# Install hyx

Powerful hex editor for the console. Version 2026.01.11 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:hyx
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install hyx
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add hyx
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install hyx
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#hyx
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:hyx
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/hyx>
- **Version:** 2026.01.11
- **Source summary:** Powerful hex editor for the console
- **Homepage:** <https://yx7.cc/code/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/stonking/man1/hyx.1.html>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://yx7.cc/code/hyx/hyx-2026.01.11.tar.xz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- hyx (cli)
- hyx (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 2026.01.11
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://yx7.cc/code/
- 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:** hyx
- **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 - hyx - 2021.06.09-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: hyx from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | minimalistic but powerful vim-like hex editor | https://yx7.cc/code/
- Nix - hyx: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/hy/hyx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - hyx - 2021.06.09-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: hyx from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | minimalistic but powerful vim-like hex editor | https://yx7.cc/code/
- apk - hyx - 2024.02.29-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyx from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Minimalistic, but powerful console hex editor | https://yx7.cc/code/
- apk - hyx-doc - 2024.02.29-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: hyx-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Minimalistic, but powerful console hex editor (documentation) | https://yx7.cc/code/


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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph