macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install gammu with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman
Command-line utility to control a phone. Version 1.43.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gammu.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gammuAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gammu · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gammuDebian stable package indexes · gammu · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gammuFedora Rawhide package metadata · gammu · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gammunixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ga/gammu/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S gammuArch Linux sync databases · gammu · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Command-line utility to control a phone
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gammu
- gammu-config
- gammu-detect
- gammu-smsd
- gammu-smsd-inject
- gammu-smsd-monitor
- jadmaker
history
Project history and usage
Gammu is a command-line utility and library family for controlling mobile phones, especially AT-compatible and Nokia phones, with features for calls, SMS, MMS, phonebooks, calendars, files, and SMS daemon operation.
Project history
The official manual describes Gammu as a project providing an abstraction layer for cell-phone access. It was initiated by Marcin Wiacek and others, originally based on the Gnokii and MyGnokii projects, and was formerly called MyGnokii2 up to version 0.58.
The project later became the Gammu and Wammu family: Gammu for the command-line utility and core library, libGammu for C API access, python-gammu for Python bindings, Wammu for the graphical frontend, and SMSD for SMS daemon use. The documentation identifies Michal Cihar as current project lead with help from contributors.
Adoption history
Gammu's adoption is rooted in the pre-smartphone and GSM-modem era, where scripts, servers, and desktop tools needed a portable way to talk to phones. The official site maintains a phone database and documentation for Gammu, SMSD, Wammu, python-gammu, and libGammu.
The input package facts show Gammu packaged across Alpine, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Arch, and Ubuntu, reflecting its long life as a Unix-friendly hardware and SMS utility.
How it is used
Users configure a phone connection in gammurc-style files, then run gammu to list or initiate calls, retrieve and send SMS, back up data, manage phonebooks, work with calendars, and use supported phone features. SMSD provides a daemon mode for SMS gateway workflows.
Why package nerds care
Gammu is historically important to system packagers because it packages a hardware-facing CLI, daemon, shared library, Python bindings, documentation, config-file conventions, and many phone protocols. It is a classic example of a Unix hardware bridge whose usefulness depends on distribution integration as much as upstream code.
Timeline
- Pre-0.58: Project known as MyGnokii2.
- 2003: Wammu/Gammu website copyright history begins.
- 2009: Sphinx manual copyright history begins.
- 2026: Gammu 1.43.x releases published on GitHub.
Related projects
- Gnokii and MyGnokii were predecessors that influenced Gammu.
- Wammu is the graphical frontend in the same project family.
- libGammu exposes the C API.
- python-gammu exposes Gammu functionality to Python.
- Gammu SMSD is the related SMS daemon.
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
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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
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/gammu/config~/.config/gammu/config~/.gammurc/etc/gammurc/etc/gammu-smsdrc- Windows
%PROFILE%\Application Data\gammurc.\gammurc
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gammu | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gammu-config | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gammu-detect | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gammu-smsd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gammu-smsd-inject | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
gammu-smsd-monitor | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jadmaker | 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 version1.43.3
manager updated2026-07-25
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gammu |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.43.3 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://wammu.eu/gammu/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/gammu/gammu |
| Last updated | 2026-07-25T18:16:57Z |
| 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%
gammu 1.42.0-10
mobile phone management utility
sudo apt install gammu- Section: comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Debian apt95%
gammu-doc 1.42.0-10
Gammu Manual
sudo apt install gammu-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gammu
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Debian apt95%
gammu-smsd 1.42.0-10
SMS message daemon
sudo apt install gammu-smsd- Section: comm
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 4 dependencies
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Debian apt95%
libgammu-dev 1.42.0-10
mobile phone management library (development files)
sudo apt install libgammu-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Debian apt95%
libgammu-i18n 1.42.0-10
mobile phone management library (i18n files)
sudo apt install libgammu-i18n- Section: localization
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gammu
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Debian apt95%
libgammu8t64 1.42.0-10
mobile phone management library
sudo apt install libgammu8t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Debian apt95%
libgsmsd8t64 1.42.0-10
SMS daemon helper library
sudo apt install libgsmsd8t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Nix95%
gammu
nix profile install nixpkgs#gammu- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
gammu 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
mobile phone management utility
sudo apt install gammu- Section: universe/comm
- Architecture: amd64
- 7 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
gammu-doc 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
Gammu Manual
sudo apt install gammu-doc- Section: universe/doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gammu
- 1 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
gammu-smsd 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
SMS message daemon
sudo apt install gammu-smsd- Section: universe/comm
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
libgammu-dev 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
mobile phone management library (development files)
sudo apt install libgammu-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
libgammu-i18n 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
mobile phone management library (i18n files)
sudo apt install libgammu-i18n- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: gammu
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
libgammu8t64 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
mobile phone management library
sudo apt install libgammu8t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
Ubuntu apt95%
libgsmsd8t64 1.42.0-8.1ubuntu2
SMS daemon helper library
sudo apt install libgsmsd8t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: gammu
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
apk95%
gammu 1.42.0-r1
Gammu provides an abstraction layer for cell phones access
sudo apk add gammu- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gammu
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Gammu
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