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Install stlink with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, scoop, zypper

STM32 discovery line Linux programmer. Version 1.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install stlink

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install stlink

MacPorts ports tree · cross/stlink/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add stlink

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · stlink · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libstlink-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libstlink-dev · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install stlink

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

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#stlink

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S stlink

Arch Linux sync databases · stlink · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libstlink1

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libstlink1 · source: download.opensuse.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/stlink

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/stlink.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

STM32 discovery line Linux programmer

Commands and aliases

  • st-flash
  • st-info
  • st-trace
  • st-util

history

Project history and usage

stlink is an open source command-line toolset for programming and debugging STM32 microcontrollers through ST-LINK adapters. It is important in package-manager culture because it gives Unix-like systems a readily installable path to flash and debug common embedded boards.

Project history

The official README describes stlink as an open source version of the STMicroelectronics STLINK tools and an open source toolset to program and debug STM32 devices and boards. The GitHub repository was created in 2011 and continues to track support for multiple ST-LINK hardware generations.

Adoption history

The project documents package-repository installation for Linux and Unix systems and lists Windows binaries on GitHub releases. The input package data shows distribution across Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Scoop, Ubuntu, and openSUSE-related package managers.

How it is used

The toolset includes st-info for programmer and chip information, st-flash for flash manipulation, st-trace for execution logging, st-util as a GDB server, a communication library, and an optional GUI. It supports STLINK/V1, V2, V2-1, and V3 families, including clones.

Why package nerds care

For package maintainers and embedded developers, stlink is a hardware-adjacent package where udev rules, libusb compatibility, OS support, and release packaging matter. It turns a common microcontroller workflow into standard package-manager install plus shell commands.

Timeline

  • 2011: The stlink-org/stlink GitHub repository was created.
  • 2019: The README marks STLINK/V1 obsolete as of 2019-11-21 while continuing support in the toolset.
  • 2020: Release v1.6.1 restored standalone Windows binaries according to the README.
  • 2024: Release v1.8.0 dropped macOS support according to the README and release notes.

Related projects

  • STMicroelectronics STM32 boards and ST-LINK adapters are the hardware target.
  • GDB connects through st-util for debugging.
  • Cortex-Debug is named by the README as a Visual Studio Code/VSCodium integration for st-util.

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 2 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
st-flashcliglobal executable
st-infocliglobal executable
st-tracecliglobal executable
st-utilcliglobal 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 version1.8.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.8.0

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

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

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:stlink
Version1.8.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/stlink
Homepagehttps://github.com/stlink-org/stlink
Repositoryhttps://github.com/stlink-org/stlink
Upstream docshttps://github.com/stlink-org/stlink#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/stlink-org/stlink/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.0.tar.gz
Dependencieslibusb
Build dependenciescmake, pkgconf
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 Namestlink
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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.

Debian apt95%

libstlink-dev 1.8.0-1.1

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install libstlink-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libstlink-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libstlink1 1.8.0-1.1

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install libstlink1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libstlink1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

stlink-gui 1.8.0-1.1

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install stlink-gui
  • Section: electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: stlink-gui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

stlink-tools 1.8.0-1.1

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

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

stlink

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

libstlink-dev 1.8.0-1build2

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install libstlink-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libstlink-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libstlink1 1.8.0-1build2

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install libstlink1
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libstlink1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

stlink-gui 1.8.0-1build2

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install stlink-gui
  • Section: universe/electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stlink-gui from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

stlink-tools 1.8.0-1build2

OpenSource ST-Link tools replacement.

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apt install stlink-tools
  • Section: universe/electronics
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stlink-tools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

stlink 1.8.0-r1

STM32 discovery line linux programmer

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apk add stlink
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stlink from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

stlink-dev 1.8.0-r1

STM32 discovery line linux programmer (development files)

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apk add stlink-dev
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stlink-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

stlink-doc 1.8.0-r1

STM32 discovery line linux programmer (documentation)

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apk add stlink-doc
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stlink-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

stlink-udev 1.8.0-r1

STM32 discovery line linux programmer (udev rules)

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo apk add stlink-udev
  • License: MIT
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stlink-udev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

stlink 1.8.0-6.fc45

STM32 discovery line Linux programmer

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo dnf install stlink
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 4 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stlink from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

stlink-devel 1.8.0-6.fc45

Include files and mandatory libraries for development

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo dnf install stlink-devel
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stlink-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

stlink-gui 1.8.0-6.fc45

GUI for STM32 discovery line linux programmer

https://github.com/stlink-org/stlink

sudo dnf install stlink-gui
  • License: BSD-3-Clause
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: stlink
  • 10 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Stlink
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stlink-gui 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.

Related tools

  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • stm32flashShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded, firmware-flashing, stm32.
  • gpsimShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, debugging, developer-tools, embedded.
  • probe-rs-toolsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, debugging, developer-tools, embedded.
  • ufbtShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, debugging, developer-tools, embedded.
  • bossaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.
  • elf2uf2-rsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, embedded.

source trail

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Used sources

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