# Install spice-gtk with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt GTK client/libraries for SPICE. Version 0.42 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:spice-gtk ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install spice-gtk ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install spice-gtk ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: gnome/spice-gtk/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add spice-gtk ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: spice-gtk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install spice-gtk ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: spice-gtk 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#spice-gtk ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spice-gtk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S spice-gtk ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: spice-gtk from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install spice-gtk ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: spice-gtk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:spice-gtk - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.42 - **Source summary:** GTK client/libraries for SPICE - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-13T17:31:47+09:00 - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - spicy (alias) - spicy-screenshot (alias) - spicy-stats (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.42 ## Project history and usage spice-gtk is the GTK client library and widget for SPICE remote desktop sessions. It gives Linux desktop and virtualization tools a reusable client-side component for connecting to SPICE-enabled virtual machines. ### Project history The SPICE project documentation frames SPICE as an open remote computing solution for remote display and device access, with a 2009 Red Hat copyright on the introductory architecture document. The download page describes spice-gtk as a GTK+3 SPICE widget with glib-based protocol objects, a GTK display widget, and Python and Vala bindings. ### Adoption history spice-gtk became important through virtualization desktops rather than through end-user CLI fame. The official download page names virt-manager and GNOME Boxes as applications that embed the widget, and recommends virt-viewer as the client application for connecting to virtual machines using SPICE. ### How it is used Packaged installations commonly expose tools such as spicy, spicy-screenshot, and spicy-stats, while applications can use the library and widget directly. Users encounter it when opening a VM console, testing SPICE display behavior, or integrating SPICE support into a GTK application. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about spice-gtk because it sits in the practical dependency chain for desktop virtualization: QEMU/KVM hosts, SPICE protocol components, virt-viewer, virt-manager, GNOME Boxes, USB redirection, and guest tools all meet at package boundaries. Keeping spice-gtk current affects whether graphical VM consoles, clipboard support, and device redirection work cleanly on distro desktops. ### Timeline - 2009: Red Hat copyright appears on the SPICE introductory documentation. - 2010s: spice-gtk becomes the GTK client widget used by virtualization tools such as virt-manager and GNOME Boxes. - 2020s: Official downloads continue to publish spice-gtk source releases from freedesktop.org GitLab. ### Related projects - SPICE protocol and spice-server provide the remote display protocol and server side. - virt-viewer is the recommended client application. - virt-manager and GNOME Boxes embed or use SPICE client functionality. - QEMU commonly provides the virtualization host side for SPICE sessions. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0 - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GObject for communicating with Spice servers (GObject-Introspection) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (GObject-Introspection) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GObject for communicating with Spice servers (runtime library) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - libspice-client-glib-2.0-dev - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspice-client-glib-2.0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GObject for communicating with Spice servers (development files) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (runtime library) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (development files) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Helper tool to validate usb ACLs | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Debian apt - spice-client-gtk - 0.42-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: spice-client-gtk from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Simple clients for interacting with SPICE servers | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Nix - spice-gtk: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sp/spice-gtk/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0 - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-spiceclientglib-2.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject for communicating with Spice servers (GObject-Introspection) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Ubuntu apt - gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gir1.2-spiceclientgtk-3.0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (GObject-Introspection) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspice-client-glib-2.0-8 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject for communicating with Spice servers (runtime library) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libspice-client-glib-2.0-dev - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspice-client-glib-2.0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GObject for communicating with Spice servers (development files) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspice-client-gtk-3.0-5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (runtime library) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libspice-client-gtk-3.0-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | GTK3 widget for SPICE clients (development files) | https://www.spice-space.org/ - Ubuntu apt - spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper - 0.42-2ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: spice-client-glib-usb-acl-helper from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Helper tool to validate usb ACLs | https://www.spice-space.org/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/spice-gtk.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/spice-gtk.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