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

Low-footprint RDF triple store with SPARQL 1.1 interface. Version 3.11.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-15.

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install tinysparql

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libtinysparql

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gir1.2-tracker-3.0

Debian stable package indexes · gir1.2-tracker-3.0 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libtinysparql

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#tinysparql

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S tinysparql

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libtracker-sparql-3_0-0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libtracker-sparql-3_0-0 · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Low-footprint RDF triple store with SPARQL 1.1 interface

Commands and aliases

  • tinysparql

history

Project history and usage

TinySPARQL is GNOME's low-footprint RDF triple store and SPARQL 1.1 library, historically known through the Tracker SPARQL component. It is aimed at applications that need local RDF storage, local or remote SPARQL queries, and D-Bus or HTTP endpoints without deploying a heavyweight enterprise triple-store stack.

Project history

The TinySPARQL name comes from a 2024 GNOME soft rename. GNOME developers renamed the Tracker SPARQL library to TinySPARQL and the Tracker Miners filesystem indexer to LocalSearch during the GNOME 47 cycle, after the database library and indexer had become distinct components. GNOME's announcement says the rename was intended both to avoid confusing terminology around 'Tracker' and 'Miner' and to make the standalone lightweight SPARQL/RDF implementation more visible.

The transition kept compatibility paths in place: GNOME documented a new libtinysparql/Tsparql API and tinysparql-3.0 pkg-config file while continuing to provide the older libtracker-sparql/Tracker API for existing applications. The command-line tools also split so the SPARQL side and LocalSearch side could each expose their own subcommands.

Adoption history

TinySPARQL's adoption is mostly distribution and desktop-stack adoption rather than end-user CLI fame. The input package metadata lists it or its library ABI across apk, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/DNF, Nix, Arch/pacman, and openSUSE/zypper ecosystems, often under compatibility names such as tracker-sparql or libtracker-sparql.

GNOME documentation frames TinySPARQL as a library-level dependency: applications create process-local stores, connect to remote HTTP SPARQL endpoints, or connect to D-Bus SPARQL services owned by another process. That makes it a package-nerd item because the user-facing package name, pkg-config name, GIR namespace, and old Tracker compatibility names do not always move at the same pace.

How it is used

Developers use TinySPARQL to store RDF triples, define ontologies, issue SPARQL queries and updates, expose endpoints, and connect to local desktop search data through D-Bus. The API documentation recommends prepared statements for query/update safety and batches for update performance.

On the command line, the rename split the old tracker3 utility into tinysparql and localsearch tools, which matters to scripts, Flatpak manifests, and distro packaging that previously depended on Tracker names.

Why package nerds care

TinySPARQL is significant in package-manager culture because it is the renamed core of a long-lived GNOME infrastructure component. Maintainers need to track the soft rename, compatibility packages, pkg-config aliases, GIR/Vala namespaces, and the separate LocalSearch package rather than treating it as a brand-new library.

Timeline

  • Around 2020: GNOME separated the SPARQL database engine from the filesystem indexer.
  • 2024-07-14: GNOME announced the Tracker SPARQL library rename to TinySPARQL and Tracker Miners rename to LocalSearch.
  • 2024: GNOME 47 cycle soft rename changed repository names and introduced libtinysparql/Tsparql compatibility paths.
  • 2024: TinySPARQL 3.8 alpha tarballs were announced under the new project name.

Related projects

  • Tracker and tracker-miners are the predecessor names most relevant to older packages and documentation.
  • LocalSearch is the renamed GNOME filesystem indexer that uses the SPARQL infrastructure but is packaged and described separately.
  • SQLite is relevant operationally because TinySPARQL's local store and distribution bugs are often seen through SQLite-backed Tracker SPARQL behavior.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 6 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

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tinysparqlcliglobal 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 version3.11.1
manager updated2026-04-15
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://tinysparql.org/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:tinysparql
Version3.11.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tinysparql
Homepagehttps://tinysparql.org/
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/tinysparql
Upstream docshttps://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/tinysparql
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://download.gnome.org/sources/tinysparql/3.11/tinysparql-3.11.1.tar.xz
Last updated2026-04-15T10:41:30Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesdbus, gettext, glib, icu4c@78, json-glib, libsoup, sqlite
Build dependenciesgettext, gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala
Uses from macOSlibxml2
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nametinysparql
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

gir1.2-tracker-3.0 3.8.2-7

GObject introspection data for Tracker

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install gir1.2-tracker-3.0
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-tracker-3.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

gir1.2-tsparql-3.0 3.8.2-7

GObject introspection data for TSparql

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install gir1.2-tsparql-3.0
  • Section: introspection
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-tsparql-3.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libtinysparql-3.0-0 3.8.2-7

metadata database, indexer and search tool - library

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install libtinysparql-3.0-0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 8 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libtinysparql-3.0-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libtinysparql-dev 3.8.2-7

metadata database, indexer and search tool - development files

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install libtinysparql-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libtinysparql-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libtinysparql-doc 3.8.2-7

metadata database, indexer and search tool - API documentation

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install libtinysparql-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libtinysparql-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libtracker-doc 3.8.2-7

metadata database API documentation (transitional package)

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install libtracker-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libtracker-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libtracker-sparql-3.0-dev 3.8.2-7

metadata database, indexer and search tool - old dev files

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install libtracker-sparql-3.0-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libtracker-sparql-3.0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

tinysparql 3.8.2-7

metadata database, indexer and search tool

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apt install tinysparql
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 10 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: tinysparql from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

tracker 3.8.2-7

metadata database and indexer (transitional package)

https://tracker.gnome.org/

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

tinysparql

nix profile install nixpkgs#tinysparql
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ti/tinysparql/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

libtinysparql 3.11.1-r0

Personal search tool and storage system (libraries)

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apk add libtinysparql
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libtinysparql from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tinysparql 3.11.1-r0

Personal search tool and storage system

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apk add tinysparql
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tinysparql from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tinysparql-bash-completion 3.11.1-r0

Bash completions for tinysparql

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apk add tinysparql-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tinysparql-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tinysparql-dbg 3.11.1-r0

Personal search tool and storage system (debug symbols)

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apk add tinysparql-dbg
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tinysparql-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tinysparql-dev 3.11.1-r0

Personal search tool and storage system (development files)

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apk add tinysparql-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tinysparql-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

tinysparql-doc 3.11.1-r0

Personal search tool and storage system (documentation)

https://tracker.gnome.org/

sudo apk add tinysparql-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: tinysparql
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Tinysparql
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: tinysparql-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

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  • sqliteRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gobject-introspectionBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • mesonBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ninjaBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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