# Install gping with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget Ping, but with a graph. Version 1.20.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-25. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install gping. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:gping ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install gping ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install gping ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/gping/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add gping ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gping from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install gping ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: gping from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#gping ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gp/gping/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S gping ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: gping from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install gping ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gping from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install gping ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: gping from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='10.8512','kmupd4' - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/gping ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gping.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id orf.gping -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: orf.gping from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:gping - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.20.4 - **Source summary:** Ping, but with a graph - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-25T09:00:02Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - gping (cli) - gping (alias) ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - rust ## 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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.20.4 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-25 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/orf/gping - Upstream latest detected: gping-v1.20.4 (current) ## Project history and usage gping is a Rust terminal network utility that keeps the familiar mental model of ping but adds an inline graph of response times. Its README positions it as 'Ping, but with a graph' and documents use with one or more hosts, command timing through --cmd, color choices, and support across Windows, macOS, and Linux. The project matters in package-manager culture because it is a small, memorable CLI replacement that turns a plain diagnostic stream into a visual terminal display without asking users to leave the shell. ### Project history The public project lives at orf/gping on GitHub and is organized as a Rust CLI with a manual page and a companion pinger component. Its repository page describes an active command-line tool with hundreds of commits and dozens of release artifacts. The 2024 tag history shows separate gping and pinger release tags, indicating that the project evolved from a single end-user command into a small Rust workspace where the lower-level ping implementation can move alongside the CLI. ### Adoption history The README documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, Scoop, Chocolatey, Fedora COPR, Cargo, Arch, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu, FreeBSD, Docker, Flox, and gah. The input package-manager map also records coverage across apk, brew, Chocolatey, Debian, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Scoop, Ubuntu, winget, and zypper. Homebrew packages gping as a Rust-built formula with binary bottle support for macOS and Linux, which is a strong fit for a tool whose value is immediate command-line ergonomics rather than a service or daemon. ### How it is used The common workflow is to run gping with a host or list of hosts and watch latency over time in the terminal. The README also documents --cmd for graphing command execution time, cloud shorthand targets such as AWS regions, adjustable watch intervals, graph buffer length, address-family forcing, interface selection, simple graphics, and named or hex colors. Because it stays close to ping, gping is often useful for live troubleshooting: comparing hosts, watching intermittent latency, or leaving a terminal graph visible while changing networks or testing a remote endpoint. ### Why package nerds care gping is the kind of package that travels well across package managers: one obvious executable name, a compact Rust binary, no background service, and immediate terminal-visible payoff. It is also a good example of the modern 'better Unix tool' pattern where an old primitive is kept but made more observable. For maintainers, it is a network utility with platform-sensitive behavior, so package metadata tends to expose conflicts and platform packaging details even though the user-facing command is simple. ### Timeline - 2024: GitHub tags show coordinated gping and pinger releases, including gping-v1.17.x and pinger-v1.2.x. - 2024: gping-v1.19.0 and pinger-v2.0.0 were tagged on Dec 18, 2024. - 2026: GitHub release metadata on the repository page listed gping-v1.20.4 dated Jun 24, 2026. ### Related projects - ping and inetutils provide the classic baseline that gping visually extends. - The repository's pinger component is related as the lower-level ping implementation used alongside the CLI. - Terminal graphing and monitoring tools such as watch-style CLIs occupy the same package-manager niche, but gping stays narrowly focused on latency and command timing. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gping. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** gping - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Conflicts With:** inetutils - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - gping - 1.19.0-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: gping from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ping, but with a graph | https://github.com/orf/gping - Nix - gping: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/gp/gping/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - gping - 1.16.0-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: gping from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ping, but with a graph - apk - gping - 1.20.1-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: gping from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Ping, but with a graph | https://github.com/orf/gping - pacman - gping - 1.20.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: gping from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Ping, but with a graph | https://github.com/orf/gping - zypper - gping - 1.20.1-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: gping from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Ping, but with a graph | https://github.com/orf/gping - MacPorts - gping: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/gping/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Chocolatey - gping: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: gping from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='10.8512','kmupd4' - Scoop - main/gping: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/gping.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - orf.gping: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: orf.gping from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [prettyping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/prettyping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-monitoring, networking, ping, terminal. - [asuka](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asuka/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, rust, terminal. - [iftop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/iftop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-monitoring, networking, terminal. - [liboping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/liboping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-monitoring, networking, ping. - [slurm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/slurm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-monitoring, networking, terminal. - [sniffnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sniffnet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-monitoring, networking, rust. - [sntop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sntop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, network-monitoring, networking, terminal. - [superseedr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/superseedr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, rust, terminal. - [netshow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/netshow/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, network, network-monitoring, networking. - [rustnet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rustnet/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, network, network-monitoring, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/gping.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/gping.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph