# Install rna-star with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper RNA-seq aligner. Version 2.7.11b via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:rna-star ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install rna-star ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install star ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: archivers/star/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install rna-star ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rna-star from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install rmt ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rmt 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#star ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/star/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install star ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: star from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:rna-star - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.7.11b - **Source summary:** RNA-seq aligner - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT AND BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T15:13:46+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - STAR (cli) - STAR (alias) ## Dependencies - libomp ## 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: 2.7.11b - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** rna-star - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - rna-star - 2.7.11b+dfsg-2+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rna-star from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner | https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR/ - Ubuntu apt - rna-star - 2.7.11b+dfsg-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rna-star from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner | https://github.com/alexdobin/STAR/ - MacPorts - star: installed executable or alias match | MacPorts ports tree: archivers/star/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Nix - star: installed executable or alias match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/star/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - rmt - 2024.03.21-6.fc44: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rmt from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Provides certain programs with access to remote tape devices | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - dnf - star - 2024.03.21-6.fc44: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: star from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | An archiving tool with ACL support | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - dnf - star-libs - 2024.03.21-6.fc44: installed executable or alias match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: star-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Libraries for star | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools - zypper - star - 1.6.1-53.3: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: star from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | tar implementation compliant to POSIX.1-2001 | https://codeberg.org/schilytools/schilytools ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [stringtie](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stringtie/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, rna-seq, science. - [abricate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/abricate/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [bbtools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bbtools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [bioperl](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bioperl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [blast](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blast/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [bowtie2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bowtie2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [breseq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/breseq/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [echtvar](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/echtvar/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science. - [ropebwt3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ropebwt3/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, libomp, science. - [vcflib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vcflib/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, libomp, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rna-star.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/rna-star.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph