# Install skopeo with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Work with remote images registries. Version 1.23.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:skopeo
```

## Agent safety answer

skopeo copies and inspects container images across registries.

- **Credential access:** Reads registry credentials, auth files, and image source credentials.
- **Remote mutation:** Can copy, sync, delete, or overwrite remote image references.
- **Publish/artifact risk:** Can publish container images and signatures to registries.
- **Recommended control:** Gate copy, sync, delete, and credentialed registry operations.
- **Agent-use guidance:** Allow inspect on public images; require approval for registry writes or private credentials.

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install skopeo
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install skopeo
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add skopeo
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: skopeo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install skopeo
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install skopeo
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S skopeo
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install skopeo
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: skopeo from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:skopeo
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/skopeo>
- **Version:** 1.23.0
- **Source summary:** Work with remote images registries
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/podman-container-tools/skopeo>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/podman-container-tools/skopeo>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/containers/skopeo#readme>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/podman-container-tools/skopeo/archive/refs/tags/v1.23.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:53:45+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- skopeo (cli)
- skopeo (alias)

## Dependencies

- gpgme

## Build dependencies

- go
- go-md2man
- 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: 1.23.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/podman-container-tools/skopeo
- Upstream latest detected: v1.23.0 (current)

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal


## 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.


## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.config/containers/auth.json
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** skopeo
- **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

- Debian apt - skopeo - 1.18.0+ds1-1+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: skopeo from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Tooling to work with remote images registries | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- Nix - skopeo: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sk/skopeo/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - skopeo - 1.13.3+ds1-2build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: skopeo from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Tooling to work with remote images registries | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- apk - skopeo - 1.20.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: skopeo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Work with remote images registries - retrieving information, images, signing content | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- apk - skopeo-bash-completion - 1.20.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: skopeo-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- apk - skopeo-doc - 1.20.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: skopeo-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Work with remote images registries - retrieving information, images, signing content (documentation) | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- apk - skopeo-fish-completion - 1.20.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: skopeo-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- apk - skopeo-zsh-completion - 1.20.0-r10: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: skopeo-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- dnf - skopeo - 1.22.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: skopeo from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Inspect container images and repositories on registries | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- dnf - skopeo-tests - 1.22.2-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: skopeo-tests from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Test dependencies for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- pacman - skopeo - 1.23.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: skopeo from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A command line utility for various operations on container images and image repositories. | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- zypper - skopeo - 1.22.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: skopeo from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Container image repository tool | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- zypper - skopeo-bash-completion - 1.22.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: skopeo-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- zypper - skopeo-fish-completion - 1.22.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: skopeo-fish-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Fish completion for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- zypper - skopeo-zsh-completion - 1.22.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: skopeo-zsh-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Zsh completion for skopeo | https://github.com/containers/skopeo
- MacPorts - skopeo: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/skopeo/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/skopeo.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/skopeo.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
- curated agent safety answer
