macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install jenalocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4975
Install jena with Homebrew, chocolatey, Nix, winget, apk
Framework for building semantic web and linked data apps. Version 6.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-31. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#arq.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#arqnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ar/arq/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add rsetAlpine Linux edge package indexes · rset · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install arqChocolatey community package catalog · arq · source: community.chocolatey.org
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id HaystackSoftware.Arq -eWindows Package Manager source index · HaystackSoftware.Arq · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
Framework for building semantic web and linked data apps
Project links
Commands and aliases
- arq
- infer
- iri
- jena
- jena.version
- juuid
- langtag
- nquads
- ntriples
- qparse
- rdfcat
- rdfcompare
- rdfcopy
- rdfdiff
- rdfparse
- rdfpatch
- rdfxml
- riot
- rset
- rsparql
- rupdate
- schemagen
- shacl
- shex
- sparql
- tdb1.xloader
- tdb2.tdbbackup
- tdb2.tdbcompact
- tdb2.tdbdump
- tdb2.tdbloader
- tdb2.tdbquery
- tdb2.tdbstats
history
Project history and usage
Apache Jena is a Java framework and command-line toolkit for RDF, SPARQL, Linked Data, and Semantic Web work. In package-manager form it is notable for shipping a large family of RDF conversion, query, validation, and TDB tools as regular shell commands.
Project history
Jena began at HP Labs in Bristol, UK, in 2000. The project says it has always been open source and was used across Semantic Web applications and demonstrators before moving under Apache governance.
After HP refocused direct development support in 2009, the project team applied for adoption by the Apache Software Foundation in November 2010. Jena entered Apache incubation that month and graduated as an Apache top-level project in April 2012.
Adoption history
Jena's adoption follows the standards history of RDF, OWL, and SPARQL. The official overview positions it as a framework aligned with W3C recommendations and as a toolkit with storage strategies, inference, and APIs, making it useful both inside Java applications and as a command-line RDF workbench.
How it is used
The package installs tools such as arq, riot, sparql, rsparql, rdfcat, rdfdiff, shacl, shex, and TDB utilities. That makes the formula useful for converting RDF syntaxes, running SPARQL queries, validating graphs, loading local triple stores, and scripting Linked Data maintenance without writing a Java wrapper.
Why package nerds care
Jena is interesting in package catalogs because one upstream project exposes both a mature Java library stack and a dense CLI surface. A single install gives shell users access to RDF parsers, SPARQL engines, SHACL and ShEx validators, and TDB tooling, so it behaves like a Semantic Web toolbox rather than a single binary.
Timeline
- 2000: Jena development started at HP Labs in Bristol, UK.
- 2009: HP refocused direct development activity while remaining supportive of the project.
- 2010: the project entered Apache incubation in November.
- 2012: Jena graduated as an Apache top-level project in April.
- 2013: the Apache GitHub repository was created.
Related projects
- ARQ is Jena's SPARQL query engine and appears in the package as the arq and sparql commands.
- Apache Fuseki is the Jena SPARQL server component documented by the project.
- TDB and TDB2 are Jena storage layers exposed through loader, query, update, backup, compact, dump, and stats commands.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for jena. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
arq | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
infer | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
iri | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jena | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
jena.version | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
juuid | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
langtag | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
nquads | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
ntriples | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
qparse | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfcat | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfcompare | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfcopy | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfdiff | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfparse | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfpatch | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rdfxml | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
riot | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rset | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rsparql | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
rupdate | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
schemagen | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
shacl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
shex | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sparql | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb1.xloader | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbbackup | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbcompact | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbdump | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbloader | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbquery | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbstats | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.tdbupdate | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdb2.xloader | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdbloader | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdbloader2 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdbquery | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdbstats | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
tdbupdate | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
trig | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
turtle | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
uparse | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
update | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
utf8 | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
wwwdec | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
wwwenc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xload-common | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xload-data | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xload-index | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
xload-main | 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 version6.2.0
manager updated2026-07-31
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:jena |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://jena.apache.org/ |
| Last updated | 2026-07-31T12:46:06Z |
| 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.
Nix92%
arq
nix profile install nixpkgs#arq- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Arq
Nix92%
infer
nix profile install nixpkgs#infer- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Infer
Nix92%
rset
nix profile install nixpkgs#rset- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Rset
apk92%
rset 3.3-r1
Configure systems using any scripting language
https://scriptedconfiguration.org/
sudo apk add rset- License: ISC
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rset
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Rset
apk92%
rset-doc 3.3-r1
Configure systems using any scripting language (documentation)
https://scriptedconfiguration.org/
sudo apk add rset-doc- License: ISC
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: rset
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Rset
Chocolatey92%
arq
choco install arq- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Arq
winget92%
HaystackSoftware.Arq
winget install --id HaystackSoftware.Arq -e- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Arq
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation