Pick your swamp path: installer, archive, Cargo, or Nix. Linux, macOS, and Windows get native listing, inspect, and explicit tree cleanup; process-group cleanup stays Unix-only.
The fastest way onto your machine, with updates included.
Linux • macOS
The generated GitHub Release installer. Downloads the right archive for your platform and drops both binaries on your PATH.
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -LsSf \
https://github.com/nuggocto/kickoutchi/releases/latest/download/kickoutchi-installer.sh \
| shWindows
The PowerShell installer • same release flow, Windows edition.
powershell -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -NoProfile -Command "irm https://github.com/nuggocto/kickoutchi/releases/latest/download/kickoutchi-installer.ps1 | iex"Linux • macOS • Windows
Installer-based installs ship kickoutchi-update. Run it to check for and install the newest GitHub Release.
kickoutchi-updateLinux • macOS • Windows
If installers make you nervous: grab the archive, verify the hash, and run kickoutchi or kick. Every release ships archives for all three platforms plus matching .sha256 files and a release-wide sha256.sum.
For Rust and Nix users who'd rather build it themselves.
Any platform
Rust users can build and install straight from the repository.
cargo install --locked --git https://github.com/nuggocto/kickoutchiLinux • macOS
Run or install the flake directly • first-class because it fits Rust CLI/TUI tools cleanly.
nix run github:nuggocto/kickoutchinix run github:nuggocto/kickoutchi#kick -- listnix profile install github:nuggocto/kickoutchiHomebrew (macOS) and Scoop (Windows) are available. The v1.1.2 Arch templates are ready too, but AUR publication stays paused.
Linux
Installs the prebuilt binary from the GitHub Release archive. The fast path for Arch users.
yay -S kickoutchi-binLinux
Builds from the release source archive with Cargo.
yay -S kickoutchimacOS
Install from the Homebrew tap • one formula, both binaries, and brew upgrade keeps them current.
brew install nuggocto/tap/kickoutchiWindows
Install from the Scoop bucket • both binaries, and scoop update keeps them current.
scoop bucket add nuggocto https://github.com/nuggocto/scoop-bucketscoop install kickoutchiLinux
Native /proc collection with pidfd-backed tree/group kill and inspect.
macOS
Native libproc / sysctl collection with tree/group kill and inspect.
Windows
Native IP Helper listing, inspect, single-process kill, and CLI tree kill via Job Objects.
Available packages
Installer, Release archives, Cargo, Nix flake, Homebrew, Scoop
Run kick with no arguments to open the TUI, or jump into the docs.