# Install foremost Console program to recover files based on their headers and footers. Version 1.5.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:foremost ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install foremost ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install foremost ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/foremost/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install foremost ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: foremost from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install foremost ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: foremost from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#foremost ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/foremost/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S foremost ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: foremost from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:foremost - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.5.7 - **Source summary:** Console program to recover files based on their headers and footers - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - foremost (cli) - foremost (alias) ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.5.7 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://foremost.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## 安全说明 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:** foremost - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - foremost - 1.5.7-11+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: foremost from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | forensic program to recover lost files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/foremost/ - Nix - foremost: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fo/foremost/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - foremost - 1.5.7-11: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: foremost from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | forensic program to recover lost files | https://sourceforge.net/projects/foremost/ - dnf - foremost - 1.5.7-37.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: foremost from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Recover files by "carving" them from a raw disk | http://foremost.sf.net - pacman - foremost - 1.5.7-7: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: foremost from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A console program to recover files based on their headers, footers, and internal data structures | http://foremost.sourceforge.net/ - MacPorts - foremost: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/foremost/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related Links - 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