# Install dnstop

Console tool to analyze DNS traffic. Version 20140915 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:dnstop
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install dnstop
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install dnstop
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/dnstop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add dnstop
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnstop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install dnstop
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dnstop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install dnstop
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dnstop from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#dnstop
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnstop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:dnstop
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dnstop>
- **Version:** 20140915
- **Source summary:** Console tool to analyze DNS traffic
- **Homepage:** <http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/index.html>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/measurement-factory/dnstop>
- **Upstream docs:** <http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/dnstop.8.html>
- **License:** BSD-3-Clause
- **Source archive:** <https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/distfiles/dnstop-20140915.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- dnstop (cli)
- dnstop (alias)

## macOS Provided Libraries

- libpcap
- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 20140915
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/index.html
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

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:** dnstop
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - dnstop - 20240820-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dnstop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | console tool to analyze DNS traffic | http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/
- Nix - dnstop: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/dn/dnstop/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - dnstop - 20120611-2build5: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dnstop from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | console tool to analyze DNS traffic | http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/
- apk - dnstop - 20140915-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnstop from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A DNS traffic capture utility | http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/
- apk - dnstop-doc - 20140915-r8: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: dnstop-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A DNS traffic capture utility (documentation) | http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/
- dnf - dnstop - 20140915-28.git20240708.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: dnstop from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Displays information about DNS traffic on your network | http://dns.measurement-factory.com/tools/dnstop/
- MacPorts - dnstop: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/dnstop/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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