# Install rrdtool with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Round Robin Database. Version 1.10.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install librrd-dev.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rrdtool
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rrdtool
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rrdtool
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rrdtool
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rrdtool
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rrdtool
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rrdtool from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rrdtool
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rrdtool
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rrdtool
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rrdtool from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rrdtool
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rrdtool>
- **Version:** 1.10.3
- **Source summary:** Round Robin Database
- **Homepage:** <https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later WITH RRDtool-FLOSS-exception-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x/releases/download/v1.10.3/rrdtool-1.10.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-25T11:50:37Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- rrdcached (cli)
- rrdcgi (cli)
- rrdcreate (cli)
- rrdinfo (cli)
- rrdtool (cli)
- rrdupdate (cli)
- rrdcached (alias)
- rrdcgi (alias)
- rrdcreate (alias)
- rrdinfo (alias)
- rrdtool (alias)
- rrdupdate (alias)

## Dependencies

- cairo
- gettext
- glib
- harfbuzz
- libpng
- pango

## Build dependencies

- groff
- pkgconf

## Uses from macOS

- libxml2

## 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: 1.10.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-25
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/oetiker/rrdtool-1.x
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for rrdtool. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rrdtool
- **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 - librrd-dev - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librrd-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (development) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - librrd8t64 - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librrd8t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (runtime library) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - librrdp-perl - 1.7.2-4.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librrdp-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Perl interface, piped) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - librrds-perl - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: librrds-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Perl interface, shared) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - lua-rrd - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lua-rrd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Lua interfaces) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - lua-rrd-dev - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: lua-rrd-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Lua development) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - python3-rrdtool - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: python3-rrdtool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Python3 interface) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - rrdcached - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rrdcached from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | data caching daemon for RRDtool | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - rrdtool - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rrdtool from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (programs) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - rrdtool-tcl - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rrdtool-tcl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Tcl interface) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Debian apt - ruby-rrd - 1.7.2-4.2+b5: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ruby-rrd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | time-series data storage and display system (Ruby interfaces) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Nix - rrdtool: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rr/rrdtool/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - librrd-dev - 1.7.2-4.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librrd-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | time-series data storage and display system (development) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Ubuntu apt - librrd8t64 - 1.7.2-4.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librrd8t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | time-series data storage and display system (runtime library) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Ubuntu apt - librrdp-perl - 1.7.2-4.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librrdp-perl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | time-series data storage and display system (Perl interface, piped) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/
- Ubuntu apt - librrds-perl - 1.7.2-4.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: librrds-perl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | time-series data storage and display system (Perl interface, shared) | https://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rrdtool.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rrdtool.yml)


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