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Install semver with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, dnf

Semantic version parser for node (the one npm uses). Version 7.8.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#semver.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install semver

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#semver

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/se/semver/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S semver

Arch Linux sync databases · semver · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install semver-devel

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · semver-devel · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Semantic version parser for node (the one npm uses)

Commands and aliases

  • semver

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

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

Install behavior

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

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
semvercliglobal 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 version7.8.5
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv7.8.5

https://github.com/npm/node-semver

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:semver
Version7.8.5
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/semver
Homepagehttps://semver.npmjs.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/npm/node-semver
Upstream docshttps://semver.npmjs.com/
LicenseISC
Source archivehttps://github.com/npm/node-semver/archive/refs/tags/v7.8.5.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-19T22:36:23Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesnode
Bottleavailable (on all)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesemver
Version Scheme0
Revision0
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.

Nix95%

semver

nix profile install nixpkgs#semver
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Semver
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/semver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
dnf95%

semver-devel 0.3.1-6.fc45

Development files for semver

https://github.com/Neargye/semver

sudo dnf install semver-devel
  • License: MIT
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: semver
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Semver
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: semver-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

semver 7.8.5-1

The semantic version parser used by npm

https://github.com/npm/node-semver

sudo pacman -S semver
  • License: ISC
  • Architecture: any
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Semver
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: semver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • nodeRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • semverSame normalized package name appears in another local ecosystem. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, npm, parser.

Same workflow

  • semtagShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, semantic-versioning, versioning.
  • corepackShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, npm.
  • npm-check-updatesShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, npm.
  • niShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, npm.
  • nrmShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, npm.
  • aubeShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, nodejs, npm.
  • semverSame normalized package name in another local ecosystem.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation