macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install musshlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 12310
Install mussh with Homebrew, apt, dnf
Multi-host SSH wrapper. Version 1.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install mussh.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install musshDebian stable package indexes · mussh · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install musshFedora Rawhide package metadata · mussh · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Multi-host SSH wrapper
Project links
Commands and aliases
- mussh
history
Project history and usage
mussh, the MUltihost SSH Wrapper, is a small Unix shell utility from the SourceForge era of system-administration tooling. The SourceForge project was registered in 2001 and describes the program as a shell script for executing a command or script over SSH on multiple hosts with one command, using ssh-agent and public-key authentication where possible to avoid repeated password prompts.
How it is used
Its niche is deliberately narrower than configuration-management systems: it broadcasts one-off remote commands or scripts across host lists. That made it useful for administrators who needed a simple SSH fan-out tool without adopting a larger orchestration stack. Packaging in Homebrew and major Linux distributions keeps it in the lightweight CLI/sysadmin category alongside tools such as pssh and pdsh.
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:ssh
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
mussh | 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 version1.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:mussh |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://mussh.sourceforge.net/ |
| 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%
mussh 1.0-1.1
MUltihost SSH Wrapper
sudo apt install mussh- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mussh
Ubuntu apt95%
mussh 1.0-1.1
MUltihost SSH Wrapper
sudo apt install mussh- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: all
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mussh
dnf95%
mussh 1.0-30.fc45
Multihost SSH wrapper
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/mussh
sudo dnf install mussh- License: GPL-1.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: mussh
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Mussh
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