Pre-built binary

Go to the latest release page and download the binary you need.

Ubuntu

Get the .deb package from the latest release page and then run:

sudo dpkg -i /path/to/downloaded/hostctl_<version>.deb

Arch Linux

There is an AUR package for hostctl.

You can install it using your AUR helper of choice.

Example:

yay -Sy hostctl

Nix

nix-env -iA nixpkgs.hostctl

HomeBrew

brew install guumaster/tap/hostctl

asdf

asdf plugin add hostctl https://github.com/svenluijten/asdf-hostctl.git
asdf install hostctl latest

Scoop

scoop install hostctl

NOTE: If you also installed sudo with Scoop, you can run the examples below with sudo instead of starting your terminal as administrator.

Snap [DEPRECATED]

DEPRECATION NOTICE: Last version supported on snap is v1.0.11. I think Snap is not for everyone. Certainly not for me. I’ve tried to maintain a snap version but is too manual, cumbersome, random and boring. Please, get the hostctl binary in any other flavor.