# Install prrte with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, pacman, apt, MacPorts
PMIx Reference RunTime Environment. Version 4.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#prrte.
## Install
```sh
sudo av install brew:prrte
```
Additional install commands:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install prrte
```
Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install pcc
```
Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: lang/pcc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- dnf (92%):
```sh
sudo dnf install prrte
```
Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: prrte from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#prrte
```
Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/prrte/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman (92%):
```sh
sudo pacman -S prrte
```
Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: prrte from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
- Debian apt (92%):
```sh
sudo apt install pcc
```
Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pcc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
## Package facts
- **Package key:** brew:prrte
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 4.1.0
- **Source summary:** PMIx Reference RunTime Environment
- **Homepage:**
- **Repository:**
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-10T15:11:52Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## Executables
- pcc (alias)
- prte (alias)
- prte-info (alias)
- prte-submit (alias)
- prte-term (alias)
- prted (alias)
- prterun (alias)
## Install behavior
- Bottle: not available
## Freshness
- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 4.1.0
## Project history and usage
PRRTE is the PMIx Reference RunTime Environment, a runtime layer used to start and manage distributed jobs in PMIx-oriented high-performance computing environments.
### Project history
The PRRTE documentation identifies the formal project name as PRRTE while noting that executables, environment variables, and internal APIs use the shorter prte spelling. The project is maintained in the OpenPMIx GitHub organization and publishes Sphinx documentation at docs.prrte.org.
### Adoption history
PRRTE matters to MPI users because Open MPI uses it for practical runtime duties such as launching, monitoring, killing, and reaping remote processes. Package-manager users commonly encounter it as a dependency or companion runtime in modern Open MPI and PMIx stacks.
### How it is used
Users interact with PRRTE through commands such as prte, prterun, prun, prted, and prte_info. Runtime tuning is done with PRTE MCA parameters on the command line, through PRTE_MCA_* environment variables, or through MCA parameter files.
### Why package nerds care
For package maintainers, PRRTE is part of the split of MPI runtime plumbing into separately packaged PMIx and runtime components. Its configuration file names, installed man pages, and launch binaries are important integration points for Open MPI builds and HPC cluster images.
### Timeline
- 2003-2026: PRRTE documentation carries PRRTE Community copyright lineage.
- 2026-06-23: PRRTE v3.0.14 released on the official GitHub releases page.
- 2026-07-04: Latest PRRTE online documentation updated.
### Related projects
- OpenPMIx provides the process-management interface ecosystem around PRRTE.
- Open MPI uses PRRTE for runtime launch and process-management duties.
### Sources
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## Security Notes
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for prrte. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
## 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
- Unix: ~/.prte/mca-params.conf, $prefix/etc/prte-mca-params.conf
## Other Package-Manager Records
- Nix - prrte: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/prrte/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - prrte - 3.0.6-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: prrte from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | PMIx Reference RunTime Environment (PRRTE) | https://github.com/openpmix/prrte
- dnf - prrte-devel - 3.0.6-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: prrte-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for prrte | https://github.com/openpmix/prrte
- dnf - prrte-libs - 3.0.6-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: prrte-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for prrte | https://github.com/openpmix/prrte
- pacman - prrte - 3.0.14-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: prrte from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | PMIx Reference RunTime Environment | https://github.com/openpmix/prrte
- MacPorts - pcc: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: lang/pcc/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Debian apt - pcc - 1.2.0~DEVEL+20220331-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: pcc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Portable C Compiler | http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/
- Ubuntu apt - pcc - 1.2.0~DEVEL+20220331-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pcc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Portable C Compiler | http://pcc.ludd.ltu.se/
## Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/prrte.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/prrte.yml)
## Sources
- pkg.so package database
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph