# Install far2l-tty with Homebrew, apt, Nix Unix TTY port of FAR Manager v2 (with NetRocks support). Version 2.8.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install far2l. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:far2l-tty ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install far2l-tty ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install far2l ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: far2l from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#far2l ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/far2l/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:far2l-tty - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 2.8.0 - **Source summary:** Unix TTY port of FAR Manager v2 (with NetRocks support) - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-18T21:45:47Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - far2l (alias) - far2ledit (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 2.8.0 ## Project history and usage far2l-tty is the terminal-oriented Homebrew packaging of far2l, a Linux and Unix-like port of FAR Manager v2. Its importance is mostly cultural and practical: it brings the keyboard-heavy, two-panel file-manager workflow associated with FAR on Windows into Unix terminals, including server and remote-shell environments. ### Project history The far2l upstream describes itself as a Linux fork of FAR Manager v2 that also works on macOS and BSD. The project keeps much of the original FAR-style workflow and plugin model while adapting it to Unix desktop and terminal backends. The TTY flavor is one of several runtime backends documented by the project. It trades the richer GUI or X11-assisted terminal modes for a smaller plain-terminal build, which is why Homebrew ships a separate far2l-tty formula. ### Adoption history Official project documentation points to Debian and Ubuntu packages, Homebrew installation, community packages, and portable builds, showing that far2l moved from a source-port project into distribution packaging. The README notes that the compact Homebrew TTY build omits some large optional features such as Python subplugins and selected NetRocks protocols to keep dependencies smaller. ### How it is used Users run far2l as a terminal or desktop file manager, editor, archive browser, and remote-file tool. The documented NetRocks plugin covers protocols such as SFTP, SCP, FTP, SMB, NFS, WebDAV, and optionally AWS S3, so far2l-tty is useful on machines where a console file manager plus network browsing is preferable to a GUI. ### Why package nerds care Package maintainers care about far2l-tty because it is a split build of a dependency-heavy desktop/terminal application. The TTY package captures the minimal, server-friendly use case while leaving GUI and optional protocol bindings to larger builds. ### Timeline - 2016: The public GitHub repository was created. - 2023: Ubuntu packaging began appearing for the far2l package family. - 2025: Debian and Ubuntu documentation in the README describes separate GUI, TTY X/Xi, and plain TTY packaging choices. ### Related projects - FAR Manager is the Windows project far2l ports and adapts. - NetRocks is the far2l plugin family that provides many of the remote filesystem protocols highlighted by the project. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for far2l-tty. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - far2l - 2.6.5~beta+ds-3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: far2l from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux port of FAR v2 | https://github.com/elfmz/far2l - Debian apt - far2l-data - 2.6.5~beta+ds-3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: far2l-data from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux port of FAR v2, data files | https://github.com/elfmz/far2l - Debian apt - far2l-wx - 2.6.5~beta+ds-3: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: far2l-wx from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Linux port of FAR v2 - WX GTK UI | https://github.com/elfmz/far2l - Nix - far2l: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fa/far2l/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - far2l - 2.6.0~beta+ds-1build2: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: far2l from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux port of FAR v2 | https://github.com/elfmz/far2l - Ubuntu apt - far2l-data - 2.6.0~beta+ds-1build2: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: far2l-data from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Linux port of FAR v2, data files | https://github.com/elfmz/far2l ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/far2l-tty.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/far2l-tty.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