macOS
brew install net-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für net-tools in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
brew install net-toolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo apk add net-toolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · net-tools · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install net-toolsDebian stable package indexes · net-tools · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install net-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · net-tools · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#net-toolsnixpkgs package indexes · net-tools · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com
sudo pacman -S net-toolsArch Linux sync databases · net-tools · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install net-toolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · net-tools · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Linux networking base tools
Verlauf
net-tools is the legacy Linux networking command set: `ifconfig`, `route`, `netstat`, `arp`, `hostname`, and related utilities from the old NET-3 networking era.
The project describes itself as the base set of programs for the NET-3 networking distribution for Linux. Its commands became the muscle-memory interface for early Linux network configuration and inspection.
The upstream README now explicitly calls these the legacy tools for controlling the Linux kernel networking subsystem and notes that net-tools is generally considered deprecated, with iproute2 preferred in most cases.
For years, tutorials, init scripts, diagnostics, and administrator habits used `ifconfig`, `route`, `arp`, and `netstat`. SourceForge still describes the package as used in most Linux distributions, even though many modern distributions steer users toward `ip` and `ss`.
The deprecation history is part of the package's identity: Red Hat's admin guidance attributes the move away from ifconfig/route/netstat to lack of maintenance and the broader capabilities of iproute2, which has been available since the Linux 2.2 era.
Homebrew's Linux-only formula showed 3,074 installs in the 365-day formula window, with 1,484 installs on request. That is consistent with a compatibility package: people install it when old scripts, docs, or habits expect the old command names.
Package users install it to get legacy commands on systems where they are absent by default. The most common uses are quick `ifconfig` interface inspection, `route -n` route-table checks, `netstat` socket/process habits, `arp` table inspection, and compatibility with scripts that have not moved to `iproute2`.
Package nerds should treat it as compatibility glue, not the modern Linux networking API. For new scripts, `ip addr`, `ip route`, `ss`, and related iproute2 tools are the better target.
net-tools is historically important because it froze a generation of Linux networking vocabulary. Its continued packaging is mainly about not breaking workflows and about giving old documentation a working command line.
Sicherheitslage
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
arp | cli | globales Executable | |
dnsdomainname | cli | globales Executable | |
domainname | cli | globales Executable | |
hostname | cli | globales Executable | |
ifconfig | cli | globales Executable | |
ipmaddr | cli | globales Executable | |
iptunnel | cli | globales Executable | |
mii-tool | cli | globales Executable | |
nameif | cli | globales Executable | |
netstat | cli | globales Executable | |
nisdomainname | cli | globales Executable | |
plipconfig | cli | globales Executable | |
rarp | cli | globales Executable | |
route | cli | globales Executable | |
slattach | cli | globales Executable | |
ypdomainname | 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.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:net-tools |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.10 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/net-tools |
| Homepage | https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/ |
| Repository | https://git.code.sf.net/p/net-tools/code |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://net-tools.sourceforge.io/ |
| Lizenz | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/net-tools/net-tools-2.10.tar.xz |
| Abhängigkeiten | libdnet |
| 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 | net-tools |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Requirements |
|
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
|
Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
net-tools 2.10-1.3
NET-3 networking toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo apt install net-toolsnet-tools
nix profile install nixpkgs#net-toolsnet-tools 2.10-0.1ubuntu4
NET-3 networking toolkit
http://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo apt install net-toolsmii-tool 2.10-r3
media-independent interface (MII) tool
https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo apk add mii-toolnet-tools 2.10-r3
Linux networking base tools
https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo apk add net-toolsnet-tools-dbg 2.10-r3
Linux networking base tools (debug symbols)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo apk add net-tools-dbgnet-tools-doc 2.10-r3
Linux networking base tools (documentation)
https://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo apk add net-tools-docnet-tools 2.0-0.77.20160912git.fc44
Basic networking tools
http://sourceforge.net/projects/net-tools/
sudo dnf install net-toolsnet-tools 2.10-3
Configuration tools for Linux networking
http://net-tools.sourceforge.net/
sudo pacman -S net-toolsnet-tools 3.14~alpha~git.20251212.7011617-1.1
Important Programs for Networking
https://github.com/ecki/net-tools
sudo zypper install net-toolsnet-tools-deprecated 3.14~alpha~git.20251212.7011617-1.1
Deprecated Networking Utilities
https://github.com/ecki/net-tools
sudo zypper install net-tools-deprecatednet-tools-lang 3.14~alpha~git.20251212.7011617-1.1
Translations for package net-tools
https://github.com/ecki/net-tools
sudo zypper install net-tools-langhostname 3.25
utility to set/show the host name or domain name
sudo apt install hostnamehostname 3.23+nmu2ubuntu2
utility to set/show the host name or domain name
sudo apt install hostnamehostname 3.25-4.fc44
Utility to set/show the host name or domain name
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/hostname
sudo dnf install hostnamehostname 3.25-1.4
Utility to Set/Show the Host Name or Domain Name
https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/hostname
sudo zypper install hostnameQuellspur
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