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Install flashrom with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Identify, read, write, verify, and erase flash chips. Version 1.7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-17. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install flashrom.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install flashrom

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install flashrom

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/flashrom/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add flashrom

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · flashrom · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install flashrom

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install flashrom

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · flashrom · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#flashrom

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S flashrom

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install flashrom

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

overview

Package summary

Identify, read, write, verify, and erase flash chips

Commands and aliases

  • flashrom

history

Project history and usage

flashrom is a utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying, and erasing flash chips. The official docs describe BIOS, EFI, coreboot, firmware, option ROM, mainboard, controller-card, and external-programmer use cases.

Project history

The official repository history begins in 2002 with a commit describing a general-purpose user-land flash burner. flashrom developed into a hardware-support database and command-line flashing tool, with the project now using Gerrit at review.coreboot.org for code review and development.

Adoption history

The official website describes broad platform support across Linux, BSDs, Solaris-like systems, macOS, GNU Hurd, DOS, and partial Windows support. It also links to distribution packaging information, reflecting flashrom's role as a standard low-level firmware tool rather than an application tied to one vendor.

How it is used

flashrom is used to probe flash chips, back up ROM contents, write firmware images, verify writes, erase chips, and work with layout-restricted regions. The manual page warns users to make backups before writing and to prefer probe-only mode on first use.

Why package nerds care

flashrom matters to package nerds because it is a rare package-manager-distributed tool that directly touches firmware storage. Its package value is tied to hardware tables, programmer backends, OS permissions, and cautious CLI behavior more than to UI.

Timeline

  • 2002: Repository history starts with a general-purpose user-land flash burner commit.
  • 2018: v1.0 tag appears in the official repository history.
  • 2023: v1.3 release is listed in the official release notes.
  • 2024: v1.4 and v1.5 releases are listed in the official release notes.
  • 2025: v1.6 release is listed in the official release notes.
  • 2026: v1.7 release is listed in the official release notes.

Related projects

  • The development guide places flashrom in the coreboot review infrastructure, while the user docs relate it to BIOS, EFI, coreboot, firmware images, and hardware programmers.

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
flashromexecutableindexed 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 version1.7.0
manager updated2026-07-17
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:flashrom
Version1.7.0
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://flashrom.org/
Last updated2026-07-17T05:30:39Z
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%

flashrom 1.4.0-3

Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips

http://www.flashrom.org

sudo apt install flashrom
  • Section: electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: flashrom from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libflashrom-dev 1.4.0-3

BIOS/ROM/flash chips - development files

http://www.flashrom.org

sudo apt install libflashrom-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libflashrom-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libflashrom1 1.4.0-3

Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips - library

http://www.flashrom.org

sudo apt install libflashrom1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libflashrom1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

flashrom

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

flashrom 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2

Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips

http://www.flashrom.org

sudo apt install flashrom
  • Section: universe/electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: flashrom from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libflashrom-dev 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2

BIOS/ROM/flash chips - development files

http://www.flashrom.org

sudo apt install libflashrom-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libflashrom-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libflashrom1 1.3.0-2.1ubuntu2

Identify, read, write, erase, and verify BIOS/ROM/flash chips - library

http://www.flashrom.org

sudo apt install libflashrom1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libflashrom1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

flashrom 1.7.0-r0

A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips

https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom

sudo apk add flashrom
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

flashrom-bash-completion 1.7.0-r0

Bash completions for flashrom

https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom

sudo apk add flashrom-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

flashrom-dev 1.7.0-r0

A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (development files)

https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom

sudo apk add flashrom-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

flashrom-doc 1.7.0-r0

A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (documentation)

https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom

sudo apk add flashrom-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

flashrom-libs 1.7.0-r0

A utility for identifying, reading, writing, verifying and erasing flash chips (libraries)

https://www.flashrom.org/Flashrom

sudo apk add flashrom-libs
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: flashrom-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

flashrom 1.6.0-6.fc45

Simple program for reading/writing flash chips content

https://flashrom.org

sudo dnf install flashrom
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 9 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flashrom from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

flashrom-devel 1.6.0-6.fc45

Development package for flashrom

https://flashrom.org

sudo dnf install flashrom-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 4 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: flashrom-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

flashrom 1.7.0-1

Utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips

https://www.flashrom.org/

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

flashrom 1.7.0+git0.26b070db-1.5

A universal flash programming utility

https://www.flashrom.org/

sudo zypper install flashrom
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Development/Tools/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: flashrom
  • 6 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Flashrom
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: flashrom from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

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