# Install lnav

Curses-based tool for viewing and analyzing log files. Version 0.14.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-13.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:lnav
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install lnav
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install lnav
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add lnav
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install lnav
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install lnav
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S lnav
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install lnav
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/lnav
```

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

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id tstack.lnav -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: tstack.lnav from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:lnav
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lnav>
- **Version:** 0.14.0
- **Source summary:** Curses-based tool for viewing and analyzing log files
- **Homepage:** <https://lnav.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/tstack/lnav>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.lnav.org/en/latest>
- **License:** BSD-2-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/tstack/lnav/releases/download/v0.14.0/lnav-0.14.0.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-13T00:47:08Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- lnav (cli)
- lnav (alias)

## Dependencies

- libarchive
- libunistring
- pcre2
- sqlite

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- rust

## macOS Provided Libraries

- bzip2
- curl

## 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: 0.14.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-13
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/tstack/lnav
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data 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:** lnav
- **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 - lnav - 0.12.4-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lnav from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ncurses-based log file viewer | https://lnav.org
- Nix - lnav: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ln/lnav/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - lnav - 0.11.2-1build3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: lnav from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ncurses-based log file viewer | https://lnav.org
- apk - lnav - 0.14.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lnav from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Advanced log file navigator and viewer | https://lnav.org
- apk - lnav-doc - 0.14.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: lnav-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Advanced log file navigator and viewer (documentation) | https://lnav.org
- dnf - lnav - 0.14.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: lnav from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Curses-based tool for viewing and analyzing log files | http://lnav.org
- pacman - lnav - 0.14.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: lnav from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A curses-based tool for viewing and analyzing log files | http://lnav.org/
- zypper - lnav - 0.14.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: lnav from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Logfile Navigator | https://lnav.org
- MacPorts - lnav: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/lnav/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - main/lnav: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/lnav.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - tstack.lnav: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: tstack.lnav from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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