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Install semver with Homebrew, Nix, pacman, dnf

Semantic version parser for node (the one npm uses). Version 7.8.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#semver.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install semver

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#semver

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S semver

Arch Linux sync databases · semver · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install semver-devel

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · semver-devel · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Semantic version parser for node (the one npm uses)

Project links

Commands and aliases

semver

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for semver. 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

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`semver`	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 version7.8.5

manager updated2026-06-19

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:semver
Version	7.8.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://semver.npmjs.com/
Repository	https://github.com/npm/node-semver
Last updated	2026-06-19T22:36:23Z
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.

Nix95%

semver

nix profile install nixpkgs#semver

normalized package name match
Matched by: Semver

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

dnf95%

semver-devel 0.3.1-6.fc45

Development files for semver

https://github.com/Neargye/semver

sudo dnf install semver-devel

License: MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: semver
2 dependencies
4 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Semver

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: semver-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

semver 7.8.5-1

The semantic version parser used by npm

https://github.com/npm/node-semver

sudo pacman -S semver

License: ISC
Architecture: any
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Semver

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

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/semver.yml

Used sources

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