iproute2 を Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper, dnf でインストール

プロジェクトリンク

• ホームページ
• リポジトリ
• 上流ドキュメント
• パッケージマネージャページ

コマンドとエイリアス

• ctstat
• dcb
• devlink
• dpll
• genl
• lnstat
• netshaper
• nstat
• rdma
• routel
• rtacct
• rtmon
• rtstat
• tc
• tipc
• vdpa

プロジェクトの歴史

The Linux Foundation networking page describes iproute2 as a collection of utilities for TCP/IP networking and traffic control in Linux. It names Alexey Kuznetsov as the original author and connects his work to the Linux kernel QoS implementation, with maintenance by Stephen Hemminger.

The project became the modern Linux counterpart to older net-tools commands such as ifconfig and route. The same Linux Foundation page notes that many manuals continued to refer to older tools even though ifconfig behaved inadequately in modern environments, and it highlights iproute2's better coverage of modern networking features.

採用の歴史

iproute2's adoption is closely tied to Linux distribution defaults and kernel networking development. The Linux Foundation page says it is usually shipped as iproute or iproute2, with ip and tc as the most important tools, and that new versions are announced on the netdev mailing list.

Homebrew packages iproute2 as a Linux-only formula, which is fitting: the suite is not a portable Unix compatibility layer but a userspace face for Linux kernel netlink and traffic-control facilities.

使われ方

Administrators use iproute2 for address and link configuration, routing tables, policy routing, tunnels, neighbor entries, bridges, socket statistics, and traffic-control qdiscs/classes/filters. Its tools are accompanied by manpages and detailed usage messages, which suits both interactive repair and scripted provisioning.

The package exposes more of Linux networking than legacy tools because it tracks kernel features through netlink-oriented utilities. That makes it important in container hosts, routers, CI images, embedded Linux, network namespaces, and any environment where tc, ss, bridge, devlink, or rdma commands are part of operational vocabulary.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

iproute2 is package-nerd infrastructure: many packages merely run on Linux, but iproute2 is how Linux networking is observed and shaped from user space. It also demonstrates a packaging boundary where the right target is Linux only, with dependencies such as libbpf, libmnl, elfutils, and kernel-header-adjacent build logic.

タイムライン

• Project origin: Alexey Kuznetsov authors the suite around Linux routing, QoS, and traffic control work.
• Maintenance era: Stephen Hemminger maintains the project through kernel.org and netdev workflows.
• Distribution era: Linux distributions ship the suite as iproute or iproute2, with ip and tc as the central tools.
• 2026: Homebrew formula metadata packages iproute2 7.1.0 for Linux ARM64 and x86_64 bottles.

Related projects

• net-tools is the legacy tool family that iproute2 largely supersedes for modern Linux networking.
• The Linux kernel networking stack, rtnetlink/netlink, libbpf, libmnl, and traffic-control subsystems are tightly related.
• LARTC documentation and the netdev mailing list are part of the surrounding operational and development culture.

ソース

• Homebrew formula metadata supplies packaging target, Linux-only requirement, dependency shape, and formula version context.
• The Linux Foundation networking page supplies project purpose, authorship, maintainer, replacement context, distribution names, main tools, and source workflow.
• The input curation supplies documented configuration file paths from the existing batch record.