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Install airspy with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Driver and tools for a software-defined radio. Version 1.0.10 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-10. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install airspy.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install airspy

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install airspy

MacPorts ports tree · science/airspy/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install airspy

Debian stable package indexes · airspy · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#airspy

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ai/airspy/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S airspy

Arch Linux sync databases · airspy · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install airspy

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · airspy · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Driver and tools for a software-defined radio

Commands and aliases

  • airspy_gpio
  • airspy_gpiodir
  • airspy_info
  • airspy_lib_version
  • airspy_r820t
  • airspy_rx
  • airspy_si5351c
  • airspy_spiflash

history

Project history and usage

Airspy is the host software package for Airspy SDR receivers, exposing libairspy and command-line utilities for inspecting devices, receiving samples, reading/writing device settings, and integrating Airspy hardware into SDR software stacks.

Project history

The official Airspy site describes the hardware line as high-quality software-defined radio receivers for governments, professionals, academics, and hobbyists, and its page metadata dates the site to 2014. The airspyone_host repository is the host-side software for Airspy and describes the project as a low-cost, open-source software radio platform.

The host software's README names Benjamin Vernoux and Youssef Touil as principal authors and notes that Airspy is based on the HackRF project. That lineage matters: Airspy sits in the same open SDR tradition as HackRF while packaging a narrower set of host tools for Airspy hardware.

Adoption history

Airspy's adoption is tied to SDR hardware ownership and to distribution packaging. The Homebrew source facts list packages for Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, reflecting the need for easy host-tool installs across desktop SDR workstations.

The upstream repository documents Windows, Linux, and FreeBSD builds. On Linux it installs udev rules and runs `ldconfig`, which is a classic sign that the package is both a CLI utility set and a system library used by other SDR programs.

How it is used

Users install the host package to get commands such as `airspy_info`, `airspy_rx`, `airspy_gpio`, `airspy_r820t`, and `airspy_spiflash`. These tools inspect attached receivers, receive IQ samples, and manage lower-level device controls.

The package is usually not the whole SDR application. It is the plumbing layer that lets SDR frontends and scripts talk to Airspy USB hardware through libusb and libairspy.

Why package nerds care

Airspy is interesting to package maintainers because hardware support lives at the awkward edge between libraries, CLI tools, USB permissions, and downstream GUI applications. A working package needs the right libusb dependency, library installation, and device access rules, not just a compiled binary.

It is also part of the SDR packaging constellation: HackRF, rtl-sdr, Airspy HF+, SDR#, and SoapySDR-style integrations all shape how users expect radio hardware packages to install and coexist.

Timeline

  • 2014: The official Airspy site metadata records publication of the Airspy SDR site.
  • 2010s: airspyone_host provides host software for Airspy as a low-cost open-source software radio platform.
  • 2020s: Airspy host tools are packaged across Homebrew, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and openSUSE according to source_facts.

Related projects

  • HackRF is named by the Airspy host README as a basis for the project.
  • Airspy HF+ is the related HF/VHF receiver line with its own host package.
  • libusb is the USB access dependency documented by the build instructions.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
airspy_gpioexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_gpiodirexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_infoexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_lib_versionexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_r820texecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_rxexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_si5351cexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
airspy_spiflashexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.10
manager updated2026-07-10
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:airspy
Version1.0.10
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://airspy.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/airspy/airspyone_host
Last updated2026-07-10T11:09:14-04:00
Pulseupdated
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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%

airspy 1.0.10-3+b3

Tiny and efficient software defined radio receiver - utilities

http://airspy.com

sudo apt install airspy
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyone-host
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: airspy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

airspy

nix profile install nixpkgs#airspy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ai/airspy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

airspy 1.0.10-3build1

Tiny and efficient software defined radio receiver - utilities

http://airspy.com

sudo apt install airspy
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyone-host
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: airspy from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
pacman95%

airspy 1.0.10-5

AirSpy Software Defined Radio (SDR) usermode driver and associated tools

https://www.airspy.com

sudo pacman -S airspy
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: airspy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

airspy 1.0.10-3.5

Support programs for Airspy

http://www.airspy.com

sudo zypper install airspy
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspy
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: airspy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

airspy-devel 1.0.10-3.5

Development files for airspy

http://www.airspy.com

sudo zypper install airspy-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspy
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: airspy-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

airspy-udev 1.0.10-3.5

Udev rules for Airspy SDR

http://www.airspy.com

sudo zypper install airspy-udev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspy
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: airspy-udev from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libairspy0 1.0.10-3.5

Driver for Airspy

http://www.airspy.com

sudo zypper install libairspy0
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspy
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libairspy0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

airspy

sudo port install airspy
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspy
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: science/airspy/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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