# Install clojure with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Dynamic, general-purpose programming language. Version 1.12.5.1664 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-28. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install clojure.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:clojure
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install clojure
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install clojure
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/clojure/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add clojure
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install clojure
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install clojure
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clojure 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#clojure
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S clojure
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install clojure
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clojure from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:clojure
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 1.12.5.1664
- **Source summary:** Dynamic, general-purpose programming language
- **Homepage:** <https://clojure.org>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/clojure/brew-install>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-28T01:13:52Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- clj (alias)
- clojure (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 1.12.5.1664
## Project history and usage

Clojure is a dynamic, general-purpose Lisp hosted on the JVM. Its official rationale frames it as a pragmatic language design effort for Java-class infrastructure, functional programming, persistent immutable data, and built-in concurrency support.

### Project history

Clojure was created by Rich Hickey as a modern Lisp for an established host platform. The official rationale says it embraces the JVM, modernizes Lisp, fosters functional programming with immutable persistent data structures, and provides concurrency support through software transactional memory and agents.

The official releases page lists Clojure 1.0.0 in July 2009 and current stable Clojure 1.12.5 in May 2026. The official history page points to Rich Hickey's HOPL-IV paper, 'A History of Clojure,' as the project's long-form historical record.

### Adoption history

Clojure adoption is tied to both JVM library distribution and command-line tools. The official downloads page gives Maven and deps.edn coordinates for the language artifact, and the Clojure CLI reference describes clj and clojure commands that run programs, start REPLs, invoke functions, run tools, and construct classpaths from deps.edn sources.

The supplied input shows broad package-manager distribution for the CLI package: apk, Homebrew, Debian, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Ubuntu, and zypper.

### How it is used

The Clojure CLI is invoked as clojure or clj. Official CLI docs describe using deps.edn files to configure dependencies and classpaths, starting a REPL, executing functions with -X, running tools with -T, and running main namespaces or scripts with -M.

The deps.edn reference describes project paths, dependencies, aliases, Maven dependencies, Git dependencies, local dependencies, and tool definitions. User configuration lives in the Clojure CLI config directory, computed from CLJ_CONFIG, XDG_CONFIG_HOME, or ~/.clojure.

### Why package nerds care

Clojure is package-nerd significant because the language runtime is a Maven artifact, the CLI is an OS-packageable tool, and deps.edn makes dependency coordinates a plain data file. That split lets the CLI version, the language artifact version, and project dependencies be reasoned about separately.

For Unix package managers, the brew formula ships the clj and clojure commands, while real Clojure programs commonly resolve org.clojure/clojure and libraries from Maven repositories. The official CLI docs also make tools executable through the same dependency-resolution model.

### Timeline

- 2009: Clojure 1.0.0 listed on the official older releases page.
- 2010: Clojure 1.1.0 and 1.2.x listed on the official older releases page.
- 2017: Clojure 1.9.0 released with official release notes.
- 2018: Clojure 1.10.0 released with official release notes.
- 2021: HOPL-IV conference talk and Q&A for 'A History of Clojure.'
- 2024: Clojure 1.12.0 released with official release notes.
- 2026: Clojure 1.12.5 listed as stable release on May 12, 2026.

### Related projects

- Officially related projects include ClojureScript, ClojureCLR, tools.deps, the Clojure CLI, and the broader JVM/Maven ecosystem. clojure-lsp and ClojureScript build on Clojure's language and tooling conventions.

### Sources

- <https://clojure.org/about/rationale>
- <https://clojure.org/about/history>
- <https://clojure.org/releases/downloads>
- <https://clojure.org/releases/downloads_older>
- <https://clojure.org/reference/clojure_cli>
- <https://clojure.org/reference/deps_edn>
- <https://github.com/clojure/clojure>


## Security Notes

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

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


## 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: deps.edn, $CLJ_CONFIG/deps.edn, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/clojure/deps.edn, ~/.clojure/deps.edn
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - clojure - 1.12.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: clojure from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lisp dialect for the JVM | http://clojure.org
- Debian apt - libclojure-java - 1.12.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libclojure-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Lisp dialect for the JVM (library) | http://clojure.org
- Nix - clojure: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cl/clojure/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - clojure - 1.11.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: clojure from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lisp dialect for the JVM | http://clojure.org
- Ubuntu apt - libclojure-java - 1.11.1-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libclojure-java from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Lisp dialect for the JVM (library) | http://clojure.org
- apk - clojure - 1.12.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clojure from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Clojure Programming Language | https://clojure.org
- apk - clojure-doc - 1.12.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: clojure-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Clojure Programming Language (documentation) | https://clojure.org
- dnf - clojure - 1.12.4-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: clojure from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | A dynamic programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine | http://clojure.org/
- pacman - clojure - 1.12.5.1664-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: clojure from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Lisp dialect for the JVM | https://clojure.org/
- zypper - clojure - 1.12.3.1577-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: clojure from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A dynamic programming language that targets the JVM | https://clojure.org/
- MacPorts - clojure: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: lang/clojure/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- 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