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Install primer3 with Homebrew, apt, dnf

Program for designing PCR primers. Version 2.6.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install primer3.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install primer3

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install primer3

Debian stable package indexes · primer3 · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install primer3

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · primer3 · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Program for designing PCR primers

Commands and aliases

  • amplicon3_core
  • long_seq_tm_test
  • ntdpal
  • ntthal
  • oligotm
  • primer3_core
  • primer3_masker

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
amplicon3_coreexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
long_seq_tm_testexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
ntdpalexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
ntthalexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
oligotmexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
primer3_coreexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
primer3_maskerexecutableindexed 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 version2.6.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:primer3
Version2.6.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://primer3.org/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/primer3-org/primer3
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%

primer3 2.6.1-5

tool to design flanking oligo nucleotides for DNA amplification

http://primer3.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install primer3
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Primer3
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: primer3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

primer3-examples 2.6.1-5

tool to design flanking oligo nucleotides for DNA amplification (examples)

http://primer3.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install primer3-examples
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: primer3
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Primer3
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: primer3-examples from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

primer3 2.6.1-4

tool to design flanking oligo nucleotides for DNA amplification

http://primer3.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install primer3
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Primer3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: primer3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

primer3-examples 2.6.1-4

tool to design flanking oligo nucleotides for DNA amplification (examples)

http://primer3.sourceforge.net

sudo apt install primer3-examples
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: primer3
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Primer3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: primer3-examples from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

primer3 2.4.0-18.fc45

PCR primer design tool

http://primer3.sourceforge.net

sudo dnf install primer3
  • License: LicenseRef-Callaway-BSD AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: primer3
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Primer3
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: primer3 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

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.

Used sources

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