# Install packetbeat

Lightweight Shipper for Network Data. Version 9.4.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-28.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:packetbeat
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install packetbeat
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#packetbeat
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: packetbeat from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install packetbeat
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: packetbeat from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','openvpn'

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:packetbeat
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/packetbeat>
- **Version:** 9.4.2
- **Source summary:** Lightweight Shipper for Network Data
- **Homepage:** <https://www.elastic.co/products/beats/packetbeat>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/elastic/beats>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.elastic.co/docs/reference/beats/packetbeat>
- **License:** Apache-2.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/elastic/beats.git>
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-28T16:05:24Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- packetbeat (cli)
- packetbeat (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- go
- mage

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libpcap

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 9.4.2
- Package-manager updated: 2026-05-28
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/elastic/beats
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Sicherheitshinweise

formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- formula declares a Homebrew service

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** packetbeat
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - packetbeat: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: packetbeat from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Chocolatey - packetbeat: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: packetbeat from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','openvpn'


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- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata.
- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [mage](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/mage/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [filebeat](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/filebeat/) - Shares the same upstream source repository.
- [metricbeat](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/metricbeat/) - Shares the same upstream source repository.
- [auditbeat](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/auditbeat/) - Shares the same upstream source repository.
- [heartbeat](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/heartbeat/) - Shares the same upstream source repository.
- [ntopng](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/ntopng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking, observability.
- [miruo](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/miruo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking, packet-analysis.
- [iftop](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/iftop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [sniffnet](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/sniffnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [fprobe](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/fprobe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [nload](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/nload/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [nethogs](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/nethogs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.

## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph