macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install iproute2local Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install iproute2 with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, zypper, dnf
Linux routing utilities. Version 7.1.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-16.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add iproute2Alpine Linux edge package indexes · iproute2 · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install iproute2Debian stable package indexes · iproute2 · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#iproute2nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ip/iproute2/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S iproute2Arch Linux sync databases · iproute2 · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install iproute2openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · iproute2 · source: download.opensuse.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install rdma-coreFedora Rawhide package metadata · rdma-core · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
overview
Package summary
Linux routing utilities
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ctstat
- dcb
- devlink
- dpll
- genl
- lnstat
- netshaper
- nstat
- rdma
- routel
- rtacct
- rtmon
- rtstat
- tc
- tipc
- vdpa
history
Project history and usage
iproute2 is the Linux networking utility suite centered on ip and tc, used to configure addresses, routes, tunnels, neighbors, links, traffic control, and related kernel networking features.
Project history
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.
Adoption history
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.
How it is used
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.
Why package nerds care
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.
Timeline
- 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.
Sources
- 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.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 5 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/iproute2/rt_tables/usr/lib/iproute2/rt_tables/etc/iproute2/tc_cls
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ctstat | cli | global executable | |
dcb | cli | global executable | |
devlink | cli | global executable | |
dpll | cli | global executable | |
genl | cli | global executable | |
lnstat | cli | global executable | |
netshaper | cli | global executable | |
nstat | cli | global executable | |
rdma | cli | global executable | |
routel | cli | global executable | |
rtacct | cli | global executable | |
rtmon | cli | global executable | |
rtstat | cli | global executable | |
tc | cli | global executable | |
tipc | cli | global executable | |
vdpa | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version7.1.0
manager updated2026-06-16
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:iproute2 |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.1.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/iproute2 |
| Homepage | https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2 |
| Repository | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2.git |
| Upstream docs | https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2.git/tree/README |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/iproute2/iproute2-7.1.0.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-16T12:38:49Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | elfutils, libbpf, libcap, libmnl, libtirpc |
| Build dependencies | bison, flex, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | iproute2 |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
iproute2 6.15.0-1
networking and traffic control tools
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apt install iproute2- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 12 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
Nix95%
iproute2
nix profile install nixpkgs#iproute2- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
Ubuntu apt95%
iproute2 6.1.0-1ubuntu6
networking and traffic control tools
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apt install iproute2- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 12 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
Ubuntu apt95%
iproute2-doc 6.1.0-1ubuntu6
networking and traffic control tools - documentation
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apt install iproute2-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: iproute2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-bash-completion 7.0.0-r0
Bash completions for iproute2
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-dev 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities (development files)
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-dev- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-doc 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities (documentation)
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-minimal 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities (/sbin/ip only)
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-minimal- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-rdma 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities (rdma utilities)
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-rdma- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-ss 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities (socket statistics tool)
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-ss- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
apk95%
iproute2-tc 7.0.0-r0
IP Routing Utilities (traffic control and XDP support)
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo apk add iproute2-tc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
pacman95%
iproute2 7.0.0-1
IP Routing Utilities
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/network/iproute2/iproute2.git
sudo pacman -S iproute2- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 3 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
zypper95%
iproute2 7.0-1.2
Linux network configuration utilities
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo zypper install iproute2- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Routing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 8 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
zypper95%
iproute2-arpd 7.0-1.2
Userspace ARP daemon
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo zypper install iproute2-arpd- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Routing
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
zypper95%
iproute2-bash-completion 7.0-1.2
Bash completion for iproute
https://wiki.linuxfoundation.org/networking/iproute2
sudo zypper install iproute2-bash-completion- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Shells
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: iproute2
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Iproute2
source trail
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment