macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install vpcslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install vpcsMacPorts ports tree · emulators/vpcs/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
vpcs mit Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für vpcs in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add vpcsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · vpcs · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install vpcsDebian stable package indexes · vpcs · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vpcsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vp/vpcs/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install vpcsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · vpcs · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Virtual PC simulator for testing IP routing
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- vpcs
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
VPCS is the Virtual PC Simulator, a small command-line network host simulator used mainly with Dynamips and GNS3 labs. It provides lightweight virtual end hosts that can send and receive basic traffic such as ping and traceroute without running full virtual machines.
Projektgeschichte
The original VPCS project was hosted on SourceForge and described itself as a tool that can simulate up to nine PCs for studying Cisco routers in Dynamips. It was intentionally not a complete PC emulator; it was a compact program with only a small set of network commands.
The current GNS3 repository is a continuation of that original VPCS code. The GNS3 README says it is based on the last development version and improved with community patches after the original SourceForge-hosted code stopped being maintained.
Adoptionsgeschichte
VPCS became useful because GNS3 and Dynamips network labs often need simple endpoints for connectivity tests. Replacing router instances or full VMware/VirtualBox guests with VPCS reduced CPU and memory load while still allowing lab users to verify addressing and routing behavior.
Documentation and manpages for Linux distributions describe VPCS as an ideal study tool for simulated Cisco or Juniper router environments, reflecting its adoption as a practical companion utility rather than a standalone networking platform.
Wie es verwendet wird
A typical VPCS session creates up to nine numbered virtual PCs, assigns IP configuration and gateways, and runs ping or traceroute across a simulated topology. In UDP mode, each virtual PC corresponds to paired local and remote UDP ports used to exchange packets with Dynamips or GNS3 nodes.
The tool is deliberately limited: it is best for endpoint reachability tests, small TCP/UDP/ICMP exercises, and lab scripts, not for running services or emulating full operating-system behavior.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
VPCS is package-nerd useful because it is tiny infrastructure glue for network labs. A single small binary can replace heavyweight guest machines when all the user needs is an IP endpoint that responds predictably inside a simulated topology.
Zeitleiste
- 2008-2011: VPCS releases appear in GNS3 SourceForge file areas alongside early GNS3/Dynamips workflows.
- 2015: VPCS 0.8 readme documents IPv6 support and Linux, Windows, and OS X testing notes.
- 2016: SourceForge project activity shows the original project becoming effectively dormant.
- 2020s: GNS3 maintains a continuation repository with community patches.
Related projects
- VPCS is closely related to GNS3, Dynamips, and network-certification lab workflows where simple end hosts are needed to test router configuration.
- It is an alternative to using full virtual machines or router images merely as traffic endpoints in a network simulation.
Quellen
Sicherheitslage
Risikostufe: grün
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risikoklassifikator
grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance
Warum
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signale
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Empfohlene Prüfung
Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
vpcs | cli | globales Executable |
Aktualität
Version und 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.
Seite generiert2026-07-25
Manager-Version0.8.3
Manager aktualisiert
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamaktuell
neueste erkannte Versionv0.8.3
- InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:vpcs |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.3 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vpcs |
| Homepage | https://vpcs.sourceforge.net/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs#readme |
| Lizenz | BSD-2-Clause |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.3.tar.gz |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
Details aus der Quelldatenbank
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | vpcs |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
vpcs 0.5b2-2.2
virtual PC simulator for Dynamips
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vpcs/
sudo apt install vpcs- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Vpcs
Nix95%
vpcs
nix profile install nixpkgs#vpcs- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Vpcs
Ubuntu apt95%
vpcs 0.5b2-2.2
virtual PC simulator for Dynamips
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vpcs/
sudo apt install vpcs- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Vpcs
apk95%
vpcs 0.8.3-r0
Simple virtual PC simulator
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vpcs/
sudo apk add vpcs- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vpcs
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Vpcs
zypper95%
vpcs 0.8.2-1.14
Virtual PC Simulator
sudo zypper install vpcs- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Category: System/Emulators/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vpcs
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 stellt bereit
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Vpcs
MacPorts95%
vpcs
sudo port install vpcs- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Vpcs
Quellspur
Aus Repository-Daten generiert
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Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment