# Hexxeh/rpi-update

An easier way to update the firmware of your Raspberry Pi

Repository: https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rpi-update
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2023-02-06T18:47:05+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5247, "days_push": 1304, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1938, forks 234 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:57.211775+00:00)

## What it is
A shell script tool for updating the firmware and kernel of a Raspberry Pi to the latest bleeding-edge builds. It is now deprecated in favor of the official raspberrypi/rpi-update repository.

## Use cases
- update raspberry pi firmware to latest version
- install bleeding edge kernel on raspberry pi os
- downgrade pi firmware to a specific revision
- test pre-release raspberry pi firmware fixes
- update firmware without full os reinstall

## When to choose
- you run Raspberry Pi OS and need a firmware fix not yet in apt
- you want to help test bleeding-edge Pi kernel/firmware builds
- you need to pin or roll back to a specific firmware git hash

## When to avoid
- you use a non-Raspberry Pi OS distribution or custom kernel like BerryBoot
- you need a stable, well-tested system and cannot risk regressions
- you want actively maintained software - use raspberrypi/rpi-update instead

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools, deployment
- domain: operating-systems, developer-tools, embedded-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: raspberry-pi, firmware-update, shell-script, kernel, deprecated, linux

## Member repositories
- Hexxeh/rpi-update (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.211775+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:08:12.273518+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:57.211775+00:00, sha e33612c4af4b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.