# Install radare2 with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, apt, zypper Reverse engineering framework. Version 6.1.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-23. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:radare2 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install radare2 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install radare2 ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/radare2/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add radare2 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install radare2 ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#radare2 ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: radare2 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S radare2 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: radare2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Ubuntu apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libradare2-5.0.0t64 ``` Evidence: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-5.0.0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libsdb2_4_2 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsdb2_4_2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/radare2 ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/radare2.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:radare2 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 6.1.8 - **Source summary:** Reverse engineering framework - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-23T13:05:38Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - clang-format-radare2 (cli) - r2 (cli) - r2agent (cli) - r2p (cli) - r2pm (cli) - r2r (cli) - r2sdb (cli) - rabin2 (cli) - radare2 (cli) - radiff2 (cli) - rafind2 (cli) - rafs2 (cli) - ragg2 (cli) - rahash2 (cli) - rapatch2 (cli) - rarun2 (cli) - rasign2 (cli) - rasm2 (cli) - ravc2 (cli) - rax2 (cli) - clang-format-radare2 (alias) - r2 (alias) - r2agent (alias) - r2p (alias) - r2pm (alias) - r2r (alias) - r2sdb (alias) - rabin2 (alias) - radare2 (alias) - radiff2 (alias) - rafind2 (alias) - rafs2 (alias) - ragg2 (alias) - rahash2 (alias) - rapatch2 (alias) - rarun2 (alias) - rasign2 (alias) - rasm2 (alias) - ravc2 (alias) - rax2 (alias) ## Dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 6.1.8 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-23 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/radareorg/radare2 - Upstream latest detected: 6.1.8 (current) ## Security Notes reverse engineering and debugging tool. - **Geiger risk:** red / high - reverse engineering and debugging tool ## 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 - Unix: ~/.radare2rc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/radare2/rc, ~/.config/radare2/rc, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/radare2/rc.d/*, ~/.config/radare2/rc.d/* ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** radare2 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - radare2: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: radare2 from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libradare2-5.0.0t64 - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-5.0.0t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | libraries from the radare2 suite | https://www.radare.org - Ubuntu apt - libradare2-common - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | arch independent files from the radare2 suite | https://www.radare.org - Ubuntu apt - libradare2-dev - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libradare2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | devel files from the radare2 suite | https://www.radare.org - Ubuntu apt - radare2 - 5.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: radare2 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | free and advanced command line hexadecimal editor | https://www.radare.org - apk - radare2 - 6.1.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-dbg - 6.1.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (debug symbols) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-dev - 6.1.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (development files) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-doc - 6.1.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (documentation) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-libs - 6.1.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Opensource, crossplatform reverse engineering framework (libraries) | https://www.radare.org/ - apk - radare2-zsh-completion - 6.1.6-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: radare2-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for radare2 | https://www.radare.org/ - dnf - radare2 - 5.9.8-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | The reverse engineering framework | https://radare.org/ - dnf - radare2-common - 5.9.8-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2-common from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Arch-independent SDB files for the radare2 package | https://radare.org/ - dnf - radare2-devel - 5.9.8-9.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: radare2-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Development files for the radare2 package | https://radare.org/ - pacman - radare2 - 6.1.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: radare2 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Open-source tools to disasm, debug, analyze and manipulate binary files | https://radare.org - zypper - libsdb2_4_2 - 6.1.4-2.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsdb2_4_2 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Simple string key/value database | https://www.radare.org ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rizin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rizin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, disassembler, reverse-engineering, security. - [ghidra](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghidra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, disassembler, reverse-engineering, security. - [redress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/redress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [retdec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/retdec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [rp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rp/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: binary-analysis, cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [ipsw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ipsw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [jadx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jadx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [urh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/urh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/radare2.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/radare2.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph