# rkhunter mit Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für rkhunter in AI-Agent-Workflows.

## Installation

```sh
sudo av install brew:rkhunter
```

Weitere Installationsbefehle:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rkhunter
```

  Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rkhunter
```

  Evidenz: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rkhunter/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rkhunter
```

  Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: rkhunter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rkhunter
```

  Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rkhunter from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rkhunter
```

  Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: rkhunter from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

## Paketfakten

- **Paketschlüssel:** brew:rkhunter
- **Paketmanager:** Homebrew
- **Paketmanager-Seite:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rkhunter>
- **Version:** 1.4.6
- **Quellzusammenfassung:** Rootkit hunter
- **Homepage:** <https://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/>
- **Upstream-Dokumentation:** <https://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/>
- **Lizenz:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Quellarchiv:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/rkhunter/rkhunter/1.4.6/rkhunter-1.4.6.tar.gz>
- **Generiert:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- rkhunter (cli)
- rkhunter (Alias)

## Installationsverhalten

- Post-install-Hook: nicht definiert
- Bottle: verfügbar auf arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Version und Aktualität

- Seite generiert: 2026-08-04
- Manager-Version: 1.4.6
- lokale Daten: OK
- Upstream-Repository: https://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/
- Info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- Info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Sicherheitshinweise

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger-Risiko:** grün / niedrig
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: /etc/rkhunter.conf, /usr/local/etc/rkhunter.conf
## Details aus der Quelldatenbank

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** rkhunter
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

- Debian apt - rkhunter - 1.4.6-13: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rkhunter from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner | https://rkhunter.sourceforge.net
- Ubuntu apt - rkhunter - 1.4.6-12: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rkhunter from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | rootkit, backdoor, sniffer and exploit scanner | https://rkhunter.sourceforge.net
- dnf - rkhunter - 1.4.6-33.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rkhunter from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst | A host-based tool to scan for rootkits, backdoors and local exploits | http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/
- pacman - rkhunter - 1.4.6-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rkhunter from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Checks machines for the presence of rootkits and other unwanted tools. | http://rkhunter.sourceforge.net/
- MacPorts - rkhunter: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rkhunter/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Verwandte Links

- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/de/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/de/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Security and crypto packages](https://pkg.so/de/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/de/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [chkrootkit](https://pkg.so/de/brew/chkrootkit/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, malware-detection, rootkit, security.
- [aide](https://pkg.so/de/brew/aide/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, intrusion-detection, security.
- [gnutls](https://pkg.so/de/brew/gnutls/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security.
- [krb5](https://pkg.so/de/brew/krb5/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security.
- [nettle](https://pkg.so/de/brew/nettle/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security.
- [libcap](https://pkg.so/de/brew/libcap/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security.
- [nss](https://pkg.so/de/brew/nss/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security.
- [pinentry](https://pkg.so/de/brew/pinentry/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, security.
- [clamav](https://pkg.so/de/brew/clamav/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, detection, malware, malware-detection, security.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rkhunter.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rkhunter.yml)


## Quellen

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph