macOS
Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install vpcslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install vpcsMacPorts ports tree · emulators/vpcs/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com
安装
其他安装命令
Linux
Alpine Linux apk已验证 · 92%
sudo apk add vpcsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · vpcs · 来源: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Nix已验证 · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#vpcsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/vp/vpcs/package.nix · 来源: api.github.com
openSUSE zypper已验证 · 92%
sudo zypper install vpcsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · vpcs · 来源: download.opensuse.org
概览
软件包摘要
Virtual PC simulator for testing IP routing
历史
项目历史与用法
VPCS is the Virtual PC Simulator, a small command-line network host simulator used mainly with Dynamips and GNS3 labs. It provides lightweight virtual end hosts that can send and receive basic traffic such as ping and traceroute without running full virtual machines.
项目历史
The original VPCS project was hosted on SourceForge and described itself as a tool that can simulate up to nine PCs for studying Cisco routers in Dynamips. It was intentionally not a complete PC emulator; it was a compact program with only a small set of network commands.
The current GNS3 repository is a continuation of that original VPCS code. The GNS3 README says it is based on the last development version and improved with community patches after the original SourceForge-hosted code stopped being maintained.
采用历史
VPCS became useful because GNS3 and Dynamips network labs often need simple endpoints for connectivity tests. Replacing router instances or full VMware/VirtualBox guests with VPCS reduced CPU and memory load while still allowing lab users to verify addressing and routing behavior.
Documentation and manpages for Linux distributions describe VPCS as an ideal study tool for simulated Cisco or Juniper router environments, reflecting its adoption as a practical companion utility rather than a standalone networking platform.
使用方式
A typical VPCS session creates up to nine numbered virtual PCs, assigns IP configuration and gateways, and runs ping or traceroute across a simulated topology. In UDP mode, each virtual PC corresponds to paired local and remote UDP ports used to exchange packets with Dynamips or GNS3 nodes.
The tool is deliberately limited: it is best for endpoint reachability tests, small TCP/UDP/ICMP exercises, and lab scripts, not for running services or emulating full operating-system behavior.
为什么软件包爱好者会关心
VPCS is package-nerd useful because it is tiny infrastructure glue for network labs. A single small binary can replace heavyweight guest machines when all the user needs is an IP endpoint that responds predictably inside a simulated topology.
时间线
- 2008-2011: VPCS releases appear in GNS3 SourceForge file areas alongside early GNS3/Dynamips workflows.
- 2015: VPCS 0.8 readme documents IPv6 support and Linux, Windows, and OS X testing notes.
- 2016: SourceForge project activity shows the original project becoming effectively dormant.
- 2020s: GNS3 maintains a continuation repository with community patches.
Related projects
- VPCS is closely related to GNS3, Dynamips, and network-certification lab workflows where simple end hosts are needed to test router configuration.
- It is an alternative to using full virtual machines or router images merely as traffic endpoints in a network simulation.
来源
安全态势
风险级别：绿色
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
风险分类器
绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance
原因
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
信号
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
安装行为
- 未记录 Homebrew bottle 元数据。
建议审查
在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。
可执行文件
已安装的可执行文件
| 命令 | 类型 | 暴露范围 | 备注 |
|---|---|---|---|
vpcs | 可执行文件 | 已索引可执行文件 | 从本地可执行文件索引发现。 |
新鲜度
版本和新鲜度
这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。
页面生成时间2026-08-03
管理器版本0.8.4
管理器更新时间2026-08-02
本地数据未知
上游不可用
检测到的最新版本未检测到
- OK没有生成新鲜度警告。
安装元数据
软件包元数据
| 软件包键 | brew:vpcs |
|---|---|
| 版本 | 0.8.4 |
| 软件包管理器 | Homebrew |
| 主页 | https://vpcs.sourceforge.net/ |
| 仓库 | https://github.com/GNS3/vpcs |
| 最后更新 | 2026-08-02T12:59:26Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | 未记录 |
| 服务 | 未声明 |
源数据库匹配
其他软件包管理器记录
匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。
Debian apt95%
vpcs 0.5b2-2.2
virtual PC simulator for Dynamips
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vpcs/
sudo apt install vpcs- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Vpcs
Nix95%
vpcs
nix profile install nixpkgs#vpcs- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Vpcs
Ubuntu apt95%
vpcs 0.5b2-2.2
virtual PC simulator for Dynamips
http://sourceforge.net/projects/vpcs/
sudo apt install vpcs- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 依赖
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Vpcs
apk95%
vpcs 0.8.3-r0
Simple virtual PC simulator
https://sourceforge.net/projects/vpcs/
sudo apk add vpcs- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vpcs
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Vpcs
zypper95%
vpcs 0.8.2-1.16
Virtual PC Simulator
sudo zypper install vpcs- License: BSD-2-Clause
- Category: System/Emulators/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: vpcs
- 1 依赖
- 1 提供
- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Vpcs
MacPorts95%
vpcs
sudo port install vpcs- normalized package name match
- 匹配方式：Vpcs
来源线索
由仓库数据生成
此页面由 av-web 从 scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py 生成的私有软件包 SQLite 工件提供。
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
使用的来源
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation