# Install rna-star with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, winget RNA-seq aligner. Version 2.7.11b via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rna-star. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rna-star ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rna-star ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install star ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/star/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install rna-star ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rna-star from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install star ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: star from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#star ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/star/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install star ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: star from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id WinNGS.STAR -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: WinNGS.STAR from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:rna-star - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.7.11b - **Source summary:** RNA-seq aligner - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** MIT AND BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T15:13:46+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - STAR (cli) - STAR (alias) ## Dependencies - libomp ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2.7.11b - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rna-star - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - rna-star - 2.7.11b+dfsg-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rna-star from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner | https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR/ - Ubuntu apt - rna-star - 2.7.11b+dfsg-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rna-star from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner | https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR/ - MacPorts - star: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/star/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - star: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/star/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - rmt - 2024.03.21-7.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rmt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Provides certain programs with access to remote tape devices | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - dnf - star - 2024.03.21-7.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: star from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | An archiving tool with ACL support | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - dnf - star-libs - 2024.03.21-7.fc45: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: star-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for star | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - star - 1.6.1-53.5: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: star from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | tar implementation compliant to POSIX.1-2001 | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - winget - WinNGS.STAR: installed executable or alias match | Windows Package Manager source index: WinNGS.STAR from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Scientific computing packages](https://pkg.so/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [salmon](https://pkg.so/brew/salmon/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, rna-seq, science. - [samtools](https://pkg.so/brew/samtools/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [blast](https://pkg.so/brew/blast/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [bedtools](https://pkg.so/brew/bedtools/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [minimap2](https://pkg.so/brew/minimap2/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [bbtools](https://pkg.so/brew/bbtools/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [sambamba](https://pkg.so/brew/sambamba/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [kallisto](https://pkg.so/brew/kallisto/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, rna-seq, science. - [ropebwt3](https://pkg.so/brew/ropebwt3/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, libomp, science. - [oarfish](https://pkg.so/brew/oarfish/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, rna, rna-seq, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rna-star.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rna-star.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph