# Install uutils-coreutils with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget

Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils. Version 0.9.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#uutils-coreutils.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:uutils-coreutils
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install uutils-coreutils
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add uutils-coreutils
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: uutils-coreutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install uutils-coreutils
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: uutils-coreutils 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#uutils-coreutils
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S uutils-coreutils
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/uutils-coreutils
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/uutils-coreutils.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id uutils.coreutils -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: uutils.coreutils from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:uutils-coreutils
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 0.9.0
- **Source summary:** Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils
- **Homepage:** <https://uutils.github.io/coreutils/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/uutils/coreutils>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:33-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- uu-[ (alias)
- uu-arch (alias)
- uu-b2sum (alias)
- uu-base32 (alias)
- uu-base64 (alias)
- uu-basename (alias)
- uu-basenc (alias)
- uu-cat (alias)
- uu-chgrp (alias)
- uu-chmod (alias)
- uu-chown (alias)
- uu-chroot (alias)
- uu-cksum (alias)
- uu-comm (alias)
- uu-coreutils (alias)
- uu-cp (alias)
- uu-csplit (alias)
- uu-cut (alias)
- uu-date (alias)
- uu-dd (alias)
- uu-df (alias)
- uu-dir (alias)
- uu-dircolors (alias)
- uu-dirname (alias)
- uu-du (alias)
- uu-echo (alias)
- uu-env (alias)
- uu-expand (alias)
- uu-expr (alias)
- uu-factor (alias)
- uu-false (alias)
- uu-fmt (alias)
- uu-fold (alias)
- uu-groups (alias)
- uu-head (alias)
- uu-hostid (alias)
- uu-hostname (alias)
- uu-id (alias)
- uu-install (alias)
- uu-join (alias)
- uu-kill (alias)
- uu-link (alias)
- uu-ln (alias)
- uu-logname (alias)
- uu-ls (alias)
- uu-md5sum (alias)
- uu-mkdir (alias)
- uu-mkfifo (alias)
- uu-mknod (alias)
- uu-mktemp (alias)
- uu-more (alias)
- uu-mv (alias)
- uu-nice (alias)
- uu-nl (alias)
- uu-nohup (alias)
- uu-nproc (alias)
- uu-numfmt (alias)
- uu-od (alias)
- uu-paste (alias)
- uu-pathchk (alias)
- uu-pinky (alias)
- uu-pr (alias)
- uu-printenv (alias)
- uu-printf (alias)
- uu-ptx (alias)
- uu-pwd (alias)
- uu-readlink (alias)
- uu-realpath (alias)
- uu-rm (alias)
- uu-rmdir (alias)
- uu-seq (alias)
- uu-sha1sum (alias)
- uu-sha224sum (alias)
- uu-sha256sum (alias)
- uu-sha384sum (alias)
- uu-sha512sum (alias)
- uu-shred (alias)
- uu-shuf (alias)
- uu-sleep (alias)
- uu-sort (alias)
- uu-split (alias)
- uu-stat (alias)
- uu-stdbuf (alias)
- uu-stty (alias)
- uu-sum (alias)
- uu-sync (alias)
- uu-tac (alias)
- uu-tail (alias)
- uu-tee (alias)
- uu-test (alias)
- uu-timeout (alias)
- uu-touch (alias)
- uu-tr (alias)
- uu-true (alias)
- uu-truncate (alias)
- uu-tsort (alias)
- uu-tty (alias)
- uu-uname (alias)
- uu-unexpand (alias)
- uu-uniq (alias)
- uu-unlink (alias)
- uu-uptime (alias)
- uu-users (alias)
- uu-vdir (alias)
- uu-wc (alias)
- uu-who (alias)
- uu-whoami (alias)
- uu-yes (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 0.9.0
## Project history and usage

uutils-coreutils is the flagship uutils project: a Rust, cross-platform reimplementation of GNU coreutils intended to make standard Unix command behavior portable across Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, WASI, and other platforms.

### Project history

The GitHub repository was created in 2013 and describes the project as a cross-platform Rust rewrite of GNU coreutils. The README says all programs have been implemented, while acknowledging that some options or behaviors may still differ.

The project's public goal is compatibility rather than reinvention: it aims to be a drop-in replacement for GNU utilities, and differences from GNU are treated as bugs. The documentation also describes a shared uucore library, generated manuals, shell completions, a multicall binary, individually buildable utilities, and optional prefixed installation such as uu-echo and uu-cat.

### Adoption history

uutils-coreutils moved from experiment to production adoption in the mid-2020s. The official uutils users page says Ubuntu began progressively replacing GNU coreutils with uutils, with Ubuntu 25.10 using uutils coreutils by default as real-world testing before the next LTS cycle.

The same official users page records broader adoption: Microsoft ships uutils-derived Coreutils for Windows, VS Code for the Web uses uutils coreutils compiled to WebAssembly/WASI for browser terminal commands, Redox OS uses uutils as its coreutils layer, Alpine, Debian, Fedora/EPEL, NixOS, Buildroot, Termux, ChromeOS, and macOS package-manager ecosystems all carry it in some form.

### How it is used

Package users install it to get Rust implementations of familiar tools such as cat, cp, ls, rm, sort, tail, wc, and many others. Builders can choose a multicall binary, individual binaries, platform feature sets, prefixed command names, or no-prefix replacement behavior depending on distribution policy.

### Why package nerds care

This is one of the rare package-manager stories where a rewrite of basic Unix plumbing became a serious distribution-level alternative to GNU coreutils. It matters to package nerds because it touches bootstrapping, licensing choices, cross-platform script portability, shell-completion/manpage generation, alternative providers, and the risk profile of replacing commands that every build script assumes.

### Timeline

- 2013: uutils/coreutils repository created on GitHub.
- 2020: Earliest GitHub release in the release feed, 0.0.1.
- 2025: uutils users page records Ubuntu 25.10 shipping uutils coreutils by default.
- 2026: GitHub README lists 0.9.0 as the latest release and says uutils coreutils ships by default on Ubuntu since 25.10.

### Related projects

- Related projects include GNU coreutils, BusyBox, Toybox, Redox OS, uutils findutils, uutils diffutils, uutils grep, and other uutils rewrites such as sed, tar, util-linux, procps, and shadow.

### Sources

- GitHub API for uutils/coreutils repository creation date and release API for earliest release.
- <https://github.com/uutils/coreutils README for goals, build/install modes, command scope, Ubuntu note, and release count.>
- <https://uutils.github.io/coreutils/docs/ for cross-platform documentation and uucore note.>
- <https://uutils.org/coreutils/ for production-ready status and goals.>
- <https://uutils.org/users/ for adoption by Ubuntu, Microsoft, Redox, VS Code for the Web, distributions, and package managers.>


## 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

- Nix - uutils-coreutils: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uu/uutils-coreutils/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- apk - uutils-coreutils - 0.9.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: uutils-coreutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils | https://uutils.github.io/coreutils/
- dnf - uutils-coreutils - 0.7.0-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: uutils-coreutils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | GNU coreutils reimplementation in Rust | https://uutils.github.io/coreutils/
- pacman - uutils-coreutils - 0.9.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: uutils-coreutils from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils | https://uutils.github.io/
- Scoop - main/uutils-coreutils: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/uutils-coreutils.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - uutils.coreutils: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: uutils.coreutils from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix
- winget - NetEase.UURemote: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: NetEase.UURemote from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


## Combined YAML source

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