install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install daemonlogger

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install daemonlogger

MacPorts ports tree · net/daemonlogger/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install daemonlogger

Debian stable package indexes · daemonlogger · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Network packet logger and soft tap daemon

Project links

Commands and aliases

daemonlogger

history

Project history and usage

Daemonlogger is a small libpcap-based packet logging and soft-tap daemon. Its package-manager appeal is straightforward: it gives Unix users a dedicated command-line tool for capturing packets to rolling pcap files or forwarding captured traffic out another interface without adopting a larger IDS stack.

Project history

The official README credits Martin Roesch as author and records Sourcefire copyright from 2006-2013, followed by Cisco copyright from 2013-2021. The current official GitHub repository describes itself as the official repository and was created under Cisco-Talos in 2015, after Cisco's Sourcefire acquisition era had folded the tool into Cisco's security tooling orbit.

Adoption history

Daemonlogger's adoption has been strongest in packet-capture and security-operations environments where pcap output, BPF filters, daemon mode, and ring-buffer behavior are enough. Its official README still points users to the daemonlogger-users mailing list, reflecting an older SourceForge-era open-source support pattern.

How it is used

Users run daemonlogger with switches for interface selection, daemonization, BPF filter files, packet-count limits, output paths, ring-buffer pruning, rollover size or time, and soft-tap output. The README explicitly frames its BPF filter syntax as familiar to tcpdump or Snort users.

Why package nerds care

Daemonlogger matters to package nerds because it is a narrow, old-school Unix networking utility: one executable, libpcap/libdnet dependencies, pcap files as the interchange format, and behavior that fits service managers and shell scripts.

Timeline

2006: Sourcefire copyright period for Daemonlogger begins.
2013: Cisco copyright period begins.
2015: Official Cisco-Talos GitHub repository is created.
2021: README lists version 1.2.1 and Cisco copyright through 2021.

Related projects

Daemonlogger sits near tcpdump, Snort, libpcap, and libdnet in the Unix packet-capture ecosystem.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:network

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`daemonlogger`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.2.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://sourceforge.net/projects/daemonlogger/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://sourceforge.net/projects/daemonlogger/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:daemonlogger
Version	1.2.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/daemonlogger
Homepage	https://sourceforge.net/projects/daemonlogger/
Upstream docs	https://sourceforge.net/projects/daemonlogger
License	GPL-2.0-only
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/daemonlogger/daemonlogger-1.2.1.tar.gz
Dependencies	libdnet
Uses from macOS	libpcap
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	daemonlogger
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

daemonlogger 1.2.2-1

simple network packet logger and soft tap daemon

https://github.com/Cisco-Talos/Daemonlogger

sudo apt install daemonlogger

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Daemonlogger

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

Ubuntu apt95%

daemonlogger 1.2.1-8build3

simple network packet logger and soft tap daemon

http://www.snort.org/users/roesch/Site/Daemonlogger/Daemonlogger.html

sudo apt install daemonlogger

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
3 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Daemonlogger

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: daemonlogger from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

MacPorts95%

daemonlogger

sudo port install daemonlogger

normalized package name match
Matched by: Daemonlogger

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/daemonlogger.yml

Used sources

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

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