macOS
brew install device-mapperlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für device-mapper in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install device-mapperlocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add device-mapperAlpine Linux edge package indexes · device-mapper · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo dnf install device-mapperFedora Rawhide package metadata · device-mapper · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
sudo pacman -S device-mapperArch Linux sync databases · device-mapper · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install device-mapperopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · device-mapper · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
sudo apt install dmsetupDebian stable package indexes · dmsetup · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Überblick
Userspace library and tools for logical volume management
Verlauf
device-mapper is the Linux kernel block-device mapping framework and its companion userspace tools and library. In package-manager terms, the Homebrew formula exposes dmsetup, dmstats, and libdevmapper from the LVM2-maintained userspace code rather than a standalone application.
The Sourceware device-mapper page describes device-mapper as a Linux kernel component present since kernel 2.6 and required by LVM2 and EVMS. Its userspace code, including dmsetup and libdevmapper, is maintained alongside the LVM2 source package, tying the package's release history to LVM2 rather than to an independent device-mapper release stream.
The LVM2 Sourceware page records that LVM2 needs device-mapper support in the kernel, libdevmapper, and the LVM2 userspace tools. It also documents the source-control migration: the primary copy moved from CVS before June 7, 2012, and the Git repository moved to GitLab on June 30, 2023.
device-mapper became a baseline Linux storage dependency because it sits underneath logical volume management and related block-device targets. It is packaged across Linux distributions as device-mapper or dmsetup, and Homebrew's formula gives macOS users access to the same userspace tooling for inspection, build, and compatibility workflows.
Package users mostly meet device-mapper through dmsetup and libdevmapper. The tools are used to create, inspect, deactivate, and report mapped block devices, while higher-level systems such as LVM2 build logical-volume workflows on top of the same kernel/userspace interface.
device-mapper matters to package nerds because it is infrastructure plumbing: small command-line tools, a C library, kernel interfaces, and release coupling to LVM2. Its formula is less about a user-facing app and more about making Linux storage primitives available to scripts, tests, ports, and dependent packages.
Sicherheitslage
Für device-mapper wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
blkdeactivate | cli | globales Executable | |
dmsetup | cli | globales Executable | |
dmstats | cli | globales Executable | |
dmvdostats | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:device-mapper |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.03.41 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/device-mapper |
| Homepage | https://sourceware.org/dm |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/lvmteam/lvm2 |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://sourceware.org/dm |
| Lizenz | LGPL-2.1-only |
| Quellarchiv | https://sourceware.org/pub/lvm2/releases/LVM2.2.03.41.tgz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-05-15T13:17:20Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | libaio |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | pkgconf |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | device-mapper |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
device-mapper 2.03.35-r2
Device mapper userspace library and tools from LVM2
sudo apk add device-mapperdevice-mapper-dev 2.03.35-r2
Device mapper userspace library and tools from LVM2 (development files)
sudo apk add device-mapper-devdevice-mapper-dmeventd 2.03.35-r2
Device-mapper event daemon
sudo apk add device-mapper-dmeventddevice-mapper-dmeventd-openrc 2.03.35-r2
Device-mapper event daemon (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add device-mapper-dmeventd-openrcdevice-mapper-doc 2.03.35-r2
Device mapper userspace library and tools from LVM2 (documentation)
sudo apk add device-mapper-docdevice-mapper-event-libs 2.03.35-r2
Device-mapper event daemon shared library
sudo apk add device-mapper-event-libsdevice-mapper-libs 2.03.35-r2
Device-mapper shared library
sudo apk add device-mapper-libsdevice-mapper-static 2.03.35-r2
Device-mapper static libraries and binaries
sudo apk add device-mapper-staticdevice-mapper-udev 2.03.35-r2
Device mapper udev rules
sudo apk add device-mapper-udevdevice-mapper 1.02.215-2.fc45
Device mapper utility
https://www.sourceware.org/dm/
sudo dnf install device-mapperdevice-mapper 2.03.41-1
Device mapper userspace library and tools
sudo pacman -S device-mapperdevice-mapper 2.03.38_1.02.212-2.3
Device Mapper Tools
https://www.sourceware.org/lvm2/
sudo zypper install device-mapperdmsetup 2:1.02.205-2
Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
sudo apt install dmsetupdmsetup 2:1.02.185-3ubuntu3
Linux Kernel Device Mapper userspace library
sudo apt install dmsetupQuellspur
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