macOS
brew install install-nothinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rang 7256
Consultez les chemins d'installation, exécutables, métadonnées et notes de sécurité de install-nothing pour les workflows d'agents IA.
installation
brew install install-nothinglocal Homebrew formula metadata
nix profile install nixpkgs#install-nothingnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/in/install-nothing/package.nix · Source: api.github.com
winget install --id buyukakyuz.install-nothing -eWindows Package Manager source index · buyukakyuz.install-nothing · Source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
aperçu
Simulates installing things but doesn't actually install anything
historique
install-nothing is a Rust terminal application that simulates installing things while deliberately not installing anything. Its package history is short, but it fits a recognizable CLI culture niche: a package-manager joke that is still distributed as a real executable.
The GitHub repository was created in 2025. The README describes a terminal program that simulates installing things, includes an asciinema demo, and documents binary, source, and Docker usage.
Tagged releases began with early 0.x versions and reached v0.5.0 in 2025. The README exposes small controls for selecting or excluding simulated installation stages, keeping the joke interactive rather than a static message.
The package crossed from a GitHub novelty into package-manager distribution. The input metadata records Homebrew, Nix, and Winget entries, and Homebrew packages the v0.5.0 source archive.
Users either run the downloaded binary, run it from source with Cargo, or run it in Docker. The command accepts optional stage names and an exclusion flag, then prints simulated installation progress until interrupted or completed.
For package nerds, install-nothing is mostly a meta-package joke: a real formula whose purpose is to parody installer progress, bootstrap rituals, and the emotional texture of watching dependencies install.
Its significance is in the contradiction between function and packaging. The package has install instructions, releases, binaries, Docker support, and package-manager entries for a tool whose documented job is to do no real installation work.
posture de sécurité
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
risque vert · confiance faible · appliance
Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.
exécutables
| Commande | Type | Exposition | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
install-nothing | exécutable | exécutable indexé | Découvert depuis l'index local des exécutables. |
fraîcheur
Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.
métadonnées d'installation
| Clé du paquet | brew:install-nothing |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.5.0 |
| Gestionnaire de paquets | Homebrew |
| Page d'accueil | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing |
| Dépôt | https://github.com/buyukakyuz/install-nothing |
| Bouteille | non enregistré |
| Service | aucun déclaré |
correspondances dans les bases sources
Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.
install-nothing
nix profile install nixpkgs#install-nothingbuyukakyuz.install-nothing
winget install --id buyukakyuz.install-nothing -episte source
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View the package source record on GitHub.