install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install uuu

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install uuu

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

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#uuu

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

overview

Package summary

Universal Update Utility, mfgtools 3.0. NXP I.MX Chip image deploy tools

Project links

Commands and aliases

uuu

history

Project history and usage

uuu, the Universal Update Utility, is NXP's command-line image deployment tool for Freescale/NXP i.MX chips and the successor evolution of MFGTools v3.

Project history

The mfgtools repository was created in 2016. Its README identifies uuu as Universal Update Utility, mfgtools 3.0, and describes the project as Freescale/NXP i.MX chip image deploy tools.

The official wiki frames UUU as the next evolution of MFGTools, also known as MFGTools v3. It was created to answer the need for a cross-platform update utility with the same scripts and usage on Linux and Windows, later documented with macOS build support in the README.

Adoption history

UUU's adoption is tied to NXP i.MX board bring-up, manufacturing, and firmware flashing workflows. The README points users to prebuilt release artifacts and notes that Ubuntu 22.04 users can install it with apt-get install uuu; the batch package facts also show Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and Nix packages.

How it is used

The README examples show using uuu to download a U-Boot image over HID, run a list.uu command script, enter shell mode, wait for a known USB device before downloading, and write images to eMMC or full storage images. The wiki command help documents command-line modes, built-in scripts, and device/port filtering notes.

Why package nerds care

uuu is notable in the package-manager niche because it is vendor-adjacent hardware tooling that developers still want from normal package managers. It bridges embedded board flashing, USB device detection, bootloader handoff, release-bundled documentation, and Homebrew/Linux packaging rather than living only as a vendor SDK download.

Timeline

2016: nxp-imx/mfgtools repository created on GitHub.
2017: Early v0.02 pre-release appears in the official GitHub releases feed.
2018: Wiki history records UUU as the evolution of MFGTools v3 for portable Linux and Windows usage.
2025: Repository release list shows uuu_1.5.243 as the latest release in December 2025.

Related projects

Related technologies include Freescale/NXP MFGTools, i.MX boot ROM protocols such as SDP/SDPS, U-Boot, fastboot, libusb, and vendor board manufacturing or image-flashing workflows.

Sources

GitHub API for repository creation date and releases.
https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools#readme for description, features, examples, build instructions, package note, and release/document pointers.
https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools/wiki for MFGTools v3 evolution and cross-platform rationale.
https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools/wiki/cmdhelp for command usage surface.
source_facts.package-manager for package-manager availability.

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 6 platform targets.
Installs with 5 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

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`uuu`	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 version1.5.243

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtoolsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:uuu
Version	1.5.243
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/uuu
Homepage	https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools
Repository	https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools
Upstream docs	https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools#readme
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://github.com/nxp-imx/mfgtools/releases/download/uuu_1.5.243/uuu_source-uuu_1.5.243.tar.gz
Dependencies	libusb, libzip, openssl@3, tinyxml2, zstd
Build dependencies	cmake, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	bzip2
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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	uuu
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

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%

uuu 1.5.201-1+b1

Freescale/NXP I.MX Chip image deploy tools

https://github.com/NXPmicro/mfgtools

sudo apt install uuu

Section: admin
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: mfgtools
9 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Uuu

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: uuu from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

uuu

nix profile install nixpkgs#uuu

normalized package name match
Matched by: Uuu

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

Ubuntu apt95%

uuu 1.5.141-1build2

Freescale/NXP I.MX Chip image deploy tools

https://github.com/NXPmicro/mfgtools

sudo apt install uuu

Section: universe/admin
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: mfgtools
8 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Uuu

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: uuu 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.

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/uuu.yml

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

Install uuu with Homebrew, apt, Nix