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Install nemu with Homebrew, apk, Nix

Ncurses UI for QEMU. Version 3.5.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-11.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nemu

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add nemu

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · nemu · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nemu

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ne/nemu/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Ncurses UI for QEMU

Commands and aliases

  • nemu
  • ntty

history

Project history and usage

nEMU is a small, focused terminal UI for managing QEMU virtual machines. Its upstream repository describes it as an ncurses UI for QEMU and lists everyday VM operations: install, delete, clone, rename, show status and CPU use, start, stop, connect through VNC or SPICE, handle snapshots, edit settings, import OVA files, and expose a remote-control API.

Project history

The public GitHub repository was created on 2019-11-15. The visible release history shows continued maintenance through v3.5.0 on 2026-06-11, after v3.4.0 on 2025-10-22 added VM preview support for terminals with the Kitty graphics protocol and related UI/configuration work.

Adoption history

nEMU is a niche virtualization tool rather than a broad platform. The README lists packages for Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu, Gentoo, FreeBSD, RPM-based systems, and Homebrew. The Homebrew formula API snapshot generated on 2026-07-01 reported 314 installs over 365 days and 52 installs over 30 days, which fits a specialized console-VM workflow.

How it is used

Package-oriented users install it when they want a local or SSH-friendly TUI around QEMU without running a desktop manager. In practice it sits between raw qemu-system command lines and heavier GUI tools: useful for repeat VM lifecycle operations, snapshots, TAP/macvtap networking, VirtFS sharing, and occasional VNC/SPICE access from a terminal-first setup.

Why package nerds care

Its package interest is mostly about making QEMU manageable in headless and Unix-console environments. The signal is not mass adoption; it is that the same small C/ncurses tool is packaged across multiple Unix-like ecosystems and keeps following QEMU feature growth.

Timeline

  • 2019-11-15: GitHub repository created.
  • 2023-10-04: v3.3.0 release added MacOS snapshot support and remote API work.
  • 2025-10-22: v3.4.0 release added VM preview support.
  • 2026-06-11: v3.5.0 release shipped custom PID/socket locations and shortcut changes.

Related projects

  • QEMU
  • SPICE
  • spice-kitten
  • nemu-droid

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 6 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
nemucliglobal executable
nttycliglobal 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 version3.5.0
manager updated2026-06-11
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv3.5.0

https://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:nemu
Version3.5.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nemu
Homepagehttps://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu
Repositoryhttps://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu
Upstream docshttps://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu#readme
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu/archive/refs/tags/v3.5.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-11T10:27:44Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgettext, json-c, libarchive, ncurses, openssl@3
Build dependenciescmake, gettext, pkgconf
Uses from macOSlibxml2, sqlite
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Nix95%

nemu

nix profile install nixpkgs#nemu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nemu
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ne/nemu/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

nemu 3.4.0-r0

Ncurses UI for QEMU

https://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu

sudo apk add nemu
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nemu
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nemu
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nemu from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nemu-bash-completion 3.4.0-r0

Bash completions for nemu

https://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu

sudo apk add nemu-bash-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nemu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nemu
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nemu-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nemu-doc 3.4.0-r0

Ncurses UI for QEMU (documentation)

https://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu

sudo apk add nemu-doc
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nemu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nemu
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nemu-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nemu-lang 3.4.0-r0

Languages for package nemu

https://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu

sudo apk add nemu-lang
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nemu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nemu
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nemu-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

nemu-zsh-completion 3.4.0-r0

Zsh completions for nemu

https://github.com/nemuTUI/nemu

sudo apk add nemu-zsh-completion
  • License: BSD-2-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nemu
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nemu
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nemu-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libarchiveRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • ncursesRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • cmakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • libosinfoShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, virtualization.
  • lumeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, virtualization.
  • osinfo-db-toolsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, virtualization.
  • qemuShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, virtualization.
  • virt-managerShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, virtualization.
  • vmdktoolShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, system, virtualization.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • 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