# Install slirp4netns with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper

User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces. Version 1.3.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-26.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:slirp4netns
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: slirp4netns from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: slirp4netns from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: slirp4netns 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#slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sl/slirp4netns/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: slirp4netns from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install slirp4netns
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: slirp4netns from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:slirp4netns
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/slirp4netns>
- **Version:** 1.3.4
- **Source summary:** User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns/archive/refs/tags/v1.3.4.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-26T16:04:36Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- slirp4netns (cli)
- slirp4netns (alias)

## Dependencies

- glib
- libcap
- libseccomp
- libslirp

## Build dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- pkgconf

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 1.3.4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-26
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- Upstream latest detected: v1.3.4 (current)

## Security Notes

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

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** slirp4netns
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Requirements:** linux
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - slirp4netns - 1.2.1-1.1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: slirp4netns from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- Nix - slirp4netns: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sl/slirp4netns/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - slirp4netns - 1.2.1-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: slirp4netns from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- apk - slirp4netns - 1.3.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: slirp4netns from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- apk - slirp4netns-doc - 1.3.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: slirp4netns-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces (documentation) | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- dnf - slirp4netns - 1.3.1-4.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: slirp4netns from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | slirp for network namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- pacman - slirp4netns - 1.3.4-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: slirp4netns from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns
- zypper - slirp4netns - 1.3.3-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: slirp4netns from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | User-mode networking for unprivileged network namespaces | https://github.com/rootless-containers/slirp4netns


## Related links

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- [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libcap](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libcap/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [libseccomp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libseccomp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [cni-plugins](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cni-plugins/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, containers, networking.
- [passt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/passt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, namespaces, networking.
- [aerleon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aerleon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [ahcpd](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ahcpd/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [airshare](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/airshare/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [assh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/assh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [autossh](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autossh/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [avahi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avahi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking.
- [center-im](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/center-im/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, glib, mode, networking.
- [gensio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gensio/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, glib, networking.
- [dissent](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dissent/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, glib, networking.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/slirp4netns.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/slirp4netns.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
