# Install trippy with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman, scoop, winget, zypper Network diagnostic tool, inspired by mtr. Version 0.13.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:trippy ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install trippy ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add trippy ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: trippy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install trippy ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: trippy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#trippy ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/trippy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S trippy ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: trippy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install trippy ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: trippy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ### Windows - Scoop (92%): ```sh scoop install main/trippy ``` Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/trippy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget (92%): ```sh winget install --id FujiApple.Trippy -e ``` Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: FujiApple.Trippy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:trippy - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.13.0 - **Source summary:** Network diagnostic tool, inspired by mtr - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - trip (cli) - trip (alias) ## Build dependencies - rust ## 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: 0.13.0 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy - Upstream latest detected: 0.13.0 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Trippy is a cross-platform network diagnostic command-line and terminal UI tool that combines traceroute-style path discovery with ping-style latency measurement. Its own README describes it as a tool for analyzing networking issues, while the project documentation and package metadata position it as a modern mtr-like utility. ### Project history The project is explicitly built in the lineage of classic packet-path tools: the README says Trippy draws heavily from mtr, incorporates ideas from libparistraceroute and Dublin Traceroute, and borrows inspiration from pnet for networking code. That puts Trippy in the tradition of tools used by operators to understand hop-by-hop latency, packet loss, and route changes, but with a Rust implementation and a polished TUI. ### Adoption history Trippy's README lists distribution through Cargo, Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu PPA, Snap, WinGet, Scoop, Chocolatey, NetBSD, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Arch, Gentoo, Void, Nix, Docker, and other repositories. That broad packaging footprint is the main source-backed adoption signal: it moved beyond a source-only Rust utility into the normal package-manager channels used by network engineers and CLI collectors. ### How it is used The documented basic workflow is to run `trip example.com`, often with privileges depending on platform packet access rules, then use Trippy's live output and documentation for usage examples, privilege setup, CLI reference, columns, themes, and configuration. Package users generally install it as a drop-in modern diagnostic tool when they want mtr-like behavior without remembering separate ping and traceroute invocations. ### Why package nerds care For package-manager catalogs, Trippy is interesting because it is a Rust CLI that has escaped the Cargo-only niche and is packaged across Unix, BSD, Windows, Docker, and Homebrew ecosystems. It is the kind of tool package nerds notice: a newer implementation of a familiar sysadmin workflow, with strong cross-platform install coverage and a single executable named `trip`. ### Timeline - 2022: The README license section identifies Trippy Contributors copyright beginning in 2022. - Current README: Trippy documents installation through Cargo, Homebrew, Debian, BSD ports, Windows package managers, Nix, Docker, and more. - Current docs: Trippy maintains a dedicated documentation site at trippy.rs with installation, usage, privileges, CLI, and configuration references. ### Related projects - mtr, libparistraceroute, Dublin Traceroute, pnet, ratatui, crossterm ### Sources - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: ./trippy.toml, ./.trippy.toml, ~/trippy.toml, ~/.trippy.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/trippy.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/.trippy.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/trippy/trippy.toml, $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/trippy/.trippy.toml - Windows: %APPDATA%/trippy.toml, %APPDATA%/.trippy.toml ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** trippy - **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 - trippy - 0.12.2+dfsg-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: trippy from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | TUI network diagnostic tool | https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy - Nix - trippy: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/tr/trippy/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - trippy - 0.13.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: trippy from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | combines the functionality of traceroute and ping and is designed to assist with the analysis of networking issues. | https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/ - apk - trippy-bash-completion - 0.13.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: trippy-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for trippy | https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/ - apk - trippy-zsh-completion - 0.13.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: trippy-zsh-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Zsh completions for trippy | https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy/ - pacman - trippy - 0.13.0-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: trippy from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A network diagnostic tool | https://trippy.cli.rs - zypper - trippy - 0.13.0-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: trippy from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A network diagnostic tool | https://github.com/fujiapple852/trippy - Scoop - main/trippy: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/trippy.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - winget - FujiApple.Trippy: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: FujiApple.Trippy from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix ## 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. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rust/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [lft](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lft/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [mtr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mtr/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, ping. - [cloudflare-speed-cli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cloudflare-speed-cli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, tui. - [fastrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fastrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [fping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, ping. - [nexttrace](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nexttrace/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [tcptraceroute](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tcptraceroute/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. - [tracebox](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tracebox/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, diagnostics, network-diagnostics, networking, traceroute. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/trippy.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/trippy.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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