# 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.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:semver
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install semver
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#semver
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S semver
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install semver-devel
```

  Evidence: 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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:semver
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 7.8.5
- **Source summary:** Semantic version parser for node (the one npm uses)
- **Homepage:** <https://semver.npmjs.com/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/npm/node-semver>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-19T22:36:23Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- semver (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 7.8.5

## Security Notes

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.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - semver: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/se/semver/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- dnf - semver-devel - 0.3.1-6.fc45: normalized package name match | 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 | Development files for semver | https://github.com/Neargye/semver
- pacman - semver - 7.8.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: semver from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | The semantic version parser used by npm | https://github.com/npm/node-semver


## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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