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Install sambamba with Homebrew, apt, Nix

Tools for working with SAM/BAM data. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sambamba

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install sambamba

Debian stable package indexes · sambamba · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sambamba

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

overview

Package summary

Tools for working with SAM/BAM data

Commands and aliases

  • sambamba

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

CommandKindExposureNote
sambambacliglobal 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 version1.0.1
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.1

https://github.com/biod/sambamba

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:sambamba
Version1.0.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sambamba
Homepagehttps://lomereiter.github.io/sambamba/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/biod/sambamba
Upstream docshttps://github.com/biod/sambamba#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/biod/sambamba/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.1.tar.gz
Dependencieslz4
Build dependenciesldc
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 Namesambamba
Version Scheme0
Revision0
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%

sambamba 1.0.1+dfsg-2+b1

tools for working with SAM/BAM data

https://github.com/lomereiter/sambamba

sudo apt install sambamba
  • Section: science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: sambamba
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sambamba
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: sambamba from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

sambamba

nix profile install nixpkgs#sambamba
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sambamba
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sa/sambamba/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

sambamba 1.0.1+dfsg-1build3

tools for working with SAM/BAM data

https://github.com/lomereiter/sambamba

sudo apt install sambamba
  • Section: universe/science
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sambamba
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sambamba from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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

Related tools

  • lz4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ldcBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • samtoolsShares av.db curated category or tags: bam, bioinformatics, cli, genomics, sam.
  • bbtoolsShares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science, sequencing.
  • bowtie2Shares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science, sequencing.
  • fgbioShares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science, sequencing.
  • htslibShares av.db curated category or tags: bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science, sequencing.
  • perbaseShares av.db curated category or tags: bam, bioinformatics, cli, genomics, science.

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
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment