# Install dbus-glib with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt GLib bindings for the D-Bus message bus system. Version 0.114 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-2. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dbus-glib ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dbus-glib ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install dbus-glib ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/dbus-glib/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add dbus-glib ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbus-glib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install dbus-glib ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dbus-glib 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#dbus-glib ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dbus-glib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S dbus-glib ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: dbus-glib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libdbus-glib-1-2 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dbus-glib - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.114 - **Source summary:** GLib bindings for the D-Bus message bus system - **Homepage:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - dbus-binding-tool (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.114 ## Project history and usage dbus-glib is the older GLib binding layer for D-Bus, distributed with the dbus-binding-tool code generator and documented as the D-Bus GLib bindings reference manual. ### Project history The package represents the early GLib-facing API for applications that wanted D-Bus integration through GObject-style types and proxies. Its reference manual documents both the library API and dbus-binding-tool, the C-language GLib binding generation utility. ### Adoption history dbus-glib became legacy infrastructure after GLib 2.26 introduced GDBus in GIO. The official reference manual now warns that dbus-glib is deprecated for new code and says D-Bus maintainers recommend GDBus instead. ### How it is used Today the package is mainly installed for older GLib applications or source trees that still use dbus-glib APIs or generated bindings. New GLib code is expected to use GDBus, while dbus-glib remains useful when building historical desktop software. ### Why package nerds care It is a classic compatibility package: small, unglamorous, and still important because old desktop components may depend on the GLib binding even though the modern stack has moved on. ### Timeline - 0.104: Official reference manual documents the dbus-glib API and dbus-binding-tool. - GLib 2.26: GDBus becomes part of GLib's GIO library and supersedes dbus-glib for new GLib applications. ### Related projects - Related D-Bus GLib-era and successor projects include D-Bus, libdbus, GDBus, QtDBus, sd-bus, and the wider set of D-Bus language bindings listed by freedesktop.org. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libdbus-glib-1-2 - 0.114-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Debian apt - libdbus-glib-1-dev - 0.114-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development files) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Debian apt - libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin - 0.114-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development tools) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Debian apt - libdbus-glib-1-doc - 0.114-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (API documentation) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Nix - dbus-glib: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/db/dbus-glib/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libdbus-glib-1-2 - 0.112-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Ubuntu apt - libdbus-glib-1-dev - 0.112-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development files) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Ubuntu apt - libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin - 0.112-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-dev-bin from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (development tools) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - Ubuntu apt - libdbus-glib-1-doc - 0.112-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libdbus-glib-1-doc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | deprecated library for D-Bus IPC (API documentation) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - apk - dbus-glib - 0.114-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbus-glib from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GLib bindings for DBUS | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - apk - dbus-glib-dev - 0.114-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbus-glib-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GLib bindings for DBUS (development files) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - apk - dbus-glib-doc - 0.114-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dbus-glib-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | GLib bindings for DBUS (documentation) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/DBusBindings - dnf - dbus-glib - 0.112-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dbus-glib from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | GLib bindings for D-Bus | https://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/ - dnf - dbus-glib-devel - 0.112-14.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dbus-glib-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries and headers for the D-Bus GLib bindings | https://www.freedesktop.org/software/dbus/ - pacman - dbus-glib - 0.114-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: dbus-glib from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | GLib bindings for D-Bus (deprecated) | https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/dbus/ - MacPorts - dbus-glib: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/dbus-glib/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/dbus-glib.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/dbus-glib.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