# Install jake with npm

JavaScript build tool, similar to Make or Rake. Version 12.10.1 via npm; verified 2026-05-25. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#jake.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install npm:jake
```

Additional install commands:

### Portable and language managers

- npm (100%):

```sh
npm install -g jake
```

  Evidence: local npm package metadata

## Package facts

- **Package key:** npm:jake
- **Package manager:** npm
- **Version:** 12.10.1
- **Source summary:** JavaScript build tool, similar to Make or Rake
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/jakejs/jake#readme>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-25T23:28:25.408Z
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- jake (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 12.10.1

## Security Notes

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for jake. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.


## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - jake: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ja/jake/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- pacman - jake - 12.10.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: jake from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | JavaScript build tool, similar to Make or Rake | https://jakejs.com
- MacPorts - jake: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: devel/jake/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Sources

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