macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sextractorlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 5889
Install sextractor with Homebrew, dnf
Extract catalogs of sources from astronomical images. Version 2.28.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with dnf: sudo dnf install sextractor.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sextractorFedora Rawhide package metadata · sextractor · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Extract catalogs of sources from astronomical images
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ldactoasc
- sex
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:image
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
./default.sex
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ldactoasc | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
sex | 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 version2.28.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sextractor |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.28.2 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.astromatic.net/software/sextractor/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/astromatic/sextractor |
| 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.
dnf95%
sextractor 2.28.2-5.fc45
Extract catalogs of sources from astronomical images
http://astromatic.iap.fr/software/sextractor
sudo dnf install sextractor- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sextractor
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sextractor
source trail
Generated from repository data
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
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