brew / rank 12693

Install s3ql with Homebrew, apt, Nix

POSIX-compliant FUSE filesystem using object store as block storage. Version 6.3.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-23. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install s3ql.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install s3ql

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install s3ql

Debian stable package indexes · s3ql · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#s3ql

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/s3/s3ql/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

POSIX-compliant FUSE filesystem using object store as block storage

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

fsck.s3ql
mkfs.s3ql
mount.s3ql
s3ql_oauth_client
s3ql_verify
s3qladm
s3qlcp
s3qlctrl
s3qllock
s3qlrm
s3qlstat
umount.s3ql

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for s3ql. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ~/.s3ql/authinfo2

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: ~/.s3ql/authinfo2

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`fsck.s3ql`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`mkfs.s3ql`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`mount.s3ql`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3ql_oauth_client`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3ql_verify`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3qladm`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3qlcp`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3qlctrl`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3qllock`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3qlrm`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`s3qlstat`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`umount.s3ql`	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 version6.3.0

manager updated2026-07-23

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:s3ql
Version	6.3.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql
Repository	https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql
Last updated	2026-07-23T20:41:16Z
Pulse	updated
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%

s3ql 5.2.3+dfsg-2

Full-featured file system for online data storage

https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql

sudo apt install s3ql

Section: misc
Architecture: amd64
16 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: S3ql

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: s3ql from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

s3ql-dbg 5.2.3+dfsg-2

Full-featured file system for online data storage (debugging symbols)

https://github.com/s3ql/s3ql

sudo apt install s3ql-dbg

Section: debug
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: s3ql
4 dependencies
4 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: S3ql

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: s3ql-dbg from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

s3ql

nix profile install nixpkgs#s3ql

normalized package name match
Matched by: S3ql

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/s3/s3ql/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

combined/s3ql.yml

Used sources

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