macOS
brew install install-nothinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
安装
brew install install-nothinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
nix profile install nixpkgs#install-nothingnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/in/install-nothing/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
winget install --id buyukakyuz.install-nothing -eWindows Package Manager source index · buyukakyuz.install-nothing · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
概览
Simulates installing things but doesn't actually install anything
历史
install-nothing is a Rust terminal application that simulates installing things while deliberately not installing anything. Its package history is short, but it fits a recognizable CLI culture niche: a package-manager joke that is still distributed as a real executable.
The GitHub repository was created in 2025. The README describes a terminal program that simulates installing things, includes an asciinema demo, and documents binary, source, and Docker usage.
Tagged releases began with early 0.x versions and reached v0.5.0 in 2025. The README exposes small controls for selecting or excluding simulated installation stages, keeping the joke interactive rather than a static message.
The package crossed from a GitHub novelty into package-manager distribution. The input metadata records Homebrew, Nix, and Winget entries, and Homebrew packages the v0.5.0 source archive.
Users either run the downloaded binary, run it from source with Cargo, or run it in Docker. The command accepts optional stage names and an exclusion flag, then prints simulated installation progress until interrupted or completed.
For package nerds, install-nothing is mostly a meta-package joke: a real formula whose purpose is to parody installer progress, bootstrap rituals, and the emotional texture of watching dependencies install.
Its significance is in the contradiction between function and packaging. The package has install instructions, releases, binaries, Docker support, and package-manager entries for a tool whose documented job is to do no real installation work.
安全态势
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
在无人值守的代理使用前,请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
install-nothing | cli | 全局可执行文件 |
新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时,才会提示版本落后。
https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing
安装元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:install-nothing |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.5.0 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 软件包管理器页面 | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/install-nothing |
| 主页 | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing |
| 上游文档 | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing#readme |
| 许可证 | MIT |
| 源码归档 | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing/archive/refs/tags/v0.5.0.tar.gz |
| 构建依赖 | rust |
| Bottle | 可用 (于 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | 未定义 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
注册表事实
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | install-nothing |
| 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 |
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源数据库匹配
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引,并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
install-nothing
nix profile install nixpkgs#install-nothingbuyukakyuz.install-nothing
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