Yes. Every package in the LibrePower repository is free, GPG-signed, and always will be. Enterprise support — SLA-backed response times, custom ports, compliance documentation and hardening — is a paid service provided by SIXE. Your subscription funds the engineers who maintain the public repo.

Q: Which IBM i versions are supported?

LibrePower packages are built and tested on IBM i 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 running PASE. All binaries are compiled natively for ppc64 — they are not cross-compiled or generic ports.

Q: Do I use yum or dnf to install packages?

On IBM i, yum is the most common package manager in PASE — dnf also works. On AIX, use dnf from the IBM AIX Toolbox. Both connect to the same LibrePower signing key and mirror infrastructure, so you get identical packages regardless of the OS.

Q: How is this different from the open source IBM already ships?

IBM's official open source for IBM i covers core utilities like bash, Python, Node.js and Git. LibrePower complements that foundation with 45+ additional packages — modern CLI tools written in Go and Rust (ripgrep, fzf, eza, delta), security tooling (Vault, age, sops), API gateways (Caddy, KrakenD), observability exporters, and database utilities. Every package is GPG-signed with a pinned key and CVE-scanned daily.

Q: What does enterprise support cover and in which languages?

SIXE enterprise support includes a 24-hour critical SLA, same-day response for standard issues, custom package ports on request, compliance documentation, and hardening guidance. Support is available in English, French, Spanish, and German — delivered by the same engineering team that builds and signs the packages.

Q: Are packages available for AIX too?

Yes. LibrePower maintains near-parity between IBM i and AIX. The AIX catalog currently has 71 GPG-signed packages — including AI inference (vLLM, llama-aix), containers (podman-aix), and databases (MariaDB 11). See the full AIX catalog at librepower.org/support/aix/.

The Go and Rust toolchain you already use on Linux — ripgrep, Caddy, Vault, fzf and 40+ more — packaged natively for IBM i (PASE). One curated repo, same packages on IBM i and AIX, compiled for ppc64, GPG-signed, CVE-scanned every single day. Built and supported by SIXE.

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✓ 5 packages, native ppc64 builds, GPG verified

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caddy2.7.6

Modern HTTPS web server with automatic Let's Encrypt. Native ppc64.

security

vault1.15.4

HashiCorp Vault: secrets, dynamic creds, PKI, audit log.

security

sftpgo2.6.3

Production SFTP/FTP/WebDAV for IFS with admin UI & S3/Azure backends.

security

age1.2.1

Modern file encryption. Simple keys, fast, no legacy options.

security

sops3.9.2

Encrypt secrets in YAML, JSON, ENV. Works with age & GPG.

security

rclone1.68.2

Sync to / from S3, Azure, GCS, SFTP — 70+ backends.

security

croc10.0.13

Secure P2P file transfer with end-to-end encryption.

security

krakend2.8.0

Stateless API gateway. Aggregate and protect APIs.

security

blackbox_exporter0.25.0

Prometheus prober for HTTP, DNS, TCP, ICMP.

security

…observability0.1.0

Prometheus + Loki for IBM i. QSYS2 metrics & QHST logs.

security

websocketd0.4.1

WebSocket server for any stdin/stdout program.

security

json_exporter0.7.0

Prometheus exporter for JSON HTTP APIs.

security

snmp_exporter0.27.0

Prometheus exporter for SNMP devices.

security

ripgrep14.1.1

Search gigabytes of code or logs in seconds. Respects .gitignore.

cli

fzf0.54.3

Command-line fuzzy finder. Files, history, processes.

cli

fd10.2.0

A fast, friendly find alternative with coloured output.

cli

eza0.20.4

Modern replacement for ls with Git integration and icons.

cli

delta0.18.2

Syntax-highlighting pager for git diff and grep output.

cli

starship1.21.1

Fast, customisable shell prompt with context-aware info.

cli

glab1.49.0

GitLab CLI — issues, MRs, pipelines from the terminal.

cli

gh2.62.0

Official GitHub CLI — PRs, issues, releases, actions.

cli

bat0.24.0

A cat clone with syntax highlighting and Git integration.

cli

tokei12.1.2

Count lines of code across your project. Fast and accurate.

cli

hexyl0.15.0

Colourful hex viewer that highlights byte categories.

cli

just1.36.0

A handy command runner — like make, but for shell tasks.

cli

direnv2.35.0

Load/unload environment variables per directory.

cli

gping1.18.0

ping with a live graph in your terminal.

cli

hey0.1.4

Tiny HTTP load generator and benchmark in Go.

cli

vegeta12.11.1

HTTP load testing at constant rate, detailed reports.

cli

air1.61.5

Live reload for Go apps. Hot-restart on file change.

cli

shfmt3.10.0

Shell parser & formatter for sh, bash, mksh.

cli

zsh5.9

The Z shell 5.9 for IBM i PASE. Modern shell.

cli

ruff0.7.4

Extremely fast Python linter/formatter in Rust.

cli

doom-ascii1.5

DOOM in your terminal. Because we can.

cli

yq4.44.5

YAML, JSON, XML, CSV processor. Like jq, for everything.

data

gojq0.12.16

Pure Go jq implementation. Full compatibility.

data

dasel2.8.1

Query and modify JSON, YAML, TOML, XML, CSV.

data

gron0.7.1

Make JSON greppable. Flatten to discrete assignments.

data

mlr6.13.0

Miller — CSV/JSON/TSV data manipulation CLI.

data

yj5.1.0

Convert between YAML, TOML, JSON, HCL formats.

data

migrate4.18.1

Database schema migrations for PostgreSQL and MySQL.

pgweb0.16.2

Web-based PostgreSQL browser and query tool.

csvq1.5.1

SQL queries over CSV, TSV, and JSON files.

dbmate2.23.0

Lightweight, database-agnostic SQL migrations.

litestream0.3.13

Streaming replication for SQLite — backup to S3, GCS, SFTP.

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Is the LibrePower repository free?

Yes — every package is free, GPG-signed, and always will be. Enterprise support (SLA-backed response times, custom ports, compliance docs, hardening) is a paid service from SIXE. Your subscription funds the engineers who maintain the public repo — so it stays free for everyone.

Which IBM i versions are supported?

Packages are built and tested on IBM i 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 running PASE. All binaries are compiled natively for ppc64 — not cross-compiled, not generic ports. On AIX, the same packages support 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3.

Do I use yum or dnf?

On IBM i, yum is the most common package manager in PASE — dnf also works. On AIX, use dnf from the IBM AIX Toolbox. Both connect to the same LibrePower signing key and mirror infrastructure, so you get identical packages regardless of the OS.

How is this different from the open source IBM already ships?

IBM's official open source for IBM i covers core utilities — bash, Python, Node.js, Git. LibrePower complements that foundation with 45+ additional packages: modern Go/Rust CLI tools (ripgrep, fzf, eza, delta), security tooling (Vault, age, sops), API gateways (Caddy, KrakenD), Prometheus exporters, and database utilities. Every package is GPG-signed with a pinned key and CVE-scanned daily.

What does enterprise support cover?

SIXE enterprise support includes a 24-hour critical SLA, same-day response for standard issues, custom package ports on request, compliance documentation, and hardening guidance. Support is delivered in English, French, Spanish and German by the same engineering team that builds and signs the packages. Get in touch →

Are the same packages available on AIX?

Yes — LibrePower maintains near-parity between IBM i and AIX. The AIX catalog currently ships 71 GPG-signed packages, including AI inference (vLLM, llama-aix), containers (podman-aix), and databases (MariaDB 11). See the full AIX catalog →

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