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Install mtr with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

'traceroute' and 'ping' in a single tool. Version 0.96 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install mtr

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install mtr

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

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add mtr

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · mtr · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install mtr

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install mtr

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · mtr · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#mtr

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mt/mtr/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S mtr

Arch Linux sync databases · mtr · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install mtr

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · mtr · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

'traceroute' and 'ping' in a single tool

Commands and aliases

  • mtr
  • mtr-packet

history

Project history and usage

mtr began as Matt Kimball's network diagnostic program and was later maintained by Roger Wolff at BitWizard; the BitWizard history page says Wolff took over maintenance in October 1998. The name is commonly expanded as My Traceroute, preserving its origin as Matt's Traceroute while emphasizing the combined traceroute-and-ping behavior that made the tool distinctive.

Project history

Technically, mtr repeatedly probes the path from the local host to a destination with increasing time-to-live values, discovers intermediate hops from router responses, and prints running latency and loss statistics for each hop. The official README warns that routers can suppress or rate-limit ICMP responses, so apparent loss at an intermediate hop does not automatically mean forwarded traffic is being dropped there. The project also splits privileged packet work into mtr-packet, which must have raw-socket privileges on Unix-like systems.

How it is used

Its adoption is broad because it turns an intermittent network path into a live table that operators can watch while troubleshooting. Distribution packaging for Unix-like systems, a GitHub-maintained upstream, WSL instructions for Windows users, and long-standing Homebrew/Linux packages place it alongside ping, traceroute, and pathping-style tools, but with the advantage of continuous per-hop statistics.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 3 build 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

CommandKindExposureNote
mtrcliglobal executable
mtr-packetcliglobal 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 version0.96
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv0.96

https://github.com/traviscross/mtr

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:mtr
Version0.96
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/mtr
Homepagehttps://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/traviscross/mtr
Upstream docshttps://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr
LicenseGPL-2.0-only AND BSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.0-only
Source archivehttps://github.com/traviscross/mtr/archive/refs/tags/v0.96.tar.gz
Dependenciesjansson
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, pkgconf
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared
Caveatsmtr requires root privileges so you will need to run `sudo mtr`. You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemtr
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

mtr 0.95-1.1+b1

Full screen ncurses and X11 traceroute tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apt install mtr
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mtr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

mtr-tiny 0.95-1.1+b1

Full screen ncurses traceroute tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apt install mtr-tiny
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: mtr-tiny from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

mtr

nix profile install nixpkgs#mtr
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mt/mtr/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

mtr 0.95-1.1build2

Full screen ncurses and X11 traceroute tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apt install mtr
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 7 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mtr from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

mtr-tiny 0.95-1.1build2

Full screen ncurses traceroute tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apt install mtr-tiny
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 4 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: mtr-tiny from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

mtr 0.96-r2

Full screen ncurses traceroute tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apk add mtr
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mtr from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mtr-bash-completion 0.96-r2

Bash completion for mtr

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apk add mtr-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mtr-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mtr-doc 0.96-r2

Full screen ncurses traceroute tool (documentation)

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apk add mtr-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mtr-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

mtr-gtk 0.96-r2

The GTK+ interface for mtr

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo apk add mtr-gtk
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: mtr-gtk from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

mtr 0.95-14.fc44

Network diagnostic tool combining 'traceroute' and 'ping'

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo dnf install mtr
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mtr from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

mtr-gtk 0.95-14.fc44

GTK interface for MTR

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo dnf install mtr-gtk
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 11 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: mtr-gtk from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

mtr 0.96-1

Combines the functionality of traceroute and ping into one tool (CLI version)

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo pacman -S mtr
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: mtr from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

mtr 0.96-1.4

Ping and Traceroute Network Diagnostic Tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo zypper install mtr
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Diagnostic
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 8 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mtr from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

mtr-gtk 0.96-1.4

Ping and Traceroute Network Diagnostic Tool

https://www.bitwizard.nl/mtr/

sudo zypper install mtr-gtk
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Diagnostic
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: mtr
  • 11 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: mtr-gtk from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

mtr

sudo port install mtr
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Mtr
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/mtr/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.

Related tools

  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • asnPopular package that depends on this formula.

Same workflow

  • trippyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, ping.
  • fastraceShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • fpingShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, ping.
  • lftShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • nexttraceShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.
  • tcptracerouteShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute.

source trail

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