install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install rpiboot

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#rpiboot

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

Ubuntu aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install rpiboot

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · rpiboot · source: archive.ubuntu.com

overview

Package summary

Raspberry Pi USB boot tool for Compute Modules

Project links

Commands and aliases

rpiboot

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 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
`rpiboot`	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 version162618

manager updated2026-04-12

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbbootnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:rpiboot
Version	162618
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rpiboot
Homepage	https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
Repository	https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
Upstream docs	https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot/blob/master/Readme.md
License	Apache-2.0
Source archive	https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot.git
Last updated	2026-04-12T01:37:50Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	libusb
Build dependencies	pkgconf
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared
Caveats	To boot a Compute Module with the default mass storage gadget: sudo rpiboot -d "$(brew --prefix rpiboot)"/share/rpiboot/mass-storage-gadget64

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	rpiboot
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	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.

Nix95%

rpiboot

nix profile install nixpkgs#rpiboot

normalized package name match
Matched by: Rpiboot

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rp/rpiboot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

rpiboot 0~20220315+git6fa2ec0+nowin-0ubuntu1

Raspberry Pi USB booting code

https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot

sudo apt install rpiboot

Section: multiverse/utils
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Rpiboot

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rpiboot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

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.

combined/rpiboot.yml

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

Install rpiboot with Homebrew, Nix, apt