# Install figlet

Banner-like program prints strings as ASCII art. Version 2.2.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:figlet
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install figlet
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install figlet
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add figlet
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install figlet
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install figlet
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S figlet
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install figlet
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/figlet
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:figlet
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/figlet>
- **Version:** 2.2.5
- **Source summary:** Banner-like program prints strings as ASCII art
- **Homepage:** <http://www.figlet.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/cmatsuoka/figlet>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://www.figlet.org/>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** ftp://ftp.figlet.org/pub/figlet/program/unix/figlet-2.2.5.tar.gz
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- chkfont (cli)
- figlet (cli)
- figlist (cli)
- showfigfonts (cli)
- chkfont (alias)
- figlet (alias)
- figlist (alias)
- showfigfonts (alias)

## 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, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2.2.5
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: http://www.figlet.org/
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 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:** figlet
- **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 - figlet - 2.2.5-3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: figlet from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Make large character ASCII banners out of ordinary text | http://www.figlet.org/
- Nix - figlet: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fi/figlet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - figlet - 2.2.5-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: figlet from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Make large character ASCII banners out of ordinary text | http://www.figlet.org/
- apk - figlet - 2.2.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: figlet from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Program for making large letters out of ordinary text | http://www.figlet.org/
- apk - figlet-doc - 2.2.5-r3: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: figlet-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Program for making large letters out of ordinary text (documentation) | http://www.figlet.org/
- dnf - figlet - 2.2.5-39.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: figlet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | A program for making large letters out of ordinary text | http://www.figlet.org/
- pacman - figlet - 2.2.5-6: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: figlet from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A program for making large letters out of ordinary text | http://www.figlet.org/
- zypper - figlet - 2.2.5-4.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: figlet from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Tool for Creating Cool ASCII-Art Signatures | http://www.figlet.org/
- MacPorts - figlet: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: textproc/figlet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/figlet: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/figlet.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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