# Install bunster with Homebrew, Nix

Compile shell scripts to static binaries. Version 0.14.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#bunster.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:bunster
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install bunster
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#bunster
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:bunster
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.14.0
- **Source summary:** Compile shell scripts to static binaries
- **Homepage:** <https://bunster.netlify.app/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/yassinebenaid/bunster>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-25T14:19:45-04:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- bunster (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.14.0
## Project history and usage

Bunster is a newer developer tool that compiles shell scripts into standalone static binaries by transpiling shell code to Go and then using the Go toolchain. Its upstream documentation positions it as different from wrapper-style tools such as shc: Bunster aims to produce shell-independent programs rather than embedding a script inside a launcher.

### Project history

The public GitHub repository was created in July 2024, and the README and introduction describe the project as early-stage software with Bash compatibility as the first target. The project roadmap in the documentation emphasizes a pre-1.0 path toward broader Bash compatibility, a module system, a built-in package manager, static assets, .env support, and static analysis.

### Adoption history

Bunster's package-manager adoption is still early but visible: the input metadata records Homebrew and Nix packaging. That adoption matches the tool's intended audience of command-line users who want to distribute scripts as portable binaries without requiring a shell runtime on the target machine.

### How it is used

Typical usage is to compile Bash-like scripts with the `bunster` CLI, relying on the Go compiler underneath for final binary output. The project is most relevant for distributing operational scripts, small internal tools, or self-contained command-line programs where requiring Bash and a pile of external files is undesirable.

### Why package nerds care

Bunster is interesting to package nerds because it sits at the boundary between shell scripting, static binary distribution, and language transpilation. It is also part of a long-running packaging itch: making scripts installable like normal binaries while avoiding the fragility of interpreter paths and wrapper-based script hiding.

### Timeline

- 2024: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2024-2026: Documentation describes Bunster as early-stage and pre-1.0, with Bash compatibility as the initial target.
- 2026: Homebrew metadata includes Bunster as a packaged CLI.

### Related projects

- Bunster relates to Bash as its initial compatibility target, to Go as its transpilation and build backend, and to shc as a contrasting shell-script-to-binary approach that Bunster explicitly distinguishes itself from.

### Sources

- <https://github.com/yassinebenaid/bunster>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassinebenaid/bunster/master/README.md>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yassinebenaid/bunster/master/docs/introduction.md>
- source_facts.package-manager


## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - bunster: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/bu/bunster/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- 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