Installation

NetsCLI publishes command-line binaries and desktop installers through GitHub Releases. The CLI/TUI binary is named netscli. The desktop app is distributed as NetsCLI Desktop.

Recommended installs

Platform	Recommended path	Installs
Windows	winget install fstubner.netscli	CLI and TUI
Windows	winget install fstubner.netscli.gui	Desktop app
macOS	Homebrew or install script	CLI and TUI
Linux	Install script, Homebrew, AUR, or release artifact	CLI and TUI
Rust users	cargo install netscli	CLI and TUI from crates.io

Windows

Use winget for the hash-verified install path:

winget install fstubner.netscli

The desktop app is distributed separately:

winget install fstubner.netscli.gui

Direct Windows installers are attached to GitHub Releases. They are not Authenticode-signed yet, so Windows may show a publisher warning when installing outside winget. The winget manifests verify release asset hashes.

macOS

Use Homebrew when available:

brew tap fstubner/tap && brew install netscli

Or use the install script:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fstubner/netscli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Desktop .dmg artifacts are attached to GitHub Releases where the release workflow publishes them. macOS may require the usual first-run approval for unsigned or independently distributed apps.

Linux

Use the install script:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fstubner/netscli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash

Install with Homebrew on Linux when you use Linuxbrew:

brew tap fstubner/tap && brew install netscli

On Arch-based systems with an AUR helper:

yay -S netscli-bin

Release artifacts may include Linux CLI binaries and desktop packages such as .deb or .AppImage, depending on the release.

Cargo

If Rust is installed:

cargo install netscli

Cargo installs the CLI/TUI binary. It does not install the desktop app.

Updating

Use the same package manager you installed with.

Update the CLI and TUI on Windows:

winget upgrade fstubner.netscli

Update the desktop app on Windows:

winget upgrade fstubner.netscli.gui

Update a Homebrew install:

brew upgrade netscli

For direct release artifacts, download the latest GitHub release and replace the previous install with the matching package for your platform.

Packet capture requirements

Normal scan, discovery, DNS, ARP, ping, trace, and interface workflows do not require packet-capture libraries.

Packet capture is the exception:

• Windows requires Npcap at runtime.
• Linux requires libpcap and appropriate capture permissions.
• macOS requires libpcap availability and may require capture permissions.

If a build does not include packet capture support, the desktop app hides Packet Capture and the CLI omits that command path. If support is included but the runtime library is missing, only packet capture is unavailable.