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Install readsb with Homebrew, apt, Nix

ADS-B decoder swiss knife. Version 3.16.15 via Homebrew; verified 2026-08-02. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install readsb.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install readsb

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install readsb

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#readsb

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

overview

Package summary

ADS-B decoder swiss knife

Commands and aliases

  • readsb

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for readsb. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

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.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Linux
/etc/default/readsb

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
readsbexecutableindexed 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 version3.16.15
manager updated2026-08-02
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:readsb
Version3.16.15
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/wiedehopf/readsb
Repositoryhttps://github.com/wiedehopf/readsb
Last updated2026-08-02T12:51:38+01:00
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%

readsb 3.14.1630+git20240609.adc080d-1

Mode-S/ADSB/TIS decoder for RTLSDR, BladeRF, Modes-Beast and GNS5894 devices

https://github.com/adsbfi/readsb

sudo apt install readsb
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Readsb
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: readsb from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

readsb

nix profile install nixpkgs#readsb
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Readsb
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/readsb/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation