# Install pike with Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix

Dynamic programming language. Version 8.0.1956 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#pike.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:pike
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install pike
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install pike
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/pike/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add pike
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#pike
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pike/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:pike
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 8.0.1956
- **Source summary:** Dynamic programming language
- **Homepage:** <https://pike.lysator.liu.se/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T14:48:01+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- pike (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 8.0.1956

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for pike. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - pike: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pi/pike/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - pike - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-bzip2 - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-bzip2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (BZip2 support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-doc - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (documentation) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-full - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-full from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Meta package for Pike programming language | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-gdbm - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-gdbm from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (GDBM support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-gl - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-gl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (OpenGL/GLUT support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-gtk - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-gtk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (GTK2 support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-image - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-image from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (image handling modules) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-pcre - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-pcre from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (PCRE support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-sdl - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-sdl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (SDL support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-sqlite - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-sqlite from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (SQLite support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- apk - pike-svg - 8.0.2040-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: pike-svg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Pike programming language (SVG support) | https://pike.lysator.liu.se/
- MacPorts - pike: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: lang/pike/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/pike.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/pike.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph