macOS
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Install umockdev with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Mock hardware devices for creating unit tests and bug reporting. Version 0.19.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-06. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gir1.2-umockdev-1.0.
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Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add umockdevAlpine Linux edge package indexes · umockdev · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install umockdevDebian stable package indexes · umockdev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install umockdevFedora Rawhide package metadata · umockdev · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#umockdevnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/um/umockdev/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S umockdevArch Linux sync databases · umockdev · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install umockdevopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · umockdev · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Mock hardware devices for creating unit tests and bug reporting
Project links
Commands and aliases
- umockdev-record
- umockdev-run
- umockdev-wrapper
history
Project history and usage
umockdev is a Linux hardware-device mocking library and set of command-line tools for integration tests, bug reports, and regression reproduction.
Project history
The official README describes umockdev as a way to mock Linux devices for tests of hardware-related libraries and programs. It records device properties and behavior, then runs programs or test suites against a testbed loaded with those recorded devices.
The project is built around libumockdev, a preload library, and CLI tools including umockdev-record, umockdev-run, and umockdev-wrapper. Its feature set expanded from sysfs/udev property emulation into /dev nodes, read/write scripts, usbdevfs replay, pcap/usbmon replay, evdev, spidev, input events, and /proc mocking.
Official tags show releases by 2013, and the NEWS file documents long-running maintenance, including a 2020 switch to Meson and later fixes and feature updates. That history matches a specialized but durable Linux testing utility rather than a broad application.
Adoption history
umockdev's adoption is strongest in Linux hardware-adjacent testing. The README explicitly names gphoto and libmtp as examples where developers can receive recorded device dumps in bug reports and reproduce problems without owning the affected hardware.
The Homebrew input records downstream packaging across apk, Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu gir/lib packages, dnf, Nix, pacman, and zypper. That breadth is notable because the tool remains Linux-specific and test-focused; package managers carry it for developers and CI systems that need reproducible hardware behavior.
How it is used
Typical command-line use records a real device with umockdev-record, then replays it with umockdev-run around a test command. The README includes examples for PtP/MTP USB devices, usbmon pcap captures, tty devices such as modem sticks, Unix sockets, fake batteries, /proc, and /dev.
Library users create a UMockdevTestbed through C, Vala, Python, JavaScript, or other GObject-introspection languages, while the preload layer redirects /sys, /dev, /proc, netlink, and ioctl access into the sandbox.
Why package nerds care
umockdev is important to package maintainers because it turns hardware-dependent bugs into text artifacts that can be checked into tests or attached to bug reports. That makes CI and distro regression testing possible for code that would otherwise require physical devices.
It is also a classic niche systems package: small executable tools, a shared library, introspection bindings, preload behavior, and distro-specific packaging names that matter to anyone debugging Linux hardware stacks.
Timeline
- 2013: Official repository tag 0.2.4 is associated with a June 2013 release commit.
- 2020-11-16: NEWS records the switch to the Meson build system in release 0.15.
- README era: Project documents record/replay support for sysfs, udev, /dev, USB, evdev, spidev, /proc, and socket/device scripts.
- Current packaging: Homebrew input lists apk, Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, dnf, Nix, pacman, and zypper package coverage.
Related projects
- The README names gphoto and libmtp as affected software examples and uses upower, ModemManager, ofonod, evemu, usbmon, Wireshark, PtP/MTP, and GObject-introspection ecosystems in its examples.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:record
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 3 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 5 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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
umockdev-record | cli | global executable | |
umockdev-run | cli | global executable | |
umockdev-wrapper | 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 generated2026-08-04
manager version0.19.8
manager updated2026-07-06
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdevnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:umockdev |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.19.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/umockdev |
| Homepage | https://launchpad.net/umockdev |
| Repository | https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev |
| Upstream docs | https://launchpad.net/umockdev |
| License | LGPL-2.1-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/releases/download/0.19.8/umockdev-0.19.8.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-06T10:19:20Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | glib, libpcap, systemd |
| Build dependencies | gobject-introspection, meson, ninja, pkgconf, vala |
| 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 | umockdev |
| 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%
gir1.2-umockdev-1.0 0.19.1-3
introspection data for umockdev library
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install gir1.2-umockdev-1.0- Section: introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Debian apt95%
libumockdev-dev 0.19.1-3
development files and documentation for libumockdev
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install libumockdev-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Debian apt95%
libumockdev0 0.19.1-3
hardware mocking testbed for bug reports and regression tests
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install libumockdev0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Debian apt95%
umockdev 0.19.1-3
record/mock hardware devices for bug reports and regression tests
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install umockdev- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Nix95%
umockdev
nix profile install nixpkgs#umockdev- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Ubuntu apt95%
gir1.2-umockdev-1.0 0.18.1-1build1
introspection data for umockdev library
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install gir1.2-umockdev-1.0- Section: universe/introspection
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Ubuntu apt95%
libumockdev-dev 0.18.1-1build1
development files and documentation for libumockdev
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install libumockdev-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Ubuntu apt95%
libumockdev0 0.18.1-1build1
hardware mocking testbed for bug reports and regression tests
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install libumockdev0- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
Ubuntu apt95%
umockdev 0.18.1-1build1
record/mock hardware devices for bug reports and regression tests
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo apt install umockdev- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
apk95%
umockdev 0.19.8-r0
Mock hardware devices for creating unit tests and bug reporting
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev
sudo apk add umockdev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
apk95%
umockdev-dev 0.19.8-r0
Mock hardware devices for creating unit tests and bug reporting (development files)
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev
sudo apk add umockdev-dev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
apk95%
umockdev-doc 0.19.8-r0
Mock hardware devices for creating unit tests and bug reporting (documentation)
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev
sudo apk add umockdev-doc- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: umockdev
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
dnf95%
umockdev 0.19.8-2.fc45
Mock hardware devices
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev
sudo dnf install umockdev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: umockdev
- 9 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
dnf95%
umockdev-devel 0.19.8-2.fc45
Development packages for umockdev
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev
sudo dnf install umockdev-devel- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: umockdev
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
pacman95%
umockdev 0.19.8-1
Record/mock hardware devices for bug reports and regression tests
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo pacman -S umockdev- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
zypper95%
libumockdev-preload0 0.19.7-1.4
Shared library for umockdev-preload
https://github.com/martinpitt/umockdev/
sudo zypper install libumockdev-preload0- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: umockdev
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Umockdev
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