macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install picocomlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install picocomMacPorts ports tree · comms/picocom/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew / Rang 2100
picocom mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für picocom in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add picocomAlpine Linux edge package indexes · picocom · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install picocomDebian stable package indexes · picocom · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install picocomFedora Rawhide package metadata · picocom · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#picocomnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pi/picocom/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S picocomArch Linux sync databases · picocom · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install picocomopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · picocom · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- picocom
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
picocom is a compact Unix serial terminal intended for modem configuration, hardware debugging, and access to device consoles. It favors command-line options and interactive escape commands over a full-screen configuration interface.
Projektgeschichte
Nick Patavalis created picocom as a minimal dumb-terminal emulator. Its name deliberately contrasts it with minicom: “pico” rather than “mini.”
The program was designed for manual modem setup, testing, and debugging, then found wider use for consoles on routers, embedded boards, and other serially managed hardware. Release 2.0 changed external transfer-command execution to avoid using /bin/sh, improving command handling security.
Adoptionsgeschichte
picocom became broadly available across Unix-like package collections, including Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora-family repositories, Arch Linux, Alpine Linux, Nix, and openSUSE. This reach reflects its usefulness as a small default serial-console utility.
The project moved issue and source activity to GitHub after earlier Google Code-era development, while preserving a deliberately small and portable design.
Wie es verwendet wird
A typical invocation selects a serial device and baud rate, such as picocom -b 115200 /dev/ttyUSB0. It is commonly used to inspect boot logs, configure modems, interact with microcontroller boards, and expose serial ports through simple SSH-based terminal servers.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
picocom embodies the small-tool Unix ideal: it handles interactive serial communication without the menus and larger configuration model associated with minicom. Its tiny footprint also makes it suitable for constrained development and embedded hosts.
Zeitleiste
- Early project: picocom created by Nick Patavalis as a deliberately smaller alternative to minicom.
- 2014: A logging feature request originated in the project’s Google Code tracker.
- 2015: Earlier Google Code issues were migrated to GitHub.
- Release 2.0: External send/receive commands stopped being executed through /bin/sh.
- Release 3.1: Current long-lived stable release line documented by the official repository.
Related projects
- The official README explicitly positions picocom as a smaller counterpart to minicom. It can also invoke external file-transfer programs when send and receive commands are configured.
Quellen
- Official manual: https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom/blob/master/picocom.1.html
- Official repository and README: https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- source_facts.package-manager
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: grün
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risikoklassifikator
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Warum
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signale
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 12 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Empfohlene Prüfung
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
picocom | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Version und Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Seite generiert2026-09-19
Manager-Version2024-07
Manager aktualisiert2026-09-13
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamaktuell
neueste erkannte Version3.1
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
- OKEs wurden keine Aktualitätswarnungen generiert.
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:picocom |
|---|---|
| Version | 2024-07 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/picocom |
| Homepage | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom |
| Repository | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom |
| Lizenz | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom/archive/refs/tags/3.1.tar.gz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-09-13T17:04:25Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
Details aus der Quelldatenbank
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | picocom |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
picocom 3.1-4
minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
sudo apt install picocom- Section: comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
Nix95%
picocom
nix profile install nixpkgs#picocom- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
Ubuntu apt95%
picocom 3.1-4
minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
sudo apt install picocom- Section: universe/comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
apk95%
picocom 2024.07-r0
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom
sudo apk add picocom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
apk95%
picocom-doc 2024.07-r0
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program (documentation)
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom
sudo apk add picocom-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
dnf95%
picocom 2024.07-7.fc45
Minimal serial communications program
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
sudo dnf install picocom- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- 3 Abhängigkeiten
- 2 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
pacman95%
picocom 3.1-3
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program, very much like minicom
https://github.com/npat-efault/picocom
sudo pacman -S picocom- License: GPL2
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
zypper95%
picocom 2024.07-1.6
Minimal dumb-terminal emulation program
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
sudo zypper install picocom- License: BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Hardware/Modem
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: picocom
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 2 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
zypper95%
picocom-bash-completion 2024.07-1.6
Bash Completion for picocom
https://gitlab.com/wsakernel/picocom/
sudo zypper install picocom-bash-completion- License: BSD-2-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Hardware/Modem
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: picocom
- 2 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
MacPorts95%
picocom
sudo port install picocom- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Picocom
Quellspur
Aus Repository-Daten generiert
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation