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passt

Plug A Simple Socket Transport

About passt

Plug A Simple Socket Transport

This project links 17 native package records across 9 recorded operating-system releases. Compare the retained versions and architectures below, then open the package for your own release.

These are catalog observations, not a guarantee of installation, compatibility, or upstream support.

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Project pictures and package coverage

Alpine Linux 3.21: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.22: 2 package records; Alpine Linux 3.23: 2 package records; Debian 12 (Bookworm): 1 package records; Debian 13 (Trixie): 1 package records; Fedora 43: 2 package records; Fedora 44: 2 package records; openSUSE Leap 16.0: 2 package records; openSUSE Tumbleweed: 3 package records. Catalog coverage diagram, not an application screenshot.passt: recorded package coverageAlpine Linux 3.212 recordsAlpine Linux 3.222 recordsAlpine Linux 3.232 recordsDebian 12 (Bookworm)1 recordsDebian 13 (Trixie)1 recordsFedora 432 recordsFedora 442 recordsopenSUSE Leap 16.02 records
OpenFactory diagram of linked package records. The first eight releases are shown; all 9 appear below. It is not an application screenshot.

Project identity

Project
passt
Publisher
Not authoritatively mapped
Native package records
17
Operating systems
alpine-linux-3-21, alpine-linux-3-22, alpine-linux-3-23, debian-12, debian-13, fedora-43, fedora-44, opensuse-leap-16-0, opensuse-tumbleweed
License expression
BSD-3-Clause AND GPL-2.0-or-later
Metadata completeness
70/100 (not a software quality rating)
Homepage
Visit upstream site
Source repository
Not reported

Source-reported description

The fullest retained description is shown with its source. Distribution packaging descriptions may include downstream details.

passt implements a translation layer between a Layer-2 network interface and native Layer-4 sockets (TCP, UDP, ICMP/ICMPv6 echo) on a host. It doesn't require any capabilities or privileges, and it can be used as a simple replacement for Slirp. pasta (same binary as passt, different command) offers equivalent functionality, for network namespaces: traffic is forwarded using a tap interface inside the namespace, without the need to create further interfaces on the host, hence not requiring any capabilities or privileges.

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Packages by operating system

Compare recorded versions, then open a package for dependency, file, checksum, and repository evidence. Version strings are distribution-specific, not a ranking of newer software.

Alpine Linux 3.21

  1. passt

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source passt

    2025.01.21-r0

    Plug A Simple Socket Transport

    aarch64x86_64v3.21
  2. passt-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.21 / source passt

    2025.01.21-r0

    Plug A Simple Socket Transport (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.21

Alpine Linux 3.22

  1. passt

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source passt

    2025.05.12-r1

    Plug A Simple Socket Transport

    aarch64x86_64v3.22
  2. passt-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.22 / source passt

    2025.05.12-r1

    Plug A Simple Socket Transport (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.22

Alpine Linux 3.23

  1. passt

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source passt

    2025.09.19-r1

    Plug A Simple Socket Transport

    aarch64x86_64v3.23
  2. passt-doc

    Alpine Linux 3.23 / source passt

    2025.09.19-r1

    Plug A Simple Socket Transport (documentation)

    aarch64x86_64v3.23

Debian 12 (Bookworm)

  1. passt

    Debian 12 (Bookworm) / net

    0.0~git20230309.7c7625d-1

    user-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces

    amd64arm64bookworm

Debian 13 (Trixie)

  1. passt

    Debian 13 (Trixie) / net

    0.0~git20250503.587980c-2+deb13u1

    user-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces

    amd64arm64trixie

Fedora 43

  1. passt

    Fedora 43 / System Environment/Daemons / source passt

    0^20260728.gf8df3f1-2.fc43

    User-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces

    aarch64x86_6443
  2. passt-selinux

    Fedora 43 / System Environment/Daemons / source passt

    0^20260728.gf8df3f1-2.fc43

    SELinux support for passt and pasta

    noarch43

Fedora 44

  1. passt

    Fedora 44 / System Environment/Daemons / source passt

    0^20260728.gf8df3f1-2.fc44

    User-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces

    aarch64x86_6444
  2. passt-selinux

    Fedora 44 / System Environment/Daemons / source passt

    0^20260728.gf8df3f1-2.fc44

    SELinux support for passt and pasta

    noarch44

openSUSE Leap 16.0

  1. passt

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Daemons / source passt

    20250415.2340bbf-160000.2.2

    User-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces

    aarch64ppc64les390xx86_64leap-16.0
  2. passt-selinux

    openSUSE Leap 16.0 / System/Daemons / source passt

    20250415.2340bbf-160000.2.2

    SELinux support for passt and pasta

    noarchleap-16.0

openSUSE Tumbleweed

  1. passt

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Daemons / source passt

    20260612.a9c61ff-1.3

    User-mode networking daemons for virtual machines and namespaces

    x86_64tumbleweed
  2. passt-apparmor

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Daemons / source passt

    20260612.a9c61ff-1.3

    Apparmor profiles for passt and pasta

    noarchtumbleweed
  3. passt-selinux

    openSUSE Tumbleweed / System/Daemons / source passt

    20260612.a9c61ff-1.3

    SELinux support for passt and pasta

    noarchtumbleweed

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