# Install pktanon with Homebrew, apt Packet trace anonymization. Version 1.4.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:pktanon ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install pktanon ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install pktanon ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: pktanon from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:pktanon - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4.0 - **Source summary:** Packet trace anonymization - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - pktanon (cli) - pktanon (alias) ## Dependencies - xerces-c ## Build dependencies - boost ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.4.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.tm.kit.edu/software/pktanon/index.html - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage PktAnon is a KIT Institute of Telematics tool for anonymizing packet traces using configurable XML anonymization profiles. ### Project history The official site shows development releases from 1.2.0-dev in March 2008 through 1.4.0-dev in September 2011, with the manual completed in June 2008. ### Adoption history Official news notes FreeBSD ports availability in March 2009, while the input package facts show later packaging in Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu. ### How it is used PktAnon is run as a command-line tool with a single profile filename argument; the manual describes XML profiles that specify input/output flow, checksum behavior, and protocol-field anonymization mappings. ### Why package nerds care PktAnon is interesting to package maintainers because it is a small research-oriented networking utility with Boost and Xerces dependencies, profile examples, and distribution-era portability notes for Linux, Windows, and FreeBSD. ### Timeline - 2008: PktAnon 1.2.0-dev released. - 2008: Manual completed with extension documentation. - 2009: FreeBSD ports availability announced. - 2011: PktAnon 1.4.0-dev released with VLAN tag support. ### Related projects - The manual references tcpdump traces, CryptoPan-style prefix-preserving anonymization, Boost, and Xerces-C. ### Sources - - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** pktanon - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 5 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - pktanon - 2~git20160407.0.2bde4f2+dfsg-12+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: pktanon from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | profile-based traffic anonymizer | https://github.com/KIT-Telematics/pktanon - Ubuntu apt - pktanon - 2~git20160407.0.2bde4f2+dfsg-12build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: pktanon from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | profile-based traffic anonymizer | https://github.com/KIT-Telematics/pktanon ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [xerces-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/xerces-c/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sniffglue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sniffglue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, packet-analysis. - [geph4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geph4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [httpflow](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httpflow/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, packet-analysis. - [httpry](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/httpry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, packet-analysis. - [ipsumdump](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ipsumdump/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, packet-analysis. - [libtrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, packet-analysis. - [meek](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meek/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, privacy. - [miruo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/miruo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, packet-analysis. - [tcpsplit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcpsplit/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: analysis, cli, networking, packet, packet-analysis. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/pktanon.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/pktanon.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - 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