# Install rpiboot with Homebrew, Nix, apt

Raspberry Pi USB boot tool for Compute Modules. Version 162618 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-12.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rpiboot
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rpiboot
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#rpiboot
```

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

- Ubuntu apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rpiboot
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rpiboot
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/rpiboot>
- **Version:** 162618
- **Source summary:** Raspberry Pi USB boot tool for Compute Modules
- **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
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00

## Executables

- rpiboot (cli)
- rpiboot (alias)

## Dependencies

- libusb

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: To boot a Compute Module with the default mass storage gadget: sudo rpiboot -d "$(brew --prefix rpiboot)"/share/rpiboot/mass-storage-gadget64
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 162618
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-12
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot
- 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:** 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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - rpiboot: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rp/rpiboot/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rpiboot - 0~20220315+git6fa2ec0+nowin-0ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rpiboot from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/multiverse/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Raspberry Pi USB booting code | https://github.com/raspberrypi/usbboot


## Related links

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- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Package ecosystem packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/package-ecosystem-tools/) - Matched package manager, installer, dependency, registry, or publishing metadata.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [dfu-programmer](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dfu-programmer/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, embedded, system.
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- [bootterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/bootterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, embedded, system.
- [genext2fs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/genext2fs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, embedded, system.
- [picocom](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/picocom/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, embedded, system.
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- [fwupd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fwupd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, libusb, system, usb.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rpiboot.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/rpiboot.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