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Installation

Stack can be installed via several package managers or built from source.

Requirements

  • Git 2.23 or later
  • Rust 1.70+ (for building from source)

Install via Homebrew (macOS / Linux)

The easiest way to install Stack on macOS and Linux:

brew install neul-labs/tap/stkd

Update with:

brew upgrade stkd

Install via Cargo

cargo install stkd-cli

This installs the gt command globally.

Install via npm

npm install -g stkd-cli

Install via pip

pip install stkd-cli

Quick Install Script

Download the latest binary or build from source automatically:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/neul-labs/stkd/main/install.sh | bash

Build from Source

For the latest development version:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/neul-labs/stkd
cd stkd

# Build and install
cargo install --path crates/stkd-cli

Verify Installation

Check that Stack is installed correctly:

gt --version

You should see output like:

gt 0.1.0

Shell Completions

Stack supports shell completions for bash, zsh, and fish.

# Add to ~/.bashrc
eval "$(gt completions bash)"

# Add to ~/.zshrc
eval "$(gt completions zsh)"

# Add to ~/.config/fish/config.fish
gt completions fish | source

Updating

To update to the latest version:

# Homebrew
brew upgrade stkd

# Cargo
cargo install stkd-cli --force

# npm
npm update -g stkd-cli

# pip
pip install --upgrade stkd-cli

Uninstalling

To remove Stack:

# Homebrew
brew uninstall stkd

# Cargo
cargo uninstall stkd-cli

# npm
npm uninstall -g stkd-cli

# pip
pip uninstall stkd-cli

Next Steps