# Install squid with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Advanced proxy caching server for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and Gopher. Version 7.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:squid ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install squid ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install squid ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/squid/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add squid ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squid from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install squid ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: squid from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install squid ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: squid from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#squid ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sq/squid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S squid ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: squid from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install squid ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: squid from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Chocolatey (92%): ```sh choco install squid ``` Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: squid from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','sql2008r2.cmdline' ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:squid - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 7.6 - **Source summary:** Advanced proxy caching server for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and Gopher - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-08T13:34:28Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - squid (cli) - squid (alias) ## Dependencies - openssl@3 ## Uses from macOS - libxcrypt ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 7.6 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/squid-cache/squid - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage Squid is a long-running open-source web proxy cache used for HTTP caching, access control, logging, traffic optimization, and content delivery. ### Project history The official Squid introduction says Squid is based on the Harvest Cache Daemon from the early 1990s and was one of two forks after the Harvest project ended. The project was funded by an NSF grant for caching research before continuing through volunteer donations and occasional commercial investment. ### Adoption history The official site describes Squid as used by companies for web traffic savings, performance, faster browsing, and static, dynamic, and streaming content delivery. The versions page notes that many operating systems include Squid in ports and package systems, and the input package-manager facts list broad coverage across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix, Alpine, Chocolatey, MacPorts, and openSUSE families. ### How it is used Administrators run Squid as a proxy caching server for HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, and related traffic, using its configuration reference, FAQ, wiki, logging, access controls, cache hierarchy support, and package-vendor updates for normal operations. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because Squid is one of the classic Unix network daemons: old, heavily packaged, configuration-driven, security-advisory-bearing, and still relevant wherever a local proxy cache or controlled egress point is useful. ### Timeline - Early 1990s: Harvest Cache Daemon developed. - 1990s: Squid forked from the Harvest cache codebase. - 2006: Squid FAQ converted to a wiki that became the authoritative version. - 2018: Squid 3.5.27 old-version release listed by the official versions page. - 2023: Squid 5.9 old-version release listed by the official versions page. - 2026: Squid 7.6 listed as the current stable release on the official versions page. ### Related projects - Harvest Cache Daemon, NetApp NetCache, Squid cache manager, ICP, proxy authentication helpers, web-cache log analyzers. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** squid - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - squid - 6.13-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squid from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy GnuTLS flavour) | http://www.squid-cache.org - Debian apt - squid-cgi - 6.13-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squid-cgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - control CGI | http://www.squid-cache.org - Debian apt - squid-common - 6.13-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squid-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - common files | http://www.squid-cache.org - Debian apt - squid-openssl - 6.13-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squid-openssl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy OpenSSL flavour) | http://www.squid-cache.org - Debian apt - squid-purge - 6.13-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squid-purge from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - cache management utility | http://www.squid-cache.org - Debian apt - squidclient - 6.13-2+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: squidclient from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - HTTP(S) message utility | http://www.squid-cache.org - Nix - squid: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sq/squid/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - squid - 6.6-1ubuntu5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squid from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy GnuTLS flavour) | http://www.squid-cache.org - Ubuntu apt - squid-cgi - 6.6-1ubuntu5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squid-cgi from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - control CGI | http://www.squid-cache.org - Ubuntu apt - squid-common - 6.6-1ubuntu5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squid-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - common files | http://www.squid-cache.org - Ubuntu apt - squid-openssl - 6.6-1ubuntu5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squid-openssl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy OpenSSL flavour) | http://www.squid-cache.org - Ubuntu apt - squid-purge - 6.6-1ubuntu5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squid-purge from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - cache management utility | http://www.squid-cache.org - Ubuntu apt - squidclient - 6.6-1ubuntu5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: squidclient from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Full featured Web Proxy cache (HTTP proxy) - HTTP(S) message utility | http://www.squid-cache.org - apk - squid - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squid from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Full-featured Web proxy cache server | https://www.squid-cache.org/ - apk - squid-doc - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squid-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Full-featured Web proxy cache server (documentation) | https://www.squid-cache.org/ - apk - squid-lang-af - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: squid-lang-af from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | squid language pack for af | https://www.squid-cache.org/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [openssl@3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-3/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [wwwoffle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/wwwoffle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, ftp, http, networking, proxy. - [proxyfor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/proxyfor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, http, https, networking, proxy. - [trafficserver](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/trafficserver/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: caching, cli, http, networking, proxy. - [whistle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/whistle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, http, https, networking, proxy. - [brook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [geph4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/geph4/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [nginx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nginx/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, http, networking, openssl, openssl-3. - [proxygen](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/proxygen/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, http, networking, openssl, openssl-3. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/squid.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/squid.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