# Install cowsay

Apjanke's fork of the classic cowsay project. Version 3.8.4 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:cowsay
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cowsay
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install cowsay
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cowsay
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install cowsay
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install cowsay
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cowsay from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cowsay
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S cowsay
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install cowsay
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cowsay from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/cowsay
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cowsay.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:cowsay
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cowsay>
- **Version:** 3.8.4
- **Source summary:** Apjanke's fork of the classic cowsay project
- **Homepage:** <https://cowsay.diamonds>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay/archive/refs/tags/v3.8.4.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- cowsay (cli)
- cowthink (cli)
- cowsay (alias)
- cowthink (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 3.8.4
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay
- Upstream latest detected: v3.8.4 (current)
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** cowsay
- **Aliases:** cowthink
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - cowsay - 3.03+dfsg2-8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cowsay from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | configurable talking cow | https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202447/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml
- Debian apt - cowsay-off - 3.03+dfsg2-8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cowsay-off from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | configurable talking cow (offensive cows) | https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202447/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml
- Nix - cowsay: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/co/cowsay/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - cowsay - 3.03+dfsg2-8: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cowsay from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | configurable talking cow | https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202447/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml
- Ubuntu apt - cowsay-off - 3.03+dfsg2-8: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cowsay-off from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | configurable talking cow (offensive cows) | https://web.archive.org/web/20120527202447/http://www.nog.net/~tony/warez/cowsay.shtml
- apk - cowsay - 3.04-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cowsay from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Configurable talking cow (and a few other creatures) | https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay
- apk - cowsay-doc - 3.04-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cowsay-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Configurable talking cow (and a few other creatures) (documentation) | https://github.com/tnalpgge/rank-amateur-cowsay
- dnf - cowsay - 3.8.4-5.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cowsay from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Configurable speaking/thinking cow | https://github.com/cowsay-org/cowsay
- pacman - cowsay - 3.8.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: cowsay from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Configurable talking cow (and a bit more) | https://cowsay.diamonds
- zypper - cowsay - 3.8.4-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cowsay from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Configurable talking cow (and some other creatures) | https://cowsay.diamonds/
- MacPorts - cowsay: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/cowsay/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/cowsay: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/cowsay.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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