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nest を Homebrew, dnf, Nix でインストール

nest のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

インストール

追加のインストールコマンド

macOS

Homebrew確認済み · 100%
brew install nest

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Fedora dnf確認済み · 92%
sudo dnf install nest

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · nest · ソース: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nix確認済み · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nest

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/nest/package.nix · ソース: api.github.com

概要

パッケージ概要

Neural Simulation Tool (NEST) with Python3 bindings (PyNEST)

コマンドとエイリアス

  • nest
  • nest-config
  • nest-server
  • nest-server-mpi
  • nest_indirect
  • nest_serial
  • nest_vars.sh
  • sli

履歴

プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

NEST is a long-running open source simulator for spiking neural-network models. Its niche is computational neuroscience models where the dynamics, scale, and connectivity of neuron populations matter more than detailed single-neuron morphology.

プロジェクトの歴史

The NEST project traces its public history to a 1994 release under the name SYNOD and later became the NEural Simulation Tool. The project is coordinated by the NEST Initiative and distributed under GPL-2.0-or-later.

A major adoption shift was PyNEST: the 2008 PyNEST paper describes NEST as a C++ simulation kernel designed for large systems and explains why the project moved from its native SLI simulation language toward Python as the user-facing workflow.

採用の歴史

NEST is used mainly in computational neuroscience, especially for large networks of point neurons, plasticity models, cortical-network examples, and reproducible simulator benchmarks. The project site describes a large developer community and support for systems ranging from laptops to clusters and supercomputers.

Homebrew analytics show a specialist but active macOS/Linux package audience: the formula listed 806 installs in the 365-day window visible on the formula page, all on request.

使われ方

Package users normally install it to get the `nest` command and PyNEST bindings. In practice, researchers write Python scripts or notebooks that import `nest`, create neuron/device nodes, connect populations, run `nest.Simulate(...)`, and analyze spike or voltage traces with Python scientific tooling.

The package-nerd angle is that the Python bindings are tied to the Homebrew Python used by the formula; the formula notes that PyNEST is installed with the `python@3.14` dependency and points users at that interpreter path.

パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

NEST is significant less as a general CLI and more as a packaged scientific runtime: it pulls together a C++ simulator, Python bindings, numerical dependencies, and examples into something reproducible enough for papers, workshops, and neuroscience teaching.

タイムライン

  • 1994: first released under the name SYNOD, according to the NEST project site.
  • 2007: Gewaltig and Diesmann published the Scholarpedia NEST citation used for older NEST versions.
  • 2008: PyNEST paper published, documenting the Python interface and the motivation for moving beyond SLI.
  • June 2026: NEST 3.10 listed as the current release on the NEST homepage and Homebrew formula.

Related projects

  • PyNEST
  • NEST Desktop
  • NESTML
  • NESTGPU
  • PyNN
  • Elephant

セキュリティ状態

リスクレベル: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

リスク分類器

リスク blue · 信頼度 中 · tool

理由

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

信号

  • text:server

インストール挙動

  • formula メタデータに Homebrew post-install フックは記録されていません。
  • Homebrew bottle メタデータは 6 個のプラットフォームターゲットで利用できます。
  • 6 件の実行時依存関係とともにインストールされます。
  • ビルドメタデータには 2 件のビルド依存関係があります。

推奨レビュー

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実行可能ファイル

インストールされる実行可能ファイル

コマンド種類公開範囲メモ
nestcliグローバル実行可能ファイル
nest-configcliグローバル実行可能ファイル
nest-servercliグローバル実行可能ファイル
nest-server-mpicliグローバル実行可能ファイル
nest_indirectcliグローバル実行可能ファイル
nest_serialcliグローバル実行可能ファイル
nest_vars.shcliグローバル実行可能ファイル
slicliグローバル実行可能ファイル

鮮度

バージョンと鮮度

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ページ生成日2026-07-25
マネージャ版3.10
マネージャ更新日2026-06-11
ローカルデータOK
上流最新
検出された最新v3.10

https://github.com/nest/nest-simulator

  • OK鮮度警告は生成されていません。

インストールメタデータ

パッケージメタデータ

パッケージキーbrew:nest
バージョン3.10
パッケージマネージャHomebrew
パッケージマネージャページhttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nest
ホームページhttps://www.nest-simulator.org/
リポジトリhttps://github.com/nest/nest-simulator
上流ドキュメントhttps://github.com/nest/nest-simulator#readme
ライセンスGPL-2.0-or-later
ソースアーカイブhttps://github.com/nest/nest-simulator/archive/refs/tags/v3.10.tar.gz
最終更新2026-06-11T04:05:35Z
Pulseupdated
依存関係gsl, libomp, libtool, numpy, python@3.14, readline
ビルド依存関係cmake, cython
macOS 提供ライブラリncurses
Bottle利用可能 (対象 arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install未定義
サービス宣言なし
注意点The PyNEST bindings and its dependencies are installed with the python@3.14 formula. If you want to use PyNEST, use the Python interpreter from this path: $HOMEBREW_CELLAR/python@3.14/3.14.6/bin You may want to add this to your PATH.

レジストリ情報

ソースデータベース詳細

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namenest
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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nest

nix profile install nixpkgs#nest
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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nest 3.8-11.fc45

The neural simulation tool

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 18 依存関係
  • 4 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nest from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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nest-common 3.8-11.fc45

Common files for nest

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-common
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nest-common from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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nest-devel 3.8-11.fc45

Development files for nest

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 依存関係
  • 2 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nest-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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nest-doc 3.8-11.fc45

Documentation for nest

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nest-doc from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

nest-mpich 3.8-11.fc45

nest built with mpich

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-mpich
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 22 依存関係
  • 4 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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nest-mpich-common 3.8-11.fc45

Common files for nest built with mpich support

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-mpich-common
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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dnf95%

nest-mpich-devel 3.8-11.fc45

Header files for nest built with mpich support

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-mpich-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 依存関係
  • 2 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nest-mpich-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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nest-openmpi 3.8-11.fc45

nest built with openmpi

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-openmpi
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 20 依存関係
  • 4 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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nest-openmpi-common 3.8-11.fc45

Common files for nest built with openmpi support

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-openmpi-common
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nest-openmpi-common from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
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nest-openmpi-devel 3.8-11.fc45

Development files for nest built with openmpi support

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install nest-openmpi-devel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 1 依存関係
  • 2 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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python3-nest 3.8-11.fc45

Python3 bindings for nest

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install python3-nest
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 12 依存関係
  • 5 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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python3-nest-mpich 3.8-11.fc45

Python3 bindings for nest with mpich support

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install python3-nest-mpich
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 12 依存関係
  • 3 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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dnf95%

python3-nest-openmpi 3.8-11.fc45

Python3 bindings for nest with openmpi support

http://www.nest-simulator.org/

sudo dnf install python3-nest-openmpi
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later and MIT and LGPL-2.1-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nest
  • 12 依存関係
  • 3 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 一致条件: Nest
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