Nmlinux

v1.4.0 Breaking

This release includes 1 breaking change for platform teams planning a safe upgrade.

Published 5d Server & OS Management

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Five modules in Nmlinux v1.4.0 now leverage native macOS APIs: IP Scanner uses socket.gethostbyaddr(), SMB Browser runs smbutil view, NFS Browser drops --no-headers, RDP falls back to Apple Remote Desktop, and VNC defaults to built‑in Screen Sharing.

Why it matters: These changes improve integration with macOS systems but require developers and SREs monitoring those modules to adjust scripts that relied on previous behavior; no version threshold or deadline is imposed.

Summary

AI summary

Five modules now have native macOS support with behavior changes.

Changes in this release

Type	Severity	Summary	CVE
Feature
Feature	Medium	IP Scanner now uses Python native socket.gethostbyaddr() on macOS IP Scanner now uses Python native socket.gethostbyaddr() on macOS Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-14 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	SMB Browser uses built-in smbutil view command on macOS SMB Browser uses built-in smbutil view command on macOS Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-14 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	NFS Browser removes unsupported --no-headers flag on macOS NFS Browser removes unsupported --no-headers flag on macOS Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-14 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	RDP falls back to open rdp:// launching Apple Remote Desktop on macOS RDP falls back to open rdp:// launching Apple Remote Desktop on macOS Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-14 Confidence: high	—
Feature	Medium	VNC falls back to open vnc:// launching built‑in Screen Sharing on macOS VNC falls back to open vnc:// launching built‑in Screen Sharing on macOS Source: llm_adapter@2026-06-14 Confidence: high	—

Full changelog

What's new — macOS compatibility extended

Five modules that previously had limited or no macOS support now work natively:

| Module | Before | After |
|--------|--------|-------|
| IP Scanner | hostname lookup broken (getent missing) | uses socket.gethostbyaddr() — Python native |
| SMB Browser | required Homebrew samba | uses smbutil view (built-in macOS) |
| NFS Browser | --no-headers flag unsupported | flag removed, header line skipped |
| RDP | error "xfreerdp not found" | falls back to open rdp:// → Microsoft Remote Desktop (App Store) |
| VNC | error "vncviewer not found" | falls back to open vnc:// → Screen Sharing (built-in, zero install) |

Linux behaviour is unchanged.

Install / upgrade

Arch Linux (AUR):

yay -S nmlinux

All platforms (wheel):

pip install nmlinux-1.4.0-py3-none-any.whl

SHA256: fa0119329b0dcad66566f247f7927edc93526d4d5dc18264168cccdb57c16c03

Breaking Changes

NFS Browser removed `--no-headers` flag; header line is now skipped automatically.

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