# Install squashfuse with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives. Version 0.6.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-01. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libsquashfuse-dev. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:squashfuse ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install squashfuse ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add squashfuse ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install squashfuse ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: squashfuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install squashfuse ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#squashfuse ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sq/squashfuse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S squashfuse ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: squashfuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install squashfuse ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: squashfuse from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:squashfuse - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.6.2 - **Source summary:** FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-01T22:28:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - squashfuse (alias) - squashfuse_ll (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.6.2 ## Project history and usage squashfuse is a FUSE filesystem that mounts SquashFS archives in user space, making SquashFS useful outside the normal Linux kernel mount path or without elevated privileges. ### Project history The GitHub repository was created in 2012. The official README frames squashfuse as a fast, memory-efficient, permissively licensed implementation that supports almost all SquashFS features across Linux, macOS, BSD-family systems, OpenIndiana, and Android. ### Adoption history The input package-manager facts list packages across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE families. The README also gives macOS and NixOS build examples, reflecting its role as a portability layer for an otherwise Linux-native filesystem format. ### How it is used Users create SquashFS archives with mksquashfs, mount them with squashfuse ARCHIVE MOUNTPOINT, and unmount with platform tools such as umount or fusermount. The README positions it for non-Linux systems, non-root users, and developers experimenting with the format without risking kernel crashes. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because squashfuse makes SquashFS archives inspectable and mountable in more developer environments, especially macOS and unprivileged shells where a kernel SquashFS mount is unavailable or inconvenient. ### Timeline - 2012: GitHub repository created. - 2016: 0.1.100 release notes mention performance improvements and offset mounting support. - 2023: 0.3.0 added subdirectory mounting and default multithreading for squashfuse_ll. - 2025: 0.6.x releases improved macOS FUSE-T behavior. - 2026: 0.6.2 fixed long extended-attribute handling and static pkg-config dependency output. ### Related projects - Squashfs-tools, Linux SquashFS, FUSE, macFUSE, FUSE-T, libfuse. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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 - Debian apt - libsquashfuse-dev - 0.5.2-0.2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsquashfuse-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Development files for libsquashfuse | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - Debian apt - libsquashfuse0 - 0.5.2-0.2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsquashfuse0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives library | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - Debian apt - squashfuse - 0.5.2-0.2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squashfuse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - Nix - squashfuse: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sq/squashfuse/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libsquashfuse-dev - 0.5.0-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsquashfuse-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Development files for libsquashfuse | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - Ubuntu apt - libsquashfuse0 - 0.5.0-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libsquashfuse0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives library | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - Ubuntu apt - squashfuse - 0.5.0-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squashfuse from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - apk - squashfuse - 0.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - apk - squashfuse-dev - 0.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives (development files) | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - apk - squashfuse-doc - 0.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives (documentation) | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - apk - squashfuse-libs - 0.6.1-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squashfuse-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives (libraries) | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - dnf - squashfuse - 0.5.2-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - dnf - squashfuse-devel - 0.5.2-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for squashfuse | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - dnf - squashfuse-libs - 0.5.2-7.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squashfuse-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for squashfuse | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - pacman - squashfuse - 0.6.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: squashfuse from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | FUSE filesystem to mount squashfs archives | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse - zypper - libsquashfuse0 - 0.6.1-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsquashfuse0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | FUSE module to mount squashfs images | https://github.com/vasi/squashfuse ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/squashfuse.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/squashfuse.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph