brew / rank 3254

Install par2 with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, zypper

Parchive: Parity Archive Volume Set for data recovery. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-15. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install par2.

Install command Security notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install par2

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install par2

MacPorts ports tree · archivers/par2/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install par2

Debian stable package indexes · par2 · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install par2cmdline

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · par2cmdline · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Parchive: Parity Archive Volume Set for data recovery

Project links

Commands and aliases

par2
par2create
par2repair
par2verify

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:archive

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`par2`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`par2create`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`par2repair`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.
`par2verify`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered 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 version1.2.0

manager updated2026-06-15

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:par2
Version	1.2.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://parchive.github.io
Repository	https://github.com/Parchive/par2cmdline
Last updated	2026-06-15T10:20:22-04:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none 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%

par2 0.8.1-3

PAR 2.0 compatible file verification and repair tool

https://github.com/Parchive/par2cmdline/

sudo apt install par2

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: par2cmdline
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Par2

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: par2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

par2 0.8.1-3build1

PAR 2.0 compatible file verification and repair tool

https://github.com/Parchive/par2cmdline/

sudo apt install par2

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: par2cmdline
4 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Par2

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: par2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

zypper95%

par2cmdline 1.2.0-1.3

A PAR 2.0 compatible file creation, verification, and repair tool

https://github.com/Parchive/par2cmdline

sudo zypper install par2cmdline

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: par2cmdline
4 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Par2

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: par2cmdline from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

par2

sudo port install par2

normalized package name match
Matched by: Par2

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: archivers/par2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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.

combined/par2.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation