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Install recon-ng with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix

Web Reconnaissance Framework. Version 5.1.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install recon-ng

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add recon-ng

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install recon-ng

Debian stable package indexes · recon-ng · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#recon-ng

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/re/recon-ng/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Web Reconnaissance Framework

Commands and aliases

  • recon-cli
  • recon-ng
  • recon-web

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.

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.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
~/.recon-ng/keys.db

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
recon-clicliglobal executable
recon-ngcliglobal executable
recon-webcliglobal 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 version5.1.2
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv5.1.2

https://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:recon-ng
Version5.1.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/recon-ng
Homepagehttps://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng
Repositoryhttps://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng
Upstream docshttps://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng/wiki
LicenseGPL-3.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng/archive/refs/tags/v5.1.2.tar.gz
Dependenciescertifi, libyaml, python@3.14, rpds-py
Uses from macOSlibxml2, libxslt
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namerecon-ng
Version Scheme0
Revision3
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • 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%

recon-ng 5.1.2-1.2

Web Reconnaissance framework written in Python

https://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng

sudo apt install recon-ng
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: all
  • 17 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Recon Ng
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: recon-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

recon-ng

nix profile install nixpkgs#recon-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Recon Ng
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/re/recon-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

recon-ng 5.1.2-r1

Full-featured Web Reconnaissance framework written in Python

https://github.com/lanmaster53/recon-ng

sudo apk add recon-ng
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: recon-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Recon Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: recon-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

Same workflow

  • amassShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
  • bbotShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
  • favireconShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
  • maigretShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, python, reconnaissance, security.
  • phoneinfogaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, reconnaissance, security.
  • sherlockShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, osint, python, reconnaissance, security.

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
  • Nucleus package database
  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment