install on SOW

Download SOW

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Install SOW from the Pigsty infra repository with apt install sow or dnf install sow, from a pinned RPM or DEB package, from a tar.gz archive for Linux or macOS on amd64 and arm64, or from a source build of a tagged release. Every route installs the same self-contained executable, and every published artifact carries a SHA-256 digest listed against SHA256SUMS. After installing, run sow version and sow help, then point sow create at a directory of packages.

Get Started

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SOW builds static RPM/YUM and DEB/APT repositories; it is not an HTTP daemon. Choose one of two isolated paths:

Plain: sow create rebuilds indexes beside the packages in an ordinary directory.
Managed: a workspace tracks package membership, Dists, architecture views, policy, signing, generations, audit history, and publication targets.
Installation — Choose a release archive, RPM/DEB package, or source build; verify the installed binary.
Quick Start — Create and serve a flat repository from a directory of packages.

Installation

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SOW is one executable: there is no service to enable and no runtime language environment. Release builds target Linux and macOS on amd64 and arm64; Linux also gets RPM and DEB packages. Windows is not supported.

Use the Download page to select the archive or Linux package that matches your operating system and architecture. It links each published artifact, its source tag, and SHA256SUMS.

Install an archive

Download one archive plus SHA256SUMS, then verify the matching line before extraction: