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Install rpiboot with Homebrew, Nix, apt

Raspberry Pi USB boot tool for Compute Modules. Version 162618 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#rpiboot.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rpiboot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rpiboot

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

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rpiboot

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · rpiboot · source: archive.ubuntu.com

overview

Package summary

Raspberry Pi USB boot tool for Compute Modules

Commands and aliases

  • rpiboot

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
rpibootexecutableindexed 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 version162618
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:rpiboot
Version162618
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
Repositoryhttps://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
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.

Nix95%

rpiboot

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

rpiboot 0~20220315+git6fa2ec0+nowin-0ubuntu1

Raspberry Pi USB booting code

https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot

sudo apt install rpiboot
  • Section: multiverse/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Rpiboot
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rpiboot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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