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Install rex with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, dnf

Command-line tool which executes commands on remote servers. Version 1.16.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rex.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rex

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install rex

MacPorts ports tree · sysutils/rex/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rex

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rex

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install Rex

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

overview

Package summary

Command-line tool which executes commands on remote servers

Commands and aliases

  • rex
  • rexify

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:server

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.

Unix
Rexfile

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
rexexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
rexifyexecutableindexed 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 version1.16.1
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rex
Version1.16.1
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://www.rexify.org
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%

rex 1.16.0-1

deployment and configuration management tool

https://www.rexify.org/

sudo apt install rex
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: all
  • 25 dependencies
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rex
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: rex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

rex

nix profile install nixpkgs#rex
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rex
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/rex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

rex 1.14.3-1

deployment and configuration management tool

https://www.rexify.org/

sudo apt install rex
  • Section: universe/admin
  • Architecture: all
  • 25 dependencies
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rex
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rex from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

Rex 1.16.1-4.fc45

The friendly automation framework on basis of Perl

https://www.rexify.org/

sudo dnf install Rex
  • License: Apache-2.0
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: Rex
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rex
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: Rex from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

rex

sudo port install rex
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rex
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/rex/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/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