# Install libdnet with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Portable low-level networking library. Version 1.18.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-28. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libdnet ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libdnet ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libdnet ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/libdnet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libdnet ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdnet from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libdnet ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdnet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libdnet ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libdnet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libdnet ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libdnet from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libdnet-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdnet-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libdnet - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.18.2 - **Source summary:** Portable low-level networking library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-3-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-28T00:07:30-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - dnet (cli) - dnet-config (cli) - dnet (alias) - dnet-config (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.18.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-28 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - Upstream latest detected: libdnet-1.18.2 (current) ## Project history and usage libdnet is a portable low-level networking library that wraps address manipulation, ARP and route-table access, firewalling, interface handling, tunneling, and raw packet transmission behind one API. ### Project history The original libdnet site is signed by Dug Song and presents the project as a small systems library for C, C++, Python, Perl, and Ruby users across BSD, Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris, IRIX, HP-UX, and Tru64. Its SourceForge-era download section listed libdnet 1.11 in January 2005 and CVS as the source-control mechanism. The GitHub tag history preserves the older imported lineage, including DNET_1_10 in February 2005 and libdnet-1.12 in January 2007, then shows renewed maintenance under the ofalk repository with releases from 2020 onward. The 2023-2024 releases focused on modern build tooling, CMake/autotools cleanup, Python binding rebuilds, CI, and portability fixes. ### Adoption history The official libdnet site listed projects using it such as arpd, firewalk, fragroute, honeyd, Nmap, Scapy, Unicornscan, and other network-testing or packet-manipulation tools. That placement made libdnet part of the classic Unix security-tool stack, often paired conceptually with libpcap for capture and libnet-style packet construction. ### How it is used Developers use libdnet when they need portable access to network interfaces, routes, ARP tables, filters, tunnels, or raw Ethernet/IP transmission without writing per-OS code. The package also ships `dnet` and `dnet-config`, making it useful both as a development library and as an installed build dependency for older networking tools. ### Why package nerds care libdnet is a package-nerd fossil with real utility: it carries early-2000s network-security tooling assumptions into modern distributions. Packaging it well keeps old but still-useful packet tools buildable, especially where source has moved from SourceForge/CVS through Google Code-era references into maintained GitHub forks. ### Timeline - 2005: libdnet 1.11 listed on the official site. - 2005: DNET_1_10 tag imported into the GitHub history. - 2007: libdnet-1.12 tag published. - 2020: libdnet-1.14 tag published in the maintained GitHub repository. - 2023: 1.16.x and 1.17.0 releases modernized build support. - 2024: 1.18.0 and 1.18.2 releases continued portability and tooling fixes. ### Related projects - The official site names libpcap, WinPcap, pypcap, dpkt, libnet, PktFilter, and TUN/TAP drivers as related work, and lists Nmap, Scapy, honeyd, fragroute, arpd, and Unicornscan among downstream users. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** libdnet - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - libdnet: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libdnet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - libdnet - 1.18.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdnet from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | simplified, portable interface to several low-level networking routines | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - apk - libdnet-dev - 1.18.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdnet-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | simplified, portable interface to several low-level networking routines (development files) | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - apk - libdnet-doc - 1.18.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libdnet-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | simplified, portable interface to several low-level networking routines (documentation) | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - dnf - libdnet - 1.18.0-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdnet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Simple portable interface to lowlevel networking routines | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - dnf - libdnet-devel - 1.18.0-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdnet-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Header files for libdnet library | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - dnf - libdnet-progs - 1.18.0-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libdnet-progs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Sample applications to use with libdnet | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - dnf - python3-libdnet - 1.18.0-10.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: python3-libdnet from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Python bindings for libdnet | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - pacman - libdnet - 1.18.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libdnet from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A simplified, portable interface to several low-level networking routines | https://github.com/ofalk/libdnet - zypper - libdnet-devel - 1.18.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdnet-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libdnet | https://github.com/dugsong/libdnet - zypper - libdnet1 - 1.18.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libdnet1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Library for Portable Interface to Low-Level Networking Routines | https://github.com/dugsong/libdnet - MacPorts - libdnet: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/libdnet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - 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