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Install airspyhf with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Driver and tools for a software-defined radio. Version 1.6.8 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install airspyhf

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install airspyhf

MacPorts ports tree · science/airspyhf/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add airspyhf

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · airspyhf · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install airspyhf

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install airspyhf

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#airspyhf

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

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install airspyhf

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

overview

Package summary

Driver and tools for a software-defined radio

Commands and aliases

  • airspyhf_calibrate
  • airspyhf_gpio
  • airspyhf_info
  • airspyhf_lib_version
  • airspyhf_rx

history

Project history and usage

Airspy HF+ is the host software package for the Airspy HF+ receiver family, focused on high-performance SDR reception in the HF and VHF bands. It provides libairspyhf and utilities such as `airspyhf_info`, `airspyhf_rx`, and calibration/control tools.

Project history

The official airspyhf repository describes itself as a user-mode driver and host software for Airspy HF+, a high-performance software defined radio for the HF and VHF bands. It points to the Airspy HF+ product page and shares the broader Airspy software-defined-radio ecosystem.

The README names Ian Gilmour and Youssef Touil as principal authors and states that the user-mode driver is based on Airspy R2, itself based on HackRF. That gives the package a clear hardware-family lineage rather than presenting it as a generic SDR abstraction.

Adoption history

Airspy HF+ adoption follows the hardware and SDR-operator audience: users need a small host package that their SDR applications and scripts can call. The source facts show packaging in Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE.

The README documents Windows and Linux builds, and explicitly distinguishes Linux udev rule choices from macOS USB behavior. That detail is important for distribution adoption because a package can compile cleanly while still failing to give ordinary users access to the USB receiver.

How it is used

Typical package usage is hardware enablement: run `airspyhf_info` to verify the attached receiver, `airspyhf_rx` to capture samples, and calibration or GPIO utilities when tuning the device setup. GUI SDR applications may depend on the installed library underneath.

On Linux, the documented build options install udev rules using either plugdev-style access or uaccess, while macOS does not need those udev options. That makes the same source package slightly different across operating systems.

Why package nerds care

Airspy HF+ is a small package with real platform edges: USB access, udev policy, shared libraries, and downstream SDR applications all matter. It is a package-manager example where the correctness of install-time permissions can be as important as the version number.

It also shows how hardware-specific packages split inside one vendor ecosystem: `airspy` and `airspyhf` are related but separately packaged because the devices and host libraries differ.

Timeline

  • 2010s: Airspy HF+ host software is published for the HF/VHF Airspy receiver line.
  • 2020s: airspyhf is packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE according to source_facts.
  • 2020s: Repository tags include releases from 1.0 through later 1.x tags.

Related projects

  • Airspy R2 is named by the README as the basis for the Airspy HF user-mode driver.
  • HackRF is named as the deeper project lineage behind Airspy R2.
  • airspyone_host is the sibling host package for Airspy devices outside the HF+ line.

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 13 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
airspyhf_calibratecliglobal executable
airspyhf_gpiocliglobal executable
airspyhf_infocliglobal executable
airspyhf_lib_versioncliglobal executable
airspyhf_rxcliglobal 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.6.8
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.6.8

https://github.com/airspy/airspyhf

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:airspyhf
Version1.6.8
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/airspyhf
Homepagehttps://airspy.com/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/airspy/airspyhf
Upstream docshttps://airspy.com/
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/airspy/airspyhf/archive/refs/tags/1.6.8.tar.gz
Dependencieslibusb
Build dependenciescmake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameairspyhf
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

airspyhf 1.6.8-4+b2

HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - user runtime

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo apt install airspyhf
  • Section: comm
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: airspyhf from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libairspyhf-dev 1.6.8-4+b2

HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - development

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo apt install libairspyhf-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libairspyhf-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libairspyhf1 1.6.8-4+b2

HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - library

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo apt install libairspyhf1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libairspyhf1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

airspyhf

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

airspyhf 1.6.8-4build1

HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - user runtime

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo apt install airspyhf
  • Section: universe/comm
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: airspyhf from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libairspyhf-dev 1.6.8-4build1

HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - development

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo apt install libairspyhf-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libairspyhf-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libairspyhf1 1.6.8-4build1

HF+VHF software defined radio receiver - library

https://airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo apt install libairspyhf1
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libairspyhf1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

airspyhf 1.6.8-r2

User mode driver for Airspy HF+

https://github.com/airspy/airspyhf

sudo apk add airspyhf
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: airspyhf from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

airspyhf-dev 1.6.8-r2

User mode driver for Airspy HF+ (development files)

https://github.com/airspy/airspyhf

sudo apk add airspyhf-dev
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: airspyhf-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

airspyhf-libs 1.6.8-r2

User mode driver for Airspy HF+ (libraries)

https://github.com/airspy/airspyhf

sudo apk add airspyhf-libs
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: airspyhf-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

airspyhf 1.6.8^20260107git30e0422-3.fc44

AirSpy HF+ SDR host software for HF and VHF bands

http://airspy.com/

sudo dnf install airspyhf
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 6 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: airspyhf from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

airspyhf-devel 1.6.8^20260107git30e0422-3.fc44

Development files for airspyhf

http://airspy.com/

sudo dnf install airspyhf-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 3 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: airspyhf-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

airspyhf 1.6.8-4.3

Support programs for Airspy HF+ SDR

http://www.airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo zypper install airspyhf
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: airspyhf from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

airspyhf-devel 1.6.8-4.3

Development files for Airspy HF+

http://www.airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo zypper install airspyhf-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: airspyhf-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

airspyhf-udev 1.6.8-4.3

Udev rules for Airspy HF+ SDR

http://www.airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo zypper install airspyhf-udev
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: airspyhf-udev from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

libairspyhf0 1.6.8-4.3

Driver for Airspy HF+

http://www.airspy.com/airspy-hf-plus

sudo zypper install libairspyhf0
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: airspyhf
  • 5 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Airspyhf
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libairspyhf0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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