# Install vala-language-server with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix Code Intelligence for Vala & Genie. Version 0.48.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vala-language-server ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vala-language-server ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add vala-language-server ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vala-language-server from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install vala-language-server ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vala-language-server 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#vala-language-server ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/va/vala-language-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vala-language-server - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.48.7 - **Source summary:** Code Intelligence for Vala & Genie - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.1-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - vala-language-server (cli) - vala-language-server (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - glib - json-glib - jsonrpc-glib - libgee - vala ## Build dependencies - meson - ninja - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.48.7 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/vala-lang/vala-language-server - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Vala Language Server provides Language Server Protocol-style code intelligence for Vala and Genie. It is a developer-tool companion to the Vala compiler, giving editors diagnostics, completion, symbol navigation, hover information, formatting, code actions, call hierarchy, inlay hints, and project awareness. ### Project history The public repository presents Vala Language Server as the language server for the Vala programming language and shows a codebase written almost entirely in Vala. Its earliest GitHub pre-release in April 2020 was in the 0.48 alpha series, aligning the server with Vala 0.48-era compiler libraries. The 0.48 release series continued through 2023. GitHub releases show 0.48-alpha3 in April 2020, 0.48 in May 2020, and 0.48.7 in February 2023. ### Adoption history The README documents installation across Arch/AUR, OBS-backed packages for several distributions, Fedora, elementaryOS, Alpine, Guix, Void, and MSYS2 on Windows. That package spread is notable for a niche language tool, and the input also lists Homebrew, apk, dnf, and Nix packages. GNOME tooling helped drive adoption. A 2022 This Week in GNOME note explained that after GNOME Builder 43 stopped bundling the Vala Language Server, Flatpak SDK users needed the language server from the Vala Flatpak SDK and other users needed to install it on their system. ### How it is used VLS is launched by editors as `vala-language-server`. The README provides concrete configuration snippets for coc.nvim, vim-lsp, Neovim's lspconfig, Sublime Text LSP, and notes support in VS Code, GNOME Builder, Kate, and Emacs. Like other compiled-language servers, VLS depends on project context. The README warns that it cannot know compiler arguments unless it can locate a build script, `compile_commands.json`, or a shebang, and it documents supported project types including Meson, CMake, Autotools, compile commands, and Vala scripts. ### Why package nerds care For package nerds, Vala Language Server is the small but important bridge between a distribution-provided compiler stack and modern editor workflows. Installing it from Homebrew or a distro package turns Vala from a plain `valac` command into a language with completion, diagnostics, and navigation in generic LSP-capable editors. It also exposes the packaging awkwardness of language servers for niche languages: editor plugins, Flatpak SDK extensions, distro packages, and compiler library versions all have to line up for the server to be useful. ### Timeline - 2020: 0.48-alpha3 and 0.48-alpha4 pre-releases are published. - 2020: 0.48 release is published. - 2022: GNOME Builder 43 no longer bundles VLS, shifting users toward SDK or system installs. - 2023: 0.48.7 is published as the latest release shown by GitHub. ### Related projects - Vala and libvala provide the compiler stack VLS depends on. - GNOME Builder, VS Code, Vim, Neovim, Kate, Emacs, and Sublime Text are editor surfaces documented by the project. - Meson, CMake, Autotools, and `compile_commands.json` are project-discovery mechanisms VLS understands. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** vala-language-server - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - vala-language-server: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/va/vala-language-server/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - vala-language-server - 0.48.7-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vala-language-server from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Code Intelligence for Vala | https://github.com/vala-lang/vala-language-server - apk - vala-language-server-dbg - 0.48.7-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vala-language-server-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Code Intelligence for Vala (debug symbols) | https://github.com/vala-lang/vala-language-server - apk - vala-language-server-doc - 0.48.7-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vala-language-server-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Code Intelligence for Vala (documentation) | https://github.com/vala-lang/vala-language-server - dnf - vala-language-server - 0.48.7-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: vala-language-server from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Language server for the Vala programming language | https://github.com/Prince781/vala-language-server ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [json-glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/json-glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [vala](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vala/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - 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. - [ctags-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ctags-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, code-intelligence, developer-tools, language-server. - [ansible-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansible-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [bash-language-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bash-language-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [clojure-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clojure-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [codebook-lsp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/codebook-lsp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [crystalline](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/crystalline/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [dhall-lsp-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dhall-lsp-server/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [docker-compose-langserver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/docker-compose-langserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, language-server. - [vscode-langservers-extracted](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vscode-langservers-extracted/) - Both packages work with overlapping file formats or content types. Shared terms: cli, code, developer, developer-tools, json. - [valabind](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/valabind/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, code, developer, developer-tools, gettext. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vala-language-server.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vala-language-server.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph