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Install seqtk with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Toolkit for processing sequences in FASTA/Q formats. Version 1.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install seqtk.

Install command Security notes

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install seqtk

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install seqtk

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#seqtk

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

overview

Package summary

Toolkit for processing sequences in FASTA/Q formats

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

seqtk

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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`seqtk`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered 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 version1.5

manager updated2026-06-14

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:seqtk
Version	1.5
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://github.com/lh3/seqtk
Repository	https://github.com/lh3/seqtk
Last updated	2026-06-14T15:13:49+02:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none 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%

seqtk 1.4-2

Fast and lightweight tool for processing sequences in the FASTA or FASTQ format

https://github.com/lh3/seqtk

sudo apt install seqtk

Section: science
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Seqtk

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

Nix95%

seqtk

nix profile install nixpkgs#seqtk

normalized package name match
Matched by: Seqtk

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

Ubuntu apt95%

seqtk 1.4-2

Fast and lightweight tool for processing sequences in the FASTA or FASTQ format

https://github.com/lh3/seqtk

sudo apt install seqtk

Section: universe/science
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Seqtk

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

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/seqtk.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
pkg.so package database
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