brew / rank 2688

Install freeipmi with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

In-band and out-of-band IPMI (v1.5/2.0) software. Version 1.6.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install freeipmi.

Install command Security notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install freeipmi

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install freeipmi

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/freeipmi/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add freeipmi

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · freeipmi · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install freeipmi

Debian stable package indexes · freeipmi · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install freeipmi

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · freeipmi · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#freeipmi

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fr/freeipmi/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S freeipmi

Arch Linux sync databases · freeipmi · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install freeipmi

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · freeipmi · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

In-band and out-of-band IPMI (v1.5/2.0) software

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

bmc-config
bmc-device
bmc-info
bmc-watchdog
ipmi-chassis
ipmi-chassis-config
ipmi-config
ipmi-console
ipmi-dcmi
ipmi-detect
ipmi-fru
ipmi-locate
ipmi-oem
ipmi-pef-config
ipmi-pet
ipmi-ping
ipmi-power
ipmi-raw
ipmi-sel
ipmi-sensors
ipmi-sensors-config
ipmiconsole
ipmidetect
ipmidetectd
ipmimonitoring
ipmiping
ipmipower
ipmiseld
pef-config
rmcp-ping
rmcpping

history

Project history and usage

GNU FreeIPMI is a suite of in-band and out-of-band IPMI tools and libraries for managing Baseboard Management Controllers and other platform-management hardware. It is packaged as a command-heavy system administration toolkit rather than a single daemon.

Project history

The GNU FreeIPMI project documents support for IPMI 1.5 and 2.0 style hardware management. Its source and release history are hosted through GNU/Savannah infrastructure, with many small command-line programs for chassis control, sensor inspection, SEL logs, FRU data, raw IPMI commands, console access, and monitoring.

Adoption history

FreeIPMI is widely packaged because IPMI is common in servers, clusters, and HPC environments. The supplied package facts list Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE packages, indicating broad Linux and Unix administrator adoption.

How it is used

Administrators use tools such as ipmi-sensors, ipmi-power, ipmi-chassis, ipmi-sel, ipmi-fru, ipmi-raw, bmc-config, bmc-info, and ipmiconsole for hardware inventory, monitoring, remote power control, and BMC configuration. Packagers must expose many small utilities and keep library/tool compatibility aligned.

Why package nerds care

FreeIPMI is significant because it turns a hardware-management protocol into a Unix toolbox. For package maintainers it is the kind of system package where manpages, capabilities, library ABI, optional drivers, and dozens of executable names matter more than a single user-facing app.

Timeline

2009: GNU FTP lists FreeIPMI 0.7.5 as an early archived release.
2011: GNU FTP lists FreeIPMI 1.0.x releases.
2020s: FreeIPMI 1.6.x releases continued in the GNU archive.
2020s: Distribution packages kept the tool suite available across major Unix-like systems.

Related projects

Related projects and interfaces include IPMI, BMC firmware, RMCP/RMCP+, DCMI tooling, ipmiconsole, ipmidetect, and cluster monitoring stacks that consume sensor and power-control data.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

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.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`bmc-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`bmc-device`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`bmc-info`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`bmc-watchdog`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-chassis`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-chassis-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-console`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-dcmi`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-detect`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-fru`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-locate`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-oem`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-pef-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-pet`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-ping`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-power`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-raw`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-sel`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-sensors`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmi-sensors-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmiconsole`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmidetect`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmidetectd`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmimonitoring`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmiping`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmipower`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`ipmiseld`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`pef-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`rmcp-ping`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`rmcpping`	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 version1.6.18

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:freeipmi
Version	1.6.18
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/
Last updated	2026-06-19T12:30:41-07:00
Pulse	updated
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%

freeipmi 1.6.15-1

GNU implementation of the IPMI protocol