# Install urh with Homebrew, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Universal Radio Hacker. Version 2.10.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:urh ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install urh ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install urh ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: urh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#urh ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ur/urh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S urh ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: urh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install urh ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: urh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:urh - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.10.0 - **Source summary:** Universal Radio Hacker - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - urh (cli) - urh_cli (cli) - urh (alias) - urh_cli (alias) ## Dependencies - hackrf - numpy - pyqt - python@3.14 ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 2.10.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jopohl/urh - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Universal Radio Hacker is a wireless-protocol investigation suite for software-defined radio users. The upstream README describes support for demodulation, decoding, protocol reverse engineering, fuzzing, simulation, and native integration with common SDR devices. ### Project history The public repository dates to 2016. The README presents URH as both an interactive tool and a research artifact: it links Black Hat Arsenal 2017 and 2018 badges and asks researchers to cite the 2018 USENIX WOOT paper by Johannes Pohl and Andreas Noack. ### Adoption history URH spread through security and SDR communities rather than through one language ecosystem. The official README documents PyPI/pipx installation, Windows installers, macOS DMG and Homebrew installation, source execution, Docker images, and distribution packages for Arch Linux, Gentoo, Fedora, openSUSE, NixOS, and FreeBSD; the batch input also lists Homebrew, Fedora, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE package entries. ### How it is used Users install URH to record wireless signals, inspect modulation and bitstreams, assign or infer protocol fields, apply custom decodings such as CC1101 data whitening, fuzz stateless protocols, and simulate stateful attacks. The package exposes both `urh` and `urh_cli`, which makes it useful from desktops and scripted workflows. ### Why package nerds care URH is notable to package maintainers because it combines a Python application, native extensions, SDR hardware backends, GUI distribution, CLI use, udev rules, PyPI wheels, Homebrew, desktop installers, and distro packages. That mix makes it a practical example of packaging a security research tool with hardware-adjacent dependencies. ### Timeline - 2016: Public GitHub repository metadata records repository creation. - 2017: README badges identify Black Hat Arsenal USA 2017 participation. - 2018: README badges identify Black Hat Arsenal Europe 2018 participation. - 2018: README citation block points to the USENIX WOOT paper on URH. - README era: Documented package-manager availability across major Linux and BSD-style channels plus Homebrew for macOS. ### Related projects - URH's README links it to common SDR devices and to wireless-security workflows; the article list includes examples involving HackRF, RTL-SDR, 433 MHz remotes, pagers, weather stations, wireless blinds, and keyboard/presenter attacks. ### Sources - - - - input source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** urh - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - urh: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ur/urh/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - urh - 2.10.0-5.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: urh from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Universal Radio Hacker: investigate wireless protocols like a boss | https://github.com/jopohl/urh - pacman - urh - 2.10.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: urh from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Universal Radio Hacker: investigate wireless protocols like a boss | https://github.com/jopohl/urh - zypper - urh - 2.10.0-1.5: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: urh from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tool for investigating unknown wireless protocols | https://github.com/jopohl/urh ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [hackrf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/hackrf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [numpy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/numpy/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pyqt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pyqt/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [python@3.14](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/python-3-14/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [ghidra](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghidra/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [retdec](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/retdec/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [rizin](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rizin/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [ipsw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ipsw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [jadx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jadx/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [radare2](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/radare2/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. - [redress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/redress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, reverse-engineering, security. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/urh.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/urh.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph