Install

Download a binary from the releases page and put it on your PATH.

File	Platform	Notes
pkgr-linux-x86_64	Linux, x86_64	static musl, runs anywhere including Alpine
pkgr-windows-x86_64.exe	Windows, x86_64
pkgr-macos-arm64	macOS, Apple silicon	not signed or notarised
pkgr-macos-x86_64	macOS, Intel	not signed or notarised

Linux

Release assets do not carry a permission bit, so make the file executable and rename it:

chmod +x pkgr-linux-x86_64
mv pkgr-linux-x86_64 ~/.local/bin/pkgr

The rename is what makes the command pkgr. The binary does not care what it is called.

Windows

Drop pkgr-windows-x86_64.exe somewhere on your PATH, renamed to pkgr.exe.

macOS

The macOS binaries are not signed or notarised, so macOS quarantines a file downloaded in a browser. Clear the flag, make it executable and rename it:

xattr -d com.apple.quarantine pkgr-macos-arm64
chmod +x pkgr-macos-arm64
mv pkgr-macos-arm64 /usr/local/bin/pkgr

Use pkgr-macos-x86_64 on an Intel Mac. If macOS still refuses, allow it under System Settings → Privacy & Security.

Verify

SHA256SUMS on each release has the checksums: sha256sum -c SHA256SUMS on Linux, shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS on macOS, Get-FileHash on Windows.

pkgr -version

From source

./build.ps1      # Windows
./build.sh       # Linux and macOS

Both run cargo fmt --check, clippy with warnings as errors, and the tests, then build with --locked. The binary lands in bin/. See Building for the options.