# Install pdal with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, dnf, zypper
Point data abstraction library. Version 2.10.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-11. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pdal.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:pdal
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install pdal
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install pdal
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: gis/pdal/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add pdal
```
Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdal from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pdal
```
Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S pdal
```
Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: pdal from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install PDAL
```
Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: PDAL from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- zypper (92%):
```sh
sudo zypper install PDAL
```
Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: PDAL from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:pdal
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 2.10.2
- **Source summary:** Point data abstraction library
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-11T10:53:51Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- pdal (alias)
- pdal-config (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 2.10.2
## Security Notes
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pdal. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
## Other Package-Manager Records
- Nix - pdal: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pd/pdal/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - libpdal-plugins - 2.10.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libpdal-plugins from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | PDAL is a C++ BSD library for translating and manipulating point cloud data. | https://pdal.io/
- apk - pdal - 2.10.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdal from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | PDAL is a C++ BSD library for translating and manipulating point cloud data. | https://pdal.io/
- apk - pdal-dev - 2.10.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pdal-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | PDAL is a C++ BSD library for translating and manipulating point cloud data. (development files) | https://pdal.io/
- dnf - PDAL - 2.10.2-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: PDAL from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Point Data Abstraction Library | https://www.pdal.io
- dnf - PDAL-devel - 2.10.2-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: PDAL-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | PDAL development header files and libraries | https://www.pdal.io
- dnf - PDAL-libs - 2.10.2-4.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: PDAL-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | The shared libraries required for PDAL | https://www.pdal.io
- pacman - pdal - 2.10.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: pdal from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A C++ library for translating and manipulating point cloud data | http://www.pdal.io
- zypper - PDAL - 2.10.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: PDAL from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Point Data Abstraction Library (GDAL for point cloud data) | https://pdal.org/
- zypper - PDAL-bash-completion - 2.10.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: PDAL-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Bash completion for PDAL | https://pdal.org/
- zypper - PDAL-devel - 2.10.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: PDAL-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files and tools for PDAL applications | https://pdal.org/
- zypper - PDAL-doc - 2.10.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: PDAL-doc from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Documentation, examples and demos for PDAL | https://pdal.org/
- zypper - libPDAL20 - 2.10.2-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libPDAL20 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Point Data Abstraction Library (GDAL for point cloud data) | https://pdal.org/
- MacPorts - pdal: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: gis/pdal/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pdal.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pdal.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph