# Install nfdump

Tools to collect and process netflow data on the command-line. Version 1.7.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-28.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:nfdump
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install nfdump
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install nfdump
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/nfdump/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add nfdump
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfdump from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install nfdump
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: nfdump from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install nfdump
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nfdump from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#nfdump
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nf/nfdump/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libnfdump-1_7_8
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnfdump-1_7_8 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:nfdump
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nfdump>
- **Version:** 1.7.8
- **Source summary:** Tools to collect and process netflow data on the command-line
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/phaag/nfdump>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/phaag/nfdump>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/phaag/nfdump#readme>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/archive/refs/tags/v1.7.8.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-28T13:34:16Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- geolookup (cli)
- nfanon (cli)
- nfcapd (cli)
- nfdump (cli)
- nfexpire (cli)
- nfreplay (cli)
- sfcapd (cli)
- torlookup (cli)
- updateGeoDB.sh (cli)
- updateTorDB.sh (cli)
- geolookup (alias)
- nfanon (alias)
- nfcapd (alias)
- nfdump (alias)
- nfexpire (alias)
- nfreplay (alias)
- sfcapd (alias)
- torlookup (alias)
- updateGeoDB.sh (alias)
- updateTorDB.sh (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- automake
- libtool
- pkgconf

## macOS Provided Libraries

- bzip2
- libpcap

## Install Behavior

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

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.7.8
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-28
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- Upstream latest detected: v1.7.8 (current)

## セキュリティノート

generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** nfdump
- **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

- Debian apt - nfdump - 1.7.5-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nfdump from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | netflow capture daemon | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/
- Debian apt - nfdump-sflow - 1.7.5-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nfdump-sflow from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | sflow collector daemon | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/
- Nix - nfdump: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nf/nfdump/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - nfdump - 1.7.3-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nfdump from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | netflow capture daemon | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/
- Ubuntu apt - nfdump-sflow - 1.7.3-1build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nfdump-sflow from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | sflow collector daemon | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump/
- apk - nfdump - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfdump from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools to collect and process netflow data | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - nfdump-dbg - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfdump-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools to collect and process netflow data (debug symbols) | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - nfdump-doc - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfdump-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools to collect and process netflow data (documentation) | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - nfdump-openrc - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfdump-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools to collect and process netflow data (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - nfdump-static - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfdump-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools to collect and process netflow data (static library) | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - nfprofile - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: nfprofile from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Create views of the data with NFdump filters | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - sfcapd - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sfcapd from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | sFlow collector | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- apk - sfcapd-openrc - 1.7.6-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sfcapd-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools to collect and process netflow data (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- dnf - nfdump - 1.7.8-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nfdump from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | NetFlow collecting and processing tools | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- dnf - nfdump-libs - 1.7.8-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nfdump-libs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Libraries used by NFDUMP packages | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump
- zypper - libnfdump-1_7_8 - 1.7.8-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libnfdump-1_7_8 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Shared Library part of libnfdump | https://github.com/phaag/nfdump


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