install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install reprepro

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install reprepro

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install reprepro

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#reprepro

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S reprepro

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install reprepro

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

overview

Package summary

Debian package repository manager

Project links

Commands and aliases

changestool
reprepro
rredtool

history

Project history and usage

reprepro is a command-line manager for Debian-format package repositories. It maintains package pools and distribution indexes and can include, remove, copy, pull, and update packages.

Project history

reprepro originated as Bernhard Link's tool for managing Debian binary and source package repositories. The Debian project subsequently maintained its packaging and source on Salsa.

The program became a long-lived alternative to manually invoking lower-level Debian archive tools, combining package ingestion, pool management, metadata generation, and repository export.

Adoption history

reprepro is packaged across Debian, Ubuntu, Homebrew, Fedora-family, Arch, Nix, and openSUSE ecosystems according to source_facts.package-manager. Its broad distribution reflects its role as a conventional tool for operators maintaining APT repositories.

How it is used

An administrator creates a repository base directory and defines at least `conf/distributions`, then uses commands such as `includedeb`, `includedsc`, `include`, `remove`, `update`, and `export`.

Configuration normally resides in the base directory's `conf/` subdirectory. `distributions` is required; `updates` and `pulls` are used for synchronization workflows, while `options` supplies command defaults.

Why package nerds care

reprepro matters to package maintainers because it automates the Debian archive layout and metadata that APT clients expect while keeping repository policy in reviewable control-style configuration files.

Its support for incoming changes, repository synchronization, snapshots, signing, and multiple distributions makes it useful for private archives, build pipelines, and downstream Debian derivatives.

Timeline

Original project: Created and maintained by Bernhard Link.
2018: Upstream reprepro project imported into Debian's Salsa service.
2021: Debian's current Salsa project record was created as a fork of the upstream project.

Related projects

reprepro operates within the Debian package ecosystem alongside APT, dpkg, GnuPG, and Debian archive metadata tools.

Sources

Input package coverage: source_facts.package-manager
Official Debian manpage: https://manpages.debian.org/trixie/reprepro/reprepro.1.en.html
Official Debian source repository: https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro

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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 7 platform targets.
Installs with 7 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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.

Unix: <basedir>/conf/options<basedir>/conf/distributions<basedir>/conf/updates<basedir>/conf/pulls

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure
`changestool`	cli	global executable
`reprepro`	cli	global executable
`rredtool`	cli	global executable

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 generated2026-11-04

manager version5.5.1

manager updated2026-09-12

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepronone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:reprepro
Version	5.5.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/reprepro
Homepage	https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro
Upstream docs	https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://deb.debian.org/debian/pool/main/r/reprepro/reprepro_5.5.1.orig.tar.xz
Last updated	2026-09-12T08:29:32Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	berkeley-db@5, gcc, gpgme, libarchive, libgpg-error, xz, zstd
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake
Uses from macOS	bzip2
Bottle	available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	reprepro
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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%

reprepro 5.4.6+really5.3.2-1+deb13u1

Debian package repository producer

sudo apt install reprepro

Section: utils
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
5 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reprepro

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

Nix95%

reprepro

nix profile install nixpkgs#reprepro

normalized package name match
Matched by: Reprepro

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/reprepro/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

reprepro 5.3.1-5build4

Debian package repository producer

sudo apt install reprepro

Section: universe/utils
Architecture: amd64
9 dependencies
5 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reprepro

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

dnf95%

reprepro 5.4.4-7.fc45

Tool to handle local repositories of Debian packages

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro

sudo dnf install reprepro

License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND LicenseRef-Callaway-MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: reprepro
9 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reprepro

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: reprepro from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

reprepro 5.5.1-1

Debian package repository producer

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro

sudo pacman -S reprepro

License: GPL-2.0-only
Architecture: x86_64
7 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reprepro

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: reprepro from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

reprepro 5.5.1-1.1

Debian repository metadata generator

https://salsa.debian.org/debian/reprepro

sudo zypper install reprepro

License: GPL-2.0-only AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: reprepro
9 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Reprepro

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: reprepro from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-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.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/reprepro.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment
pkg.so package database
pkgdb category and tag curation

Install reprepro with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

Additional install commands

macOS

Linux

Package summary

Project links

Commands and aliases

Project history and usage

Project history

Adoption history

How it is used

Why package nerds care

Timeline

Related projects

Sources

Risk level: green

Risk classifier

Why

Signals

Install behavior

Recommended review

Configuration and credential file locations

Configuration files

Installed executables

Version and freshness

Package metadata

Source database details

Other package-manager records

Internal package links

Topical hubs

Related tools

Same workflow

Generated from repository data

Combined YAML source

Used sources