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Install rarian with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts

Documentation metadata library. Version 0.8.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add rarian.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rarian

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rarian

MacPorts ports tree · textproc/rarian/Portfile · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Documentation metadata library

Commands and aliases

  • rarian-example
  • rarian-sk-config
  • rarian-sk-gen-uuid
  • rarian-sk-get-cl
  • rarian-sk-get-content-list
  • rarian-sk-get-extended-content-list
  • rarian-sk-get-scripts
  • rarian-sk-install
  • rarian-sk-migrate
  • rarian-sk-preinstall
  • rarian-sk-rebuild
  • rarian-sk-update
  • scrollkeeper-config
  • scrollkeeper-gen-seriesid
  • scrollkeeper-get-cl
  • scrollkeeper-get-content-list
  • scrollkeeper-get-extended-content-list
  • scrollkeeper-get-index-from-docpath
  • scrollkeeper-get-toc-from-docpath
  • scrollkeeper-get-toc-from-id
  • scrollkeeper-install
  • scrollkeeper-preinstall
  • scrollkeeper-rebuilddb
  • scrollkeeper-uninstall
  • scrollkeeper-update

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
rarian-examplecliglobal executable
rarian-sk-configcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-gen-uuidcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-get-clcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-get-content-listcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-get-extended-content-listcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-get-scriptscliglobal executable
rarian-sk-installcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-migratecliglobal executable
rarian-sk-preinstallcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-rebuildcliglobal executable
rarian-sk-updatecliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-configcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-gen-seriesidcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-get-clcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-get-content-listcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-get-extended-content-listcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-get-index-from-docpathcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-get-toc-from-docpathcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-get-toc-from-idcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-installcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-preinstallcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-rebuilddbcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-uninstallcliglobal executable
scrollkeeper-updatecliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-08-04
manager version0.8.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://rarian.freedesktop.org/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://rarian.freedesktop.org/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rarian
Version0.8.6
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rarian
Homepagehttps://rarian.freedesktop.org/
Upstream docshttps://rarian.freedesktop.org/
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/rarian/rarian/-/releases/0.8.6/downloads/assets/rarian-0.8.6.tar.bz2
Dependenciestinyxml2
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namerarian
Version Scheme0
Revision1
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

apk95%

rarian 0.8.1-r12

Documentation meta-data library, designed as a replacement for Scrollkeeper.

https://rarian.freedesktop.org/

sudo apk add rarian
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND Zlib
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rarian
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rarian
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rarian from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

rarian-dev 0.8.1-r12

Documentation meta-data library, designed as a replacement for Scrollkeeper. (development files)

https://rarian.freedesktop.org/

sudo apk add rarian-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND Zlib
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rarian
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rarian
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rarian-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

rarian 0.8.6-7.fc45

Documentation meta-data library

http://rarian.freedesktop.org/

sudo dnf install rarian
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND Zlib
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: rarian
  • 11 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rarian
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rarian from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

rarian-compat 0.8.6-7.fc45

Extra files for compatibility with scrollkeeper

http://rarian.freedesktop.org/

sudo dnf install rarian-compat
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: rarian
  • 9 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rarian
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rarian-compat from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

rarian-devel 0.8.6-7.fc45

Development files for Rarian

http://rarian.freedesktop.org/

sudo dnf install rarian-devel
  • License: LGPL-2.1-or-later AND Zlib
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: rarian
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rarian
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rarian-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

rarian

sudo port install rarian
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rarian
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: textproc/rarian/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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