reprepro ☆

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Description:
Debian package repository manager

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 5.4.7@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 15, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Devops

Tags: debian apt repository packaging devops

Install: brew install reprepro

About:
Reprepro is a full-featured tool for managing Debian package repositories. It handles the creation of Release files, manages package distributions (like stable, testing, or unstable), and supports signing repositories with GPG. Its primary value is enabling developers and sysadmins to host their own APT repositories with fine-grained control over package inclusion and distribution.

Key Features:

Manages package distributions and components
Supports GPG signing for repository security
Handles package filtering and overrides
Can manage multiple repositories via configuration

Use Cases:

Hosting internal company APT repositories for proprietary software
Creating a mirror of Debian/Ubuntu packages with specific package selections
Managing a repository for a software project distributed as .deb packages

Alternatives:

aptly – A more modern alternative written in Go, often considered easier to use for snapshotting and mirroring.
dpkg-scanpackages – A basic command-line utility included with dpkg, lacks advanced features like distribution management or signing.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 15, 2025 10:28pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	6d03ef81