installation

Commandes d'installation supplémentaires

macOS

Homebrewvérifié · 100%

brew install vpcs

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsvérifié · 94%

sudo port install vpcs

MacPorts ports tree · emulators/vpcs/Portfile · Source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkvérifié · 92%

sudo apk add vpcs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · vpcs · Source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptvérifié · 92%

sudo apt install vpcs

Debian stable package indexes · vpcs · Source: deb.debian.org

Nixvérifié · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#vpcs

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vp/vpcs/package.nix · Source: api.github.com

openSUSE zyppervérifié · 92%

sudo zypper install vpcs

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · vpcs · Source: download.opensuse.org

aperçu

Résumé du paquet

Virtual PC simulator for testing IP routing

Liens du projet

Commandes et alias

vpcs

historique

Historique du projet et usages

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.

Historique du projet

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.

Historique d'adoption

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.

Modes d'utilisation

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.

Pourquoi les passionnés de paquets s'y intéressent

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.

Chronologie

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.

Sources

posture de sécurité

Niveau de risque : vert

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Classificateur de risque

risque vert · confiance faible · appliance

Pourquoi

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signaux

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Comportement d'installation

Aucun hook post-install Homebrew n’est enregistré dans les métadonnées de formule.
Les métadonnées de bottle Homebrew sont disponibles pour 6 plateformes.

Revue recommandée

Avant une utilisation sans surveillance par un agent, vérifiez si l'outil lit des identifiants en clair, écrit un état distant, publie des artefacts ou lance des plugins.

exécutables

Exécutables installés

Commande	Type	Exposition	Note
`vpcs`	cli	exécutable global

fraîcheur

Version et fraîcheur

Ces signaux séparent l'âge de génération de la page, l'activité du gestionnaire de paquets et la comparaison avec les versions amont. Un retard de version n'est signalé que lorsqu'une URL de preuve et des versions comparables sont présentes.

page générée2026-07-25

version du gestionnaire0.8.3

gestionnaire mis à jour

données localesOK

amontà jour

dernière version détectéev0.8.3

https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.confiance faible

métadonnées d'installation

Métadonnées du paquet

Clé du paquet	brew:vpcs
Version	0.8.3
Gestionnaire de paquets	Homebrew
Page du gestionnaire de paquets	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/vpcs
Page d'accueil	https://vpcs.sourceforge.net/
Dépôt	https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs
Docs amont	https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs#readme
Licence	BSD-2-Clause
Archive source	https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs/archive/refs/tags/v0.8.3.tar.gz
Bouteille	disponible (sur arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
post-install Homebrew	non défini
Service	aucun déclaré

faits du registre

Détails de la base source

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	stable

correspondances dans les bases sources

Autres enregistrements de gestionnaires de paquets

Les correspondances proviennent d’index externes de gestionnaires de paquets et restent séparées des liens de paquets Automic Vault locaux.

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 Dépendances
normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Vpcs

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: vpcs from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

vpcs

nix profile install nixpkgs#vpcs

normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Vpcs

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/vp/vpcs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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 Dépendances
normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Vpcs

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: vpcs from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

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 Dépendances
1 fournit
normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Vpcs

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vpcs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

zypper95%

vpcs 0.8.2-1.14

Virtual PC Simulator

https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs

sudo zypper install vpcs

License: BSD-2-Clause
Category: System/Emulators/Other
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: vpcs
1 Dépendances
1 fournit
normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Vpcs

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: vpcs from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

vpcs

sudo port install vpcs

normalized package name match
Correspondance par : Vpcs

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: emulators/vpcs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

graphe de paquets

Les liens viennent du graphe local de relations entre paquets, des suppléments, des dépendances, des correspondances d'écosystèmes et de l'appartenance aux hubs.

piste source

Généré depuis les données du dépôt

Cette page est servie par av-web depuis l'artéfact SQLite privé des paquets généré par scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/vpcs.yml

Sources utilisées

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

Installer vpcs avec Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, zypper