# Install s6-rc with Homebrew, apk

Process supervision suite. Version 0.7.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-14. Also installable with apk: sudo apk add s6-rc.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:s6-rc
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install s6-rc
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add s6-rc
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:s6-rc
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.7.0.0
- **Source summary:** Process supervision suite
- **Homepage:** <https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-14T12:58:16Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- s6-rc (alias)
- s6-rc-compile (alias)
- s6-rc-db (alias)
- s6-rc-dryrun (alias)
- s6-rc-format-upgrade (alias)
- s6-rc-init (alias)
- s6-rc-repo-init (alias)
- s6-rc-repo-list (alias)
- s6-rc-repo-sync (alias)
- s6-rc-set-change (alias)
- s6-rc-set-commit (alias)
- s6-rc-set-copy (alias)
- s6-rc-set-delete (alias)
- s6-rc-set-fix (alias)
- s6-rc-set-install (alias)
- s6-rc-set-new (alias)
- s6-rc-set-status (alias)
- s6-rc-update (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.7.0.0

## 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

- apk - s6-rc - 0.7.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Service manager for s6-based systems | https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/
- apk - s6-rc-dev - 0.7.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Service manager for s6-based systems (development files) | https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/
- apk - s6-rc-doc - 0.7.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Service manager for s6-based systems (documentation) | https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/
- apk - s6-rc-libs - 0.7.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Service manager for s6-based systems (libraries) | https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/
- apk - s6-rc-static - 0.7.0.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: s6-rc-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Service manager for s6-based systems (static library) | https://skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/s6-rc.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/s6-rc.yml)


## Sources

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