# liquidctl を Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman でインストール

liquidctl 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:liquidctl
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install liquidctl
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add liquidctl
```

  証拠: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liquidctl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install liquidctl
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install liquidctl
```

  証拠: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liquidctl 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#liquidctl
```

  証拠: nixpkgs package indexes: liquidctl from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S liquidctl
```

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

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:liquidctl
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **バージョン:** 1.16.0
- **ソース概要:** Cross-platform tool and drivers for liquid coolers and other devices
- **ホームページ:** <https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl>
- **リポジトリ:** <https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl>
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- liquidctl (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: 1.16.0
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

liquidctl is a cross-platform command-line tool and Python driver collection for controlling liquid coolers, fan and LED controllers, power supplies, RGB devices, and related PC hardware from a scriptable shell interface.

### プロジェクトの歴史

The project grew around a practical gap in enthusiast and workstation hardware: many USB and HID cooling/RGB devices shipped with vendor GUI utilities, but Unix-like users and automation-heavy users wanted inspectable command-line control. The repository describes liquidctl as a cross-platform tool and drivers for liquid coolers and other devices.

Its release history shows steady expansion across device families, including NZXT, Corsair, EVGA, ASUS, Aquacomputer, Lian Li, MSI, Gigabyte, and memory or power-supply sensors. The codebase combines a CLI with Python drivers and documentation for device-specific behavior and access permissions.

### 採用の歴史

liquidctl is adopted by users who want hardware monitoring and control without proprietary background suites, especially on Linux, macOS, BSD, and scripted Windows setups. The docs list distribution packages for Alpine, Arch-family distributions, Fedora, Nix, Homebrew, FreeBSD, and DragonFly BSD.

The official README and docs emphasize package-manager installation, PyPI installation, udev rules for unprivileged device access, and automation at boot, which made it useful in homelabs, Linux gaming rigs, CI-like hardware test benches, and quiet workstation setups.

### 使われ方

Users run liquidctl list, initialize devices, read status, set fan or pump speed curves, and set LED colors. Some operations require platform-specific permissions or explicit unsafe flags for buses such as SMBus.

For packagers, liquidctl is a small but dependency-sensitive hardware tool: Python, HID, USB, Pillow, and platform access rules all matter more than a typical pure CLI package.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

liquidctl is a package-manager favorite because it replaces vendor-only GUI control paths with a scriptable, auditable command-line tool. It is especially relevant on Linux systems where hardware support often arrives through community reverse engineering and packaging before vendors provide native tools.

Its supported-device table is unusually package-relevant: new package versions can unlock support for specific hardware families, so users may care about formula freshness in a very concrete way.

### タイムライン

- 2020: The 1.x release era established liquidctl as a packaged CLI for liquid cooler and device control.
- 2024: liquidctl 1.14.0 expanded supported hardware and documented support for newer NZXT, Corsair, ASUS, and related devices.
- 2025: liquidctl 1.15.0 added support for NZXT Kraken Elite 2024 RGB and Corsair HX1200i ATX 3.1, and raised the minimum Python version to 3.9.
- 2026: liquidctl 1.16.0 was released on March 3, 2026, adding more ASUS, Aquacomputer, Corsair, Lian Li, NZXT, and related device support.

### Related projects

- Related projects and interfaces include hidapi, libusb, hwmon, OpenRGB, lm-sensors, vendor suites such as NZXT CAM and Corsair iCUE, and OS-level udev or driver tooling used to grant device access.
- liquidctl also sits near Homebrew, PyPI, Linux distribution packages, BSD ports, and Nix because hardware automation users often install it through the package manager closest to their host OS.

### ソース

- <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/liquidctl>
- <https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl>
- <https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl/releases>
- <https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl/tags>
- <https://liquidctl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/>


## セキュリティノート

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- **Geiger リスク:** グリーン / 低
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## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- Debian apt - liquidctl - 1.15.0-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liquidctl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | CLI and Python drivers for AIO liquid coolers and other devices | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- Nix - liquidctl: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: liquidctl from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - liquidctl - 1.13.0-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liquidctl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | CLI and Python drivers for AIO liquid coolers and other devices | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- apk - liquidctl - 1.16.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liquidctl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Liquid Cooler Control | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- apk - liquidctl-doc - 1.16.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liquidctl-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Liquid Cooler Control (documentation) | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- apk - liquidctl-openrc - 1.16.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liquidctl-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Liquid Cooler Control (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- apk - liquidctl-pyc - 1.16.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liquidctl-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Precompiled Python bytecode for liquidctl | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- apk - liquidctl-udev - 1.16.0-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: liquidctl-udev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Liquid Cooler Control (udev rules) | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl
- dnf - liquidctl - 1.16.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liquidctl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Tool for controlling liquid coolers, case fans and RGB LED strips | https://github.com/jonasmalacofilho/liquidctl
- dnf - liquidctl-doc - 1.16.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liquidctl-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for liquidctl | https://github.com/jonasmalacofilho/liquidctl
- dnf - liquidctl-udev - 1.16.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: liquidctl-udev from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Unprivileged device access rules for liquidctl | https://github.com/jonasmalacofilho/liquidctl
- dnf - python3-liquidctl - 1.16.0-3.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-liquidctl from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Module for controlling liquid coolers, case fans and RGB LED devices | https://github.com/jonasmalacofilho/liquidctl
- pacman - liquidctl - 1.16.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: liquidctl from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Cross-platform CLI and Python drivers for AIO liquid coolers and other devices | https://github.com/liquidctl/liquidctl


## Combined YAML source

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


## ソース

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