Installation

This is a list of uutils packages in various distributions and package managers. Note that these are packaged by third-parties and the packages might contain patches.

You can also build uutils from source.

Cargo
Linux
- Alpine
- Arch
- Debian
- Gentoo
- Manjaro
- NixOS
- OpenMandriva Lx
- Ubuntu
MacOS
- Homebrew
- MacPorts
FreeBSD
Windows
- Winget
- Scoop
Alternative installers
- Conda
- Yocto
Non-standard packages
- coreutils-hybrid (AUR)

Cargo

# Linux
cargo install coreutils --features unix
# MacOs
cargo install coreutils --features macos
# Windows
cargo install coreutils --features windows

Linux

Alpine

apk update uutils-coreutils

Note: Requires the edge repository.

Arch

pacman -S uutils-coreutils

Debian

apt install rust-coreutils
# To use it:
export PATH=/usr/lib/cargo/bin/coreutils:$PATH

Gentoo

emerge -pv sys-apps/uutils-coreutils

Manjaro

pacman -S uutils-coreutils
# or
pamac install uutils-coreutils

NixOS

nix-env -iA nixos.uutils-coreutils

OpenMandriva Lx

dnf install uutils-coreutils

Ubuntu

apt install rust-coreutils
# To use it:
export PATH=/usr/lib/cargo/bin/coreutils:$PATH

MacOS

Homebrew

brew install uutils-coreutils

MacPorts

port install coreutils-uutils

FreeBSD

pkg install rust-coreutils

Windows

Winget

winget install uutils.coreutils

Scoop

Scoop package

scoop install uutils-coreutils

The uutils-coreutils recipe is provided as part of the meta-openembedded yocto layer. Clone poky and meta-openembedded, add meta-openembedded/meta-oe as layer in your build/conf/bblayers.conf file, and then either call bitbake uutils-coreutils, or use PREFERRED_PROVIDER_coreutils = "uutils-coreutils" in your build/conf/local.conf file and then build your usual yocto image.

Non-standard packages

`coreutils-hybrid` (AUR)

A GNU coreutils / uutils coreutils hybrid package. Uses stable uutils programs mixed with GNU counterparts if uutils counterpart is unfinished or buggy.

uutils Documentation