How To Install B2sum?

How To Install B2sum?

b2sum

Calculate BLAKE2 cryptographic checksums.

Maintainer: Michael Stone



Section: utils

Install b2sum

  • Debian apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • Ubuntu apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • Alpine OS apk add coreutils Click to copy
  • Arch Linux pacman -S coreutils Click to copy
  • Kali Linux apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • CentOS yum install coreutils Click to copy
  • Fedora dnf install coreutils Click to copy
  • Raspbian apt-get install coreutils Click to copy
  • macOS brew install b2sum Click to copy

Calculate BLAKE2 cryptographic checksums.

How to use b2sum?

Below are few example commands for b2sum that you can use in the terminal.

Calculate the BLAKE2 checksum for a file:
b2sum filename1Click to copy
Calculate BLAKE2 checksums for multiple files:
b2sum filename1 filename2Click to copy
Read a file of BLAKE2 sums and filenames and verify all files have matching checksums:
b2sum -c filename.b2Click to copy
Calculate the BLAKE2 checksum from stdin:
somecommand | b2sumClick to copy
Installation of latest b2sum command is available for Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, CentOS, Fedora, Raspbian and macOS. You can copy the command for your OS from above and paste it into your terminal. Once you run the command it will download the 2026 latest package from the repository and install it in your computer/server.