# Install rqbit with Homebrew, Nix, pacman

Fast command-line bittorrent client and server. Version 8.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rqbit.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rqbit
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rqbit
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rqbit
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rqbit
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rqbit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rqbit
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 8.1.1
- **Source summary:** Fast command-line bittorrent client and server
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/ikatson/rqbit>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ikatson/rqbit>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:11-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- rqbit (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 8.1.1

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rqbit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rq/rqbit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - rqbit - 8.1.1-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rqbit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A bittorrent client in Rust | https://github.com/ikatson/rqbit


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rqbit.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rqbit.yml)


## Sources

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