# zplug を Homebrew, apt, Nix でインストール

zplug 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:zplug
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install zplug
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install zplug
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#zplug
```

  証拠: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zp/zplug/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:zplug
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **バージョン:** 2.4.2
- **ソース概要:** Next-generation plugin manager for zsh
- **ホームページ:** <https://github.com/zplug/zplug/>
- **リポジトリ:** <https://github.com/zplug/zplug>
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- zplug-env (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: 2.4.2
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

Zplug is a Zsh plugin manager that manages plugins, commands, themes, release binaries, gists, and framework assets from sources such as GitHub, Bitbucket, oh-my-zsh, prezto, and local directories.

### プロジェクトの歴史

The public `zplug/zplug` repository was created in November 2015. The README describes it as a next-generation Zsh plugin manager with parallel installation and update, lazy loading, branch/tag/commit locking, hooks, dependencies, and an interactive interface through tools such as fzf and peco.

Zplug grew during the era when Zsh users were moving beyond monolithic framework installs toward declarative plugin lists in `.zshrc`. Its tag-based syntax let users mix plugins, themes, commands, GitHub release assets, oh-my-zsh plugins, prezto modules, Bitbucket repositories, gists, and local code in one loader.

### 採用の歴史

GitHub metadata showed more than 6,000 stars by July 2026, making Zplug a well-known member of the Zsh plugin-manager wave. Official releases were active through the 2.x series in 2016 and 2017, and the batch package metadata lists Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix packaging.

Its adoption was helped by compatibility rather than exclusivity: Zplug could consume oh-my-zsh and prezto assets, so users could keep familiar plugin sources while moving to a more explicit package-management style.

### 使われ方

Typical use is to source `init.zsh`, declare packages with `zplug` lines in `.zshrc`, run `zplug check` and `zplug install` when needed, then `zplug load` to source plugins or add commands to `$PATH`. The README examples cover frozen packages, GitHub release binaries, conditional loads, build hooks, dependencies, themes, and local plugins.

The command set includes install, load, list, update, check, status, clean, clear, and info, giving Zsh users a small package-manager vocabulary inside their shell startup file.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

Zplug matters because it treats shell customization like a package graph rather than a pile of sourced scripts. For package nerds, it captures a specific moment in dotfile culture: Zsh users wanted faster startup, lockable revisions, parallel installs, and the ability to mix plugin ecosystems without adopting one big framework.

### タイムライン

- 2015-11-21: The public `zplug/zplug` repository is created.
- 2016: Zplug 2.x releases ship regularly, including 2.1.0, 2.2.0, and 2.3.x.
- 2017-12-28: Zplug 2.4.2 is published on GitHub.
- 2026: GitHub metadata still shows an active repository with thousands of stars and package-manager availability in the batch metadata.

### Related projects

- oh-my-zsh and prezto are plugin/theme ecosystems Zplug can consume.
- antigen is an older Zsh plugin manager explicitly contrasted in the README.
- fzf, peco, and zaw are optional interactive selectors referenced by Zplug.

### ソース

- <https://api.github.com/repos/zplug/zplug>
- <https://github.com/zplug/zplug>
- <https://github.com/zplug/zplug/releases>
- input.json source_facts.package-manager


## 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 - zplug - 2.4.2-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: zplug from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | next-generation plugin manager for zsh | https://github.com/zplug/zplug
- Nix - zplug: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/zp/zplug/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - zplug - 2.4.2-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: zplug from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | next-generation plugin manager for zsh | https://github.com/zplug/zplug


## Combined YAML source

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