# Install virtctl

Allows for using more advanced kubevirt features. Version 1.8.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-03.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:virtctl
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install virtctl
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add virtctl
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:virtctl
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/virtctl>
- **Version:** 1.8.3
- **Source summary:** Allows for using more advanced kubevirt features
- **Homepage:** <https://kubevirt.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://kubevirt.io/user-guide/user_workloads/virtctl_client_tool>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/archive/refs/tags/v1.8.3.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-03T20:10:31Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- virtctl (cli)
- virtctl (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.8.3
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-03
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt
- Upstream latest detected: v1.8.3 (current)

## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- apk - virtctl - 1.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: virtctl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | CLI client for KubeVirt - the Kubernetes Virtualization API | https://kubevirt.io/
- apk - virtctl-bash-completion - 1.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: virtctl-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for virtctl | https://kubevirt.io/
- apk - virtctl-fish-completion - 1.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: virtctl-fish-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Fish completions for virtctl | https://kubevirt.io/
- apk - virtctl-zsh-completion - 1.8.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: virtctl-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for virtctl | https://kubevirt.io/


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## Sources

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- 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