install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install sextractor

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install sextractor

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · sextractor · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

overview

Package summary

Extract catalogs of sources from astronomical images

Project links

Commands and aliases

ldactoasc
sex

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:image

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 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.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Configuration files

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix: ./default.sex

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`ldactoasc`	cli	global executable
`sex`	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 version2.28.2

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamcurrent

latest detected2.28.2

https://github.com/astromatic/sextractor

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:sextractor
Version	2.28.2
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sextractor
Homepage	https://www.astromatic.net/software/sextractor/
Repository	https://github.com/astromatic/sextractor
Upstream docs	https://sextractor.readthedocs.io/en/latest
License	GPL-3.0-or-later
Source archive	https://github.com/astromatic/sextractor/archive/refs/tags/2.28.2.tar.gz
Dependencies	cfitsio, fftw, openblas
Build dependencies	autoconf, automake, libtool
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, 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	sextractor
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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.

dnf95%

sextractor 2.28.2-4.fc44

Extract catalogs of sources from astronomical images

http://astromatic.iap.fr/software/sextractor

sudo dnf install sextractor

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: sextractor
8 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Sextractor

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sextractor from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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/sextractor.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install sextractor with Homebrew, dnf