# 使用 Homebrew, Nix, MacPorts 安装 socket_vmnet

查看 socket_vmnet 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

```sh
sudo av install brew:socket_vmnet
```

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install socket_vmnet
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install socket_vmnet
```

  证据: MacPorts ports tree: net/socket_vmnet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#socket-vmnet
```

  证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/socket-vmnet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:socket_vmnet
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 1.2.2
- **来源摘要:** Daemon to provide vmnet.framework support for rootless QEMU
- **主页:** <https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet>
- **仓库:** <https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet>
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-06T11:29:14Z
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- socket_vmnet (别名)
- socket_vmnet_client (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 1.2.2
## 项目历史与用法

socket_vmnet is a macOS networking daemon and client for giving unmodified, rootless QEMU access to Apple's vmnet.framework. It is closely associated with Lima and the Mac virtualization tooling ecosystem.

### 项目历史

The official README says socket_vmnet was forked from vde_vmnet v0.6.0 and removes the dependency on VDE. The git history begins in July 2021, and the first tagged alpha release appeared in May 2022 before the 1.0.0 tag in November 2022.

The README positions the project around a precise operational tradeoff: socket_vmnet itself usually runs as root, but QEMU does not need to. This kept vmnet.framework networking usable for rootless QEMU workflows before and after QEMU added its own vmnet support.

### 采用历史

Official installation docs cover binary tarballs, source installs under /opt/socket_vmnet, Homebrew, and MacPorts. The supplied package-manager facts list Homebrew and MacPorts, reflecting a macOS-only tool aimed at virtualization users rather than a cross-platform daemon.

### 使用方式

The documented workflow starts the socket_vmnet daemon with a gateway and socket path, then runs QEMU through socket_vmnet_client. The README also documents Lima integration, noting that Lima has built-in support for socket_vmnet since v0.12.0.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Package nerds care about socket_vmnet because it is a small package with unusually sharp install semantics: root-owned prefixes, launchd service files, Homebrew service behavior, MacPorts service behavior, QEMU integration, and Lima integration all affect whether rootless virtual machines get usable bridged or shared networking.

### 时间线

- 2021: Initial git commit.
- 2022: v1.0.0-alpha.0 first tagged alpha release.
- 2022: v1.0.0 tagged.
- 2022: Lima v0.12.0 and later documented built-in support for socket_vmnet.
- 2024: v1.2.0 tagged after the 1.1 series.
- 2025: v1.2.2 tagged.

### Related projects

- socket_vmnet is forked from vde_vmnet, is designed for QEMU, and is documented as integrated with Lima. The README also contrasts it with QEMU's built-in vmnet support, which requires running the whole QEMU process as root.

### 来源

- Official git metadata from https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet.git
- <https://github.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet#readme>
- <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lima-vm/socket_vmnet/master/README.md>
- source_facts.package-manager


## 安全说明

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger 风险:** orange / 中
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## 其他软件包管理器记录

- Nix - socket-vmnet: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/so/socket-vmnet/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- MacPorts - socket_vmnet: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/socket_vmnet/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/socket_vmnet.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/socket_vmnet.yml)


## 来源

- 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