# grin を Homebrew, dnf, Nix でインストール

grin のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

## インストール

```sh
sudo av install brew:grin
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install grin
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install grin
```

  証拠: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grin from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#grin
```

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

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:grin
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **バージョン:** 5.5.0
- **ソース概要:** Minimal implementation of the Mimblewimble protocol
- **ホームページ:** <https://grin.mw/>
- **リポジトリ:** <https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin>
- **最終更新:** 2026-06-17T00:10:48Z
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- grin (エイリアス)

## インストール挙動

- Bottle: 利用不可

## バージョンと鮮度

- ページ生成日: 2026-08-03
- マネージャ版: 5.5.0
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

Grin is a Rust implementation of the Mimblewimble protocol and a command-line cryptocurrency node. Its history is unusually package-relevant because the project deliberately kept the implementation small, experimental, and easy to build from source, making the CLI package the main way many users encountered the network.

### プロジェクトの歴史

Grin traces its origin to the Mimblewimble paper posted anonymously to the `#bitcoin-wizards` IRC channel on August 1, 2016 under the name Tom Elvis Jedusor. Andrew Poelstra published a follow-up paper on October 10, 2016, filling in technical details and refinements.

On October 20, 2016, the pseudonymous developer Ignotus Peverell announced a minimal Mimblewimble implementation named Grin in the same IRC community. The name continued the project's literary joke: Gringotts is the wizarding bank in the Harry Potter books, and Grin became the project name for an implementation focused on privacy and compact chain state.

The genesis block was mined on January 15, 2019. The project documented itself as young and experimental at launch, with scheduled hard forks during the first two years. Development remained open and donation-funded after Ignotus Peverell disappeared from the project.

### 採用の歴史

Grin attracted attention in cryptocurrency circles because it was one of the first substantial open-source implementations of Mimblewimble. The official repository emphasizes hidden amounts, scaling advantages, Cuckoo Cycle proof of work variants, one-minute blocks, fixed block rewards, and fee calculation based on outputs and transaction size.

Package adoption followed the needs of node operators, miners, wallet users, and protocol researchers. Homebrew, Nix, and Linux distribution packaging made the node easy to install without cloning and building the Rust workspace by hand.

The Grin RFC process became the project's main coordination mechanism for protocol and operational changes. Accepted RFCs cover governance, security processes, wallet lifecycle, node APIs, transaction formats, sync improvements, fee changes, and other changes that package maintainers and node operators need to track.

### 使われ方

The `grin` executable runs the node: it manages chain state, peer-to-peer networking, mining-related interfaces, node APIs, and configuration under the Grin home directory. CLI users pair it with `grin-wallet` for wallet operations.

For package-manager users, the important operational detail is that the package is not only a command but also a long-running network daemon with consensus compatibility requirements. Upgrades can matter when protocol hard forks, API changes, or sync changes are deployed.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

Grin is a tidy example of a cryptocurrency package where language ecosystem, consensus protocol, and user configuration all meet. It brought a Rust-heavy codebase, privacy-focused cryptography, and scheduled consensus changes into ordinary Unix package workflows.

Its minimalism made it appealing to people who like small, inspectable command-line systems, but the node still carries the usual packaging headaches of crypto software: deterministic builds, native dependencies, network compatibility, and careful separation from wallet secrets.

### タイムライン

- 2016-08-01: The Mimblewimble paper was posted anonymously to `#bitcoin-wizards`.
- 2016-10-10: Andrew Poelstra published a follow-up Mimblewimble paper.
- 2016-10-20: Ignotus Peverell announced the first minimal Grin implementation.
- 2019-01-15: Grin genesis block was mined.
- 2019-2021: The project used scheduled hard forks during its first two years.
- 2020: Grin RFCs formalized project processes and technical changes across node, wallet, and governance work.

### Related projects

- Mimblewimble is the protocol family Grin implements.
- grin-wallet is the reference CLI wallet for Grin users.
- grin-rfcs records accepted standards and process decisions for the project.
- Cuckoo Cycle is the proof-of-work family credited by the Grin project.

### ソース

- <https://docs.grin.mw/>
- <https://docs.grin.mw/about-grin/story/>
- <https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin>
- <https://github.com/mimblewimble/grin-rfcs>


## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger リスク:** グリーン / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.grin/main/grin-server.toml
## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- Nix - grin: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gr/grin/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - grin - 1.3.0-25.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: grin from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Grep-like tool for source code | http://pypi.python.org/pypi/grin


## Combined YAML source

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


## ソース

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
