macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install direwolflocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install direwolfMacPorts ports tree · science/direwolf/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 4947
Install direwolf with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder. Version 1.8.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install direwolf.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add direwolfAlpine Linux edge package indexes · direwolf · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install direwolfDebian stable package indexes · direwolf · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install direwolfFedora Rawhide package metadata · direwolf · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#direwolfnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/di/direwolf/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install direwolfopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · direwolf · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Software "soundcard" AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder
Project links
Commands and aliases
- aclients
- appserver
- atest
- cm108
- decode_aprs
- direwolf
- dwespeak.sh
- gen_packets
- kissutil
- ll2utm
- log2gpx
- telem-balloon.pl
- telem-bits.pl
- telem-data.pl
- telem-data91.pl
- telem-eqns.pl
- telem-parm.pl
- telem-seq.sh
- telem-unit.pl
- telem-volts.py
- text2tt
- tnctest
- tt2text
- ttcalc
- utm2ll
history
Project history and usage
Dire Wolf is a software soundcard AX.25 packet modem, TNC, and APRS encoder/decoder for amateur packet radio.
Project history
The official README presents Dire Wolf as a modern software replacement for older hardware TNCs. It uses a computer soundcard and digital signal processing to decode packet radio signals and includes APRS tracker, digipeater, IGate, KISS, AGW, telemetry, and modem features.
Adoption history
Dire Wolf's adoption follows the amateur-radio package path: source builds for Linux and macOS, Windows release archives, and distribution packages whose versions may lag development. The README explicitly lists Debian-style apt, Red Hat-style yum, and Homebrew installation routes.
How it is used
Typical users run it as a virtual TNC for APRS and packet-radio applications, as an APRS Internet Gateway, or as a tracker/digipeater. The documentation directory has grown into user guides and application notes for Raspberry Pi APRS, IGate operation, FX.25, AIS reception, telemetry, and related packet-radio workflows.
Why package nerds care
Dire Wolf matters to package nerds because it turns specialized radio hardware behavior into portable software that can be installed on ordinary Linux, macOS, Windows, and single-board-computer systems.
Timeline
- 2015: GitHub repository created.
- 2020: Version 1.6 moved to a CMake build procedure.
- 2023: Version 1.7 added more external documentation and IL2P support.
- 2025: Version 1.8.1 released.
Related projects
- The official documentation points to companion repositories for additional Dire Wolf documentation, presentations, Ham Radio of Things, and APRS packet specifications.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:client,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
./direwolf.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
aclients | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
appserver | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
atest | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
cm108 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
decode_aprs | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
direwolf | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
dwespeak.sh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gen_packets | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
kissutil | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ll2utm | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
log2gpx | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-balloon.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-bits.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-data.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-data91.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-eqns.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-parm.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-seq.sh | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-unit.pl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
telem-volts.py | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
text2tt | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tnctest | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tt2text | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ttcalc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
utm2ll | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.8.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:direwolf |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf |
| Repository | https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
direwolf 1.7+dfsg-2+deb13u1
Soundcard TNC for APRS
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
sudo apt install direwolf- Section: hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
Nix95%
direwolf
nix profile install nixpkgs#direwolf- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
Ubuntu apt95%
direwolf 1.7+dfsg-2build2
Soundcard TNC for APRS
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
sudo apt install direwolf- Section: universe/hamradio
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
apk95%
direwolf 1.8.1-r1
Software soundcard AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
sudo apk add direwolf- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: direwolf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
apk95%
direwolf-doc 1.8.1-r1
Software soundcard AX.25 packet modem/TNC and APRS encoder/decoder (documentation)
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
sudo apk add direwolf-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: direwolf
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
dnf95%
direwolf 1.8.1-5.fc45
Sound Card-based AX.25 TNC
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/
sudo dnf install direwolf- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: direwolf
- 16 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
dnf95%
direwolf-doc 1.8.1-5.fc45
Documentation for Dire Wolf
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf/
sudo dnf install direwolf-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: direwolf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
zypper95%
direwolf 1.8.1-2.5
Software "soundcard" modem/TNC and APRS
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
sudo zypper install direwolf- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Hamradio/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: direwolf
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
zypper95%
direwolf-doc 1.8.1-2.5
Dire Wolf documentation
https://github.com/wb2osz/direwolf
sudo zypper install direwolf-doc- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Documentation/Other
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: direwolf
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
MacPorts95%
direwolf
sudo port install direwolf- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Direwolf
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation