# Install radare2 with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper, scoop Reverse engineering framework. Version 6.1.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-23. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#radare2. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:radare2 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install radare2 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install radare2 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/radare2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add radare2 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install radare2 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#radare2 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: radare2 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S radare2 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: radare2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install radare2 ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: radare2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install radare2 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: radare2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/radare2 ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/radare2.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:radare2 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 6.1.8 - **Source summary:** Reverse engineering framework - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-23T13:05:38Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - clang-format-radare2 (alias) - r2 (alias) - r2agent (alias) - r2p (alias) - r2pm (alias) - r2r (alias) - r2sdb (alias) - rabin2 (alias) - radare2 (alias) - radiff2 (alias) - rafind2 (alias) - rafs2 (alias) - ragg2 (alias) - rahash2 (alias) - rapatch2 (alias) - rarun2 (alias) - rasign2 (alias) - rasm2 (alias) - ravc2 (alias) - rax2 (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 6.1.8 ## Security Notes reverse engineering and debugging tool. - **Geiger risk:** red / high - reverse engineering and debugging tool ## 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: ~/.radare2rc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/radare2/rc, ~/.config/radare2/rc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/radare2/rc.d/*, ~/.config/radare2/rc.d/* ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - radare2: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: radare2 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libradare2-5.0.0t64 - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-5.0.0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | libraries from the radare2 suite | https://www.radare.org - Ubuntu apt - libradare2-common - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | arch independent files from the radare2 suite | https://www.radare.org - Ubuntu apt - libradare2-dev - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | devel files from the radare2 suite | https://www.radare.org - Ubuntu apt - radare2 - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: radare2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | free and advanced command line hexadecimal editor | https://www.radare.org - apk - radare2 - 6.1.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-dbg - 6.1.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (debug symbols) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-dev - 6.1.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (development files) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-doc - 6.1.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (documentation) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-libs - 6.1.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (libraries) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-zsh-completion - 6.1.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for radare2 | https://www.radare.org/ - dnf - radare2 - 5.9.8-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | The reverse engineering framework | https://radare.org/ - dnf - radare2-common - 5.9.8-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2-common from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Arch-independent SDB files for the radare2 package | https://radare.org/ - dnf - radare2-devel - 5.9.8-11.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the radare2 package | https://radare.org/ - pacman - radare2 - 6.1.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: radare2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Open-source tools to disasm, debug, analyze and manipulate binary files | https://radare.org - zypper - libsdb2_4_2 - 6.1.4-3.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsdb2_4_2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Simple string key/value database | https://www.radare.org ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/radare2.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/radare2.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph