# Install upx

Compress/expand executable files. Version 5.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:upx
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install upx
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install upx
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add upx
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install upx
```

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

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S upx
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install upx
```

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

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install upx
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: upx from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','ultrasearch'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/upx
```

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

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id UPX.UPX -e
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:upx
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/upx>
- **Version:** 5.2.0
- **Source summary:** Compress/expand executable files
- **Homepage:** <https://upx.github.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/upx/upx>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/upx/upx#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/upx/upx/releases/download/v5.2.0/upx-5.2.0-src.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T16:51:09Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- upx (cli)
- upx (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- cmake
- ucl

## 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: 5.2.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/upx/upx
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** upx
- **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

- Nix - upx: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/up/upx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - upx - 5.1.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: upx from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ultimate Packer for eXecutables | https://upx.github.io/
- apk - upx-doc - 5.1.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: upx-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ultimate Packer for eXecutables (documentation) | https://upx.github.io/
- dnf - upx - 5.1.1-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: upx from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Ultimate Packer for eXecutables | https://github.com/upx/upx
- pacman - upx - 5.1.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: upx from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Extendable, high-performance executable packer for several executable formats | https://github.com/upx/upx
- zypper - upx - 5.1.1-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: upx from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | The Ultimate Packer for eXecutables | https://upx.github.io/
- MacPorts - upx: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/upx/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - upx: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: upx from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','ultrasearch'
- Scoop - main/upx: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/upx.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - UPX.UPX: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: UPX.UPX from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Related Links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [brotli](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/brotli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [libdeflate](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/libdeflate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [zip](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/zip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [pigz](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/pigz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [zopfli](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/zopfli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [pixz](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/pixz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [advancecomp](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/advancecomp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [zpaqfranz](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/zpaqfranz/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compression, developer-tools.
- [cargo-bloat](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/cargo-bloat/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: binary, binary-size, cli, developer, developer-tools.
- [zchunk](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/zchunk/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compression, developer, developer-tools, size.

## 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