LibrePower IBM i Repository
—
ibmi.librepower.org
Modern open source
for IBM i
Native yum/dnf packages for IBM i (PASE),
GPG-signed and kept current. No more stale open source on
IBM i — the same tools and commands you already use on
AIX.
# import the signing key and add the repo (one time)
curl -fsSL https://ibmi.librepower.org/install.sh | bash
# then install what you need
yum install ripgrep fzf yq rclone fd
Every package is GPG-signed and verified on install · source on GitLab ↗
Running IBM i in production? Enterprise support, hardening and custom ports are available from SIXE.
Command-line tools
install under /QOpenSys/pkgs/bin
Databases & connectors
talk to Db2 for i, PostgreSQL, MySQL & more
Python developer tools
modern Python tooling IBM doesn't ship
Security, services & observability