# Install libnfs with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper C client library for NFS. Version 6.0.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libnfs-dev. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:libnfs ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libnfs ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install libnfs ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/libnfs/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add libnfs ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libnfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libnfs ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libnfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libnfs ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libnfs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libnfs ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libnfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libnfs-dev ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libnfs-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libnfs-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnfs-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:libnfs - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 6.0.2 - **Source summary:** C client library for NFS - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - nfs-cat (alias) - nfs-cp (alias) - nfs-ls (alias) - nfs-stat (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 6.0.2 ## Project history and usage libnfs is a C client library for accessing NFS shares over a network. It packages NFS and related RPC protocol handling into reusable APIs instead of requiring callers to mount a filesystem through the operating system. ### Project history The sahlberg/libnfs repository presents the library around three APIs: a raw asynchronous RPC interface, an asynchronous high-level NFS interface, and a synchronous high-level interface. The README also documents a version 2 API break with changed async task functions and read/write signatures. The project broadened from NFSv3-oriented client access into NFSv4, server-side RPC examples, Windows and macOS build fixes, and later zero-copy read/write support for NFS v3/v4. Its changelog is organized by version transitions rather than narrative release notes. ### Adoption history libnfs is useful to media applications, backup tools, embedded systems, emulators, test programs, and cross-platform software that needs NFS URL access without a kernel mount. The README documents platform coverage for Linux, Cygwin, macOS, iOS, FreeBSD, Solaris, Windows, Android, AROS, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 3. ### How it is used Applications can use nfs:// URLs, choose sync or async APIs, select NFS versions through URL arguments or API calls, and tune behavior such as timeouts, retries, mount traversal, directory caching, TLS transport security, and UID/GID handling. The package also provides small tools such as nfs-cat, nfs-cp, nfs-ls, and nfs-stat. ### Why package nerds care libnfs is package-nerd interesting because it turns a traditionally kernel-mounted network filesystem into a linkable userspace protocol library. That makes it attractive in sandboxed, portable, or media-heavy software, but it also brings protocol-version, credential, TLS, and platform-build details into ordinary dependency graphs. ### Timeline - 1.11.0 era: The changelog records support for RPC timeouts, low-level NFSv4 work, and building RPC servers. - 2.0.0 era: The changelog records NFSv4 support, lockf and fcntl locking support for NFSv4, CMake support, URL arguments for NFS version selection, and a testsuite. - 4.0.0 era: The changelog records multithread support for Linux and Windows and fixes for NFSv4 chmod, chown, and utimes behavior. - 5.0.2 era: The changelog records zero-copy write/read work, NFS 4.1 structure additions, and notes that new development had shifted to a libnfs-next-gen branch. ### Related projects - Related protocol pieces include ONC RPC, XDR, NFSv3, NFSv4, portmapper, mount, NLM, NSM, and rquota support. - The repository includes examples for raw RPC access, asynchronous NFS access, synchronous NFS access, RPC servers, and an LD_PRELOAD experiment for NFS-aware command-line utilities. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes library-like package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - library-like package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libnfs-dev - 5.0.2-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnfs-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | NFS client library (development files) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - Debian apt - libnfs-utils - 5.0.2-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnfs-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | NFS client library (binaries) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - Debian apt - libnfs14 - 5.0.2-1+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnfs14 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | NFS client library (shared library) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - Nix - libnfs: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libnfs/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libnfs-dev - 5.0.2-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnfs-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | NFS client library (development files) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - Ubuntu apt - libnfs-utils - 5.0.2-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnfs-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | NFS client library (binaries) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - Ubuntu apt - libnfs14 - 5.0.2-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libnfs14 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | NFS client library (shared library) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - apk - libnfs - 5.0.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libnfs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library for accessing NFS shares | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - apk - libnfs-dev - 5.0.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libnfs-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library for accessing NFS shares (development files) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - apk - libnfs-doc - 5.0.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libnfs-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library for accessing NFS shares (documentation) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - apk - libnfs-tools - 5.0.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libnfs-tools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Client library for accessing NFS shares (tools) | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - dnf - libnfs - 6.0.2-8.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libnfs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Client library for accessing NFS shares over a network | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - dnf - libnfs-devel - 6.0.2-8.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libnfs-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libnfs | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - dnf - libnfs-utils - 6.0.2-8.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libnfs-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Utilities for accessing NFS servers | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - pacman - libnfs - 6.0.2-5: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libnfs from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | client library for accessing NFS shares | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs - zypper - libnfs-devel - 6.0.2-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnfs-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libnfs | https://github.com/sahlberg/libnfs ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libnfs.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/libnfs.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph