Install Newgrp On A Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine, Arch, Kali, Fedora, Raspbian And MacOS

newgrp

system login tools

Maintainer: Shadow package maintainers

Email: [email protected] .

Website: https://github.com/shadow-maint/shadow

Section: admin

Install newgrp

Debian apt-get install login Click to copy
Ubuntu apt-get install login Click to copy
Alpine OS apk add util-linux Click to copy
Arch Linux pacman -S util-linux Click to copy
Kali Linux apt-get install login Click to copy
Fedora dnf install shadow-utils-2 Click to copy
Raspbian apt-get install login Click to copy
macOS brew install util-linux Click to copy

login

system login tools

These tools are required to be able to login and use your system. The login program invokes your user shell and enables command execution. The newgrp program is used to change your effective group ID (useful for workgroup type situations). The su program allows changing your effective user ID (useful being able to execute commands as another user).

shadow-utils-2

password files

util-linux

miscellaneous system utilities

This package contains a number of important utilities, most of which are oriented towards maintenance of your system. Some of the more important utilities included in this package allow you to view kernel messages, create new filesystems, view block device information, interface with real time clock, etc.

To install the latest version of newgrp in your favorite operating system just copy the newgrp installation command from above and paste it into terminal. It will download and install the latest version of newgrp 2026 package in your OS.