake - ninja - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - curl - libxcrypt - libxml2 - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Caveats: As of ROOT 6.22, you should not need the thisroot scripts; but if you depend on the custom variables set by them, you can still run them: For bash users: . $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/thisroot.sh For zsh users: pushd $HOMEBREW_PREFIX >/dev/null; . bin/thisroot.sh; popd >/dev/null For csh/tcsh users: source $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/thisroot.csh For fish users: . $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/bin/thisroot.fish - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.40.02 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-05 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://root.cern - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for root. 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: $ROOTSYS/etc/system.rootrc, ~/.rootrc, ./.rootrc ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** root - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - root: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ro/root/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - python3-distrdf - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-distrdf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Distributed RDataFrame | https://root.cern/ - dnf - python3-jupyroot - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-jupyroot from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ROOT Jupyter kernel | https://root.cern/ - dnf - python3-root - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-root from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Python extension for ROOT | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Numerical data analysis framework | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-cli - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-cli from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ROOT command line utilities | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-cling - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-cling from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Cling C++ interpreter | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-core - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-core from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ROOT core libraries | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-fftw - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-fftw from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | FFTW library for ROOT | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-foam - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-foam from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A Compact Version of the Cellular Event Generator | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-font-files - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-font-files from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | ROOT font collection | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-fumili - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-fumili from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Fumili library for ROOT | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-gdml - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-gdml from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | GDML import/export for ROOT geometries | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-genetic - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-genetic from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Genetic algorithms for ROOT | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-genvector - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-genvector from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Generalized vector library for ROOT | https://root.cern/ - dnf - root-geom - 6.38.04-6.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: root-geom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Geometry library for ROOT | https://root.cern/ ## Related links - [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. - [Media and graphics packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [cfitsio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cfitsio/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [civetweb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/civetweb/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [davix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/davix/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fftw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fftw/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [freetype](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/freetype/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gcc/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [giflib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/giflib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [healpix](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/healpix/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-analysis, science, scientific-computing. - [xlispstat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xlispstat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-analysis, science, scientific-computing. - [gnuastro](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnuastro/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-analysis, science. - [metis](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/metis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, scientific-computing. - [numpy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/numpy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, science, scientific-computing. - [qsoas](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qsoas/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-analysis, science. - [snakemake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snakemake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data-analysis, science. - [clhep](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clhep/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c-plus-plus, cern, cli, science. - [opencv](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/opencv/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: c-plus-plus, cli, freetype, jpeg, jpeg-turbo. - [vtk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vtk/) - Both packages touch the same language runtime or ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, computing, freetype, jpeg, jpeg-turbo. - [itk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/itk/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, computing, fftw, freetype, jpeg. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/root.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/root.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