Open source supported on AIX.
Real modern open source software for IBM AIX — from vLLM and podman to ripgrep and NumPy. Set up in two clicks, every RPM GPG-signed, built for AIX 7.3 & 7.2. Maintained and supported by SIXE.
curl -fsSL https://aix.librepower.org/install.sh | sh
Open source on AIX, signed and supported
AIX 7.3 · 7.2 · maintained by SIXESecure by default
gpgcheck=1 out of the box. The installer pins our key by fingerprint — DNF refuses anything that doesn't match. No more --nogpgcheck as a default.
Built for current AIX
Compiled and tested on AIX 7.3 (the current release) and 7.2. Go and Rust tools also run on legacy 7.1 via compatibility shims; AI runtimes and databases target POWER9+.
Talk to the engineers
The same SIXE team that builds and signs these packages answers your tickets — in EN, FR, ES & DE. Get enterprise support →
Every RPM is GPG-signed — fingerprint-pinned key.
gpgcheck=1 is enabled out of the box. Production-grade trust on AIX.
Open source on current AIX
The latest AIX is 7.3 TL4 (Dec 2025). AIX 7.1 reached end of life — many CLI tools still run on it, but new workloads target 7.3 & 7.2.
Open source.
Signed. Supported. Free.
GPG-signed RPMs for AIX 7.3 & 7.2 — set up in two clicks. The colored dots show compatibility: full partial n/a (7.1 · 7.2 · 7.3)
OpenAI-compatible LLM inference, native on AIX. CPU-only, no GPU. Runs as an AIX SRC service.
Container engine for AIX on native WPARs. podman-compatible CLI, image management, registry.
Enterprise SQL on POWER. Native AIX thread pool, built with -O3 -mcpu=power9. Vector search ready.
Modern PHP for AIX. 53 extensions, Fibers (native ppc64), opcache, PHP-FPM. WordPress & Drupal ready.
llama.cpp with VSX ternary kernels. Fastest single-stream GGUF on AIX.
Microsoft BitNet b1.58 ternary LLM inference for AIX.
AI-powered CLI toolkit for IBM POWER. Ask questions in plain English.
Blazingly fast search. Respects .gitignore, skips binaries, SIMD-accelerated.
Fuzzy finder. Files, history, processes — Ctrl+R will never be the same.
Fast, friendly find alternative with colorized output.
Modern ls replacement. Colors, icons, Git integration, tree view.
Syntax-highlighting pager for git, diff and grep output.
Cross-shell prompt. Blazing fast, shows git status and system info.
Modern disk usage utility. Colorful tables, JSON/CSV export.
Ping with a live graph. Multiple hosts, color-coded.
Friendly text editor. 40+ language syntax, UTF-8. Best vi alternative on AIX.
Command runner for project-specific tasks. Like make, without the baggage.
Per-directory environment variables. Load on cd, unload on leave.
Shell parser and formatter for sh, bash and mksh.
GitLab CLI — issues, MRs, pipelines from the terminal.
Rsync for object storage. 70+ backends, built-in server, client-side crypt.
Secure P2P file transfer. End-to-end encrypted, one command.
Encrypt secrets in YAML, JSON, ENV. Works with age, PGP and KMS.
Modern file encryption. Simple keys, SSH key support. Clean GPG alternative.
Count lines of code across your project. Fast and accurate.
Colorful hex viewer. Highlights byte categories.
List and diagnose running Go processes.
Live reload for Go apps. Hot-restart on file change.
GNU coreutils in PATH, systemctl/service wrappers for AIX SRC.
Google Authenticator for AIX/VIOS. QR codes, bilingual wizards, NTP checks.
DOOM. On AIX. In your terminal. Big-endian byte-swapping for POWER.
Modern web server with automatic HTTPS. Reverse proxy, load balancing.
Ultra-performant API Gateway. Aggregate and route across microservices.
Turn any stdin/stdout program into a WebSocket server.
Apache Ignite in-memory platform. Distributed cache, SQL engine, REST API.
IBM Semeru Certified JDK 25 (OpenJ9). Does NOT touch system Java.
IBM mainframe emulator (S/370, ESA/390, z/Architecture). Up to 128 CPUs.
Prometheus prober for HTTP, DNS, TCP, ICMP endpoints.
Prometheus exporter for SNMP-enabled network devices.
Prometheus exporter for JSON HTTP APIs.
Semantic observability for AIX. PID attribution, baseline learning, web dashboard.
AIX Storage Explorer. 8 views over VGs, LVs, PVs, filesystems and LUNs.
List open files. Delta tracking, watch mode, TCP/UDP socket info.
Tiny HTTP load generator. A modern ab replacement.
HTTP load testing at constant request rate. Reports and plots.
YAML, JSON, XML and CSV processor. Like jq but for everything.
Pure-Go jq implementation. Drop-in compatible, zero deps.
Query and modify JSON, YAML, TOML, XML and CSV — one unified syntax.
Like awk, sed, cut, join and sort — for CSV, TSV and JSON.
Make JSON greppable. Flatten to discrete assignments.
Convert between YAML, TOML, JSON and HCL.
Database schema migrations CLI. PostgreSQL and MySQL.
Array computing for Python 3.12. Native AIX, big-endian.
Data analysis and DataFrames for Python 3.12. Native AIX.
Scientific computing for Python 3.12. OpenBLAS, native AIX.
Pydantic v2 + pydantic-settings. Modern FastAPI validation.
Rust-powered validation engine for pydantic v2.
Pure-Python runtime deps for pandas (dateutil, pytz, tzdata, six).
Every package GPG-signed · Full index on GitLab → · Looking for IBM i? See the IBM i catalog →
Real stacks, running on AIX
The combinations we actually deploy on PowerModern web (LEMP)
A full web stack on Power with automatic HTTPS out of the box. PHP 8.3 with FPM & opcache, MariaDB 11 with the native AIX thread pool. Swap Caddy for nginx if you prefer.
AI & RAG
Run retrieval-augmented generation entirely on AIX. Store embeddings in PostgreSQL with pgvector, serve an OpenAI-compatible model with vLLM — CPU-only, no GPU required.
Observability
Native Prometheus exporters built for Power. Probe endpoints, scrape SNMP from your hardware and turn any JSON API into metrics — straight into your existing Grafana dashboards.
Questions we actually get
Is the LibrePower repository free?
Which AIX versions are supported?
How do I install on AIX 7.2 (or legacy 7.1)?
dnf_aixtoolbox.sh bundle from IBM). Then run curl -fsSL https://aix.librepower.org/install.sh | sh to add the LibrePower repo. Rust packages automatically pull libunwind as a dependency.How do I choose between LibrePower and IBM AIX Toolbox?
priority=10 in /opt/freeware/etc/yum.repos.d/librepower.repo to prefer LibrePower, or leave priority unset to let version number decide. LibrePower-unique packages (vLLM, podman-aix, MariaDB 11, PHP 8.3, Python stack) never collide.Are the same packages available on IBM i?
What does enterprise support cover?
The packages are free.
The expertise is a call away.
The repository stays open and GPG-signed forever. When you run it in production, SIXE — an IBM Business Partner — backs it with SLA-grade support, custom builds and compliance work, delivered by the same engineers who compile and sign these packages.
Modern open source on Power
belongs to everyone.
LibrePower is the first unified, free open source repository for IBM Power — same packages on AIX and IBM i, GPG-signed, kept up to date. Enterprise subscriptions fund the engineering work.
Install LibrePower on AIX
Two commands. Built for AIX 7.3 & 7.2 (DNF required; also runs on legacy 7.1). GPG-signed, ready for production.
$curl -fsSL https://aix.librepower.org/install.sh | sh$dnf install vllm podman-aix mariadb11 ripgrepRunning AIX in production?
Let's take a look.
The repository is free to use today. When you want the engineers who build and sign it on your side, tell us about your estate — in English, French, Spanish or German. In your language.