# Install libxpm with Homebrew, apk, Nix, pacman, apt, dnf, zypper X.Org: X Pixmap (XPM) image file format library. Version 3.5.19 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libxpm-dev. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libxpm ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libxpm ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libxpm ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxpm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libxpm ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxpm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libxpm ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libxpm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libxpm-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libxpm-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libXpm ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libXpm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libXpm-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libXpm-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libxpm - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.5.19 - **Source summary:** X.Org: X Pixmap (XPM) image file format library - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - cxpm (cli) - cxpm (alias) ## Dependencies - gettext - libx11 ## Build dependencies - gettext - pkgconf ## 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 3.5.19 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.x.org/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage libXpm is the X.Org library for the X Pixmap image format, the text-based color-pixmap format associated with X11 icons, cursors, and small UI images. It packages both the legacy file format support and the cxpm validation utility. ### Project history The X.Org repository README identifies libXpm as the X Pixmap image file format library and points development to freedesktop.org GitLab. The preserved NEWS.old file carries Groupe Bull copyright years 1989-95 and a detailed history of user-visible library changes through the 1990s. The XPM format grew out of XBM's C-source-friendly bitmap model into a color pixmap format with symbolic colors and transparency. X.Org's archived sxpm manual documents support for XPM versions 1, 2, and 3 and describes sxpm as a viewer and converter for older XPM files. ### Adoption history libXpm was adopted because X11 applications needed small color icons and pixmaps in a format that could be stored as plain text and embedded in C source. The library traveled with X.Org and downstream distributions, so applications could keep reading old XPM assets without each toolkit carrying its own parser. ### How it is used Applications use libXpm to read and write XPM data as X images or pixmaps, while the cxpm tool checks XPM files. Package builds also care about its optional compressed-file behavior because historically libXpm could invoke compress, uncompress, or gzip when opening .Z or .gz pixmap files. ### Why package nerds care libXpm is a classic example of X11 compatibility baggage that still matters. It is small, old, and easy to overlook, yet it appears in dependency graphs for graphical software and has had security-sensitive parser behavior, including compressed-file handling and fixes for malformed image inputs. ### Timeline - 1989: Groupe Bull copyright begins for the XPM code preserved in NEWS.old. - 1995: NEWS.old copyright range ends at 1989-95 while 3.4-era releases continue. - 1996: libXpm 3.4h and 3.4j entries document portability and API improvements. - 1998: libXpm 3.4k added the cxpm checker according to NEWS.old. - 2009: X.Org archived the X11R7.5 sxpm manual describing XPM 1, 2, and 3 support. ### Related projects - libXpm belongs to the X.Org/X11 library family and is related to XBM, Xlib image and pixmap APIs, sxpm, cxpm, and older desktop icon assets used by X applications. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libxpm - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libxpm-dev - 1:3.5.17-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxpm-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | X11 pixmap library (development headers) | https://www.x.org - Debian apt - libxpm4 - 1:3.5.17-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libxpm4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | X11 pixmap library | https://www.x.org - Debian apt - xpmutils - 1:3.5.17-1+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: xpmutils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | X11 pixmap utilities | https://www.x.org - Nix - libxpm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libxpm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libxpm-dev - 1:3.5.17-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxpm-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | X11 pixmap library (development headers) | https://www.x.org - Ubuntu apt - libxpm4 - 1:3.5.17-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libxpm4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | X11 pixmap library | https://www.x.org - Ubuntu apt - xpmutils - 1:3.5.17-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: xpmutils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | X11 pixmap utilities | https://www.x.org - apk - libxpm - 3.5.19-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxpm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | X11 pixmap library | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ - apk - libxpm-dev - 3.5.19-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxpm-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | X11 pixmap library (development files) | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ - apk - libxpm-doc - 3.5.19-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libxpm-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | X11 pixmap library (documentation) | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ - dnf - libXpm - 3.5.19-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libXpm from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | X.Org X11 libXpm runtime library | https://www.x.org - dnf - libXpm-devel - 3.5.19-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libXpm-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | X.Org X11 libXpm development package | https://www.x.org - pacman - libxpm - 3.5.19-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libxpm from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | X11 pixmap library | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ - zypper - libXpm-devel - 3.5.18-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libXpm-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the X Pixmap image file format library | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ - zypper - libXpm-devel-32bit - 3.5.18-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libXpm-devel-32bit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the X Pixmap image file format library | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ - zypper - libXpm-tools - 3.5.18-2.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libXpm-tools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Conversion utilities for X Pixmap (XPM) files | https://xorg.freedesktop.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Media and graphics packages](https://pkg.so/media-graphics-tools/) - Matched media, image, audio, video, or graphics metadata. - [gettext](https://pkg.so/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - 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