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Install squashfuse with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives. Version 0.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01.

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install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install squashfuse

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add squashfuse

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · squashfuse · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libsquashfuse-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libsquashfuse-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install squashfuse

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · squashfuse · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#squashfuse

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sq/squashfuse/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S squashfuse

Arch Linux sync databases · squashfuse · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsquashfuse0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsquashfuse0 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives

Commands and aliases

  • squashfuse
  • squashfuse_ll

history

Project history and usage

squashfuse is a FUSE filesystem that mounts SquashFS archives in user space, making SquashFS useful outside the normal Linux kernel mount path or without elevated privileges.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2012. The official README frames squashfuse as a fast, memory-efficient, permissively licensed implementation that supports almost all SquashFS features across Linux, macOS, BSD-family systems, OpenIndiana, and Android.

Adoption history

The input package-manager facts list packages across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE families. The README also gives macOS and NixOS build examples, reflecting its role as a portability layer for an otherwise Linux-native filesystem format.

How it is used

Users create SquashFS archives with mksquashfs, mount them with squashfuse ARCHIVE MOUNTPOINT, and unmount with platform tools such as umount or fusermount. The README positions it for non-Linux systems, non-root users, and developers experimenting with the format without risking kernel crashes.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care because squashfuse makes SquashFS archives inspectable and mountable in more developer environments, especially macOS and unprivileged shells where a kernel SquashFS mount is unavailable or inconvenient.

Timeline

  • 2012: GitHub repository created.
  • 2016: 0.1.100 release notes mention performance improvements and offset mounting support.
  • 2023: 0.3.0 added subdirectory mounting and default multithreading for squashfuse_ll.
  • 2025: 0.6.x releases improved macOS FUSE-T behavior.
  • 2026: 0.6.2 fixed long extended-attribute handling and static pkg-config dependency output.

Related projects

  • Squashfs-tools, Linux SquashFS, FUSE, macFUSE, FUSE-T, libfuse.

security posture

Risk level: blue

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

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

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

Signals

  • text:archive

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
squashfusecliglobal executable
squashfuse_llcliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08
manager version0.6.2
manager updated2026-06-01
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:squashfuse
Version0.6.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/squashfuse
Homepagehttps://github.com/vasi/squashfuse
Repositoryhttps://github.com/vasi/squashfuse
Upstream docshttps://github.com/vasi/squashfuse#readme
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/vasi/squashfuse/releases/download/0.6.2/squashfuse-0.6.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-01T22:28:06Z
Pulseupdated
Dependencieslibfuse, lz4, lzo, squashfs, xz, zlib-ng-compat, zstd
Build dependenciespkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesquashfuse
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

libsquashfuse-dev 0.5.2-0.2+b2

Development files for libsquashfuse

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apt install libsquashfuse-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsquashfuse-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsquashfuse0 0.5.2-0.2+b2

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives library

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apt install libsquashfuse0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsquashfuse0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

squashfuse 0.5.2-0.2+b2

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apt install squashfuse
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 8 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: squashfuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

squashfuse

nix profile install nixpkgs#squashfuse
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sq/squashfuse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

libsquashfuse-dev 0.5.0-2build1

Development files for libsquashfuse

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apt install libsquashfuse-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsquashfuse-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libsquashfuse0 0.5.0-2build1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives library

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apt install libsquashfuse0
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsquashfuse0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

squashfuse 0.5.0-2build1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apt install squashfuse
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 8 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squashfuse from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

squashfuse 0.6.1-r1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apk add squashfuse
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

squashfuse-dev 0.6.1-r1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives (development files)

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apk add squashfuse-dev
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

squashfuse-doc 0.6.1-r1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives (documentation)

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apk add squashfuse-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

squashfuse-libs 0.6.1-r1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives (libraries)

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo apk add squashfuse-libs
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

squashfuse 0.5.2-6.fc44

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo dnf install squashfuse
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

squashfuse-devel 0.5.2-6.fc44

Development files for squashfuse

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo dnf install squashfuse-devel
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

squashfuse-libs 0.5.2-6.fc44

Libraries for squashfuse

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo dnf install squashfuse-libs
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 7 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

squashfuse 0.6.2-1

FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo pacman -S squashfuse
  • License: LicenseRef-squashfuse
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: squashfuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

libsquashfuse0 0.6.1-1.5

FUSE module to mount squashfs images

https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse

sudo zypper install libsquashfuse0
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Category: System/Filesystems
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: squashfuse
  • 8 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Squashfuse
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsquashfuse0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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Related tools

  • libfuseRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • lz4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • squashfsRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • xzRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • zstdRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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