macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install rkflashtoollocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install rkflashtool with Homebrew, apt, Nix
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices. Version 6.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install rkflashtoolDebian stable package indexes · rkflashtool · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#rkflashtoolnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/rk/rkflashtool/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rkcrc
- rkflashtool
- rkmisc
- rkpad
- rkparameters
- rkparametersblock
- rkunpack
- rkunsign
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 1 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rkcrc | cli | global executable | |
rkflashtool | cli | global executable | |
rkmisc | cli | global executable | |
rkpad | cli | global executable | |
rkparameters | cli | global executable | |
rkparametersblock | cli | global executable | |
rkunpack | cli | global executable | |
rkunsign | cli | global 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 version6.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:rkflashtool |
|---|---|
| Version | 6.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rkflashtool |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/rkflashtool/ |
| Repository | https://sourceforge.net/p/rkflashtool/Git/ci/master/tree |
| Upstream docs | https://sourceforge.net/p/rkflashtool/Git/ci/master/tree/README |
| License | BSD-2-Clause |
| Source archive | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/rkflashtool/rkflashtool-6.1/rkflashtool-6.1-src.tar.bz2 |
| Dependencies | libusb |
| Build dependencies | pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (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-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | rkflashtool |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
rkflashtool 0~20160324-2+b1
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices
https://github.com/linux-rockchip/rkflashtool
sudo apt install rkflashtool- Section: embedded
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: rkflashtool
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rkflashtool
Nix95%
rkflashtool
nix profile install nixpkgs#rkflashtool- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rkflashtool
Ubuntu apt95%
rkflashtool 0~20160324-2
Tools for flashing Rockchip devices
https://github.com/linux-rockchip/rkflashtool
sudo apt install rkflashtool- Section: universe/embedded
- Architecture: amd64
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Rkflashtool
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment