macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install scrublocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install scrubMacPorts ports tree · security/scrub/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 10334
Install scrub with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper
Writes patterns on magnetic media to thwart data recovery. Version 2.6.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install scrub.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install scrubDebian stable package indexes · scrub · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install scrubFedora Rawhide package metadata · scrub · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#scrubnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sc/scrub/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install scrubopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · scrub · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Writes patterns on magnetic media to thwart data recovery
Project links
Commands and aliases
- scrub
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:media
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
scrub | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-04
manager version2.6.1
manager updated2026-06-28
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/chaos/scrub
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/chaos/scrubnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:scrub |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/scrub |
| Homepage | https://github.com/chaos/scrub |
| Repository | https://github.com/chaos/scrub |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/chaos/scrub/releases/download/2.6.1/scrub-2.6.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-28T17:44:54-04:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | scrub |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
scrub 2.6.1+git20240819.9b4267e-1
writes patterns on magnetic media to thwart data recovery
https://github.com/chaos/scrub
sudo apt install scrub- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrub
Nix95%
scrub
nix profile install nixpkgs#scrub- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrub
Ubuntu apt95%
scrub 2.6.1-1build2
writes patterns on magnetic media to thwart data recovery
http://code.google.com/p/diskscrub/
sudo apt install scrub- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrub
dnf95%
scrub 2.6.1-13.fc45
Disk scrubbing program
https://github.com/chaos/scrub/
sudo dnf install scrub- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: scrub
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrub
zypper95%
scrub 2.6.1-2.7
Disk scrubbing program
https://code.google.com/p/diskscrub/
sudo zypper install scrub- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/File utilities
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: scrub
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrub
MacPorts95%
scrub
sudo port install scrub- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Scrub
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation