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使用 Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, zypper, scoop, winget 安装 onioncat

查看 onioncat 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

安装命令安全说明

安装

其他安装命令

macOS

Homebrew已验证 · 100%
brew install onioncat

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPorts已验证 · 94%
sudo port install onioncat

MacPorts ports tree · net/onioncat/Portfile · 来源: api.github.com

Windows

Scoop已验证 · 92%
scoop install extras/ocat

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/ocat.json · 来源: api.github.com

Windows Package Manager已验证 · 92%
winget install --id ic005k.OCAuxiliaryTools -e

Windows Package Manager source index · ic005k.OCAuxiliaryTools · 来源: cdn.winget.microsoft.com

概览

软件包摘要

VPN-adapter that provides location privacy using Tor or I2P

命令和别名

  • ocat

历史

项目历史与用法

OnionCat is a long-running networking experiment that maps Tor hidden services or I2P tunnels into an IPv6 TUN interface. It makes onion/I2P endpoints look like peers on an IP network, so ordinary IP-based protocols can travel over Tor or I2P hidden-service transports.

项目历史

OnionCat development began in 2008, when Tor hidden-service v2 identifiers were short enough to be reversibly mapped into IPv6 addresses under a special prefix. Its own documentation describes the core trick as translating between OnionCat IPv6 addresses and .onion hostnames, then forwarding packets between a local TUN device and remote OnionCat peers.

The move from Tor v2 hidden services to v3 onion services challenged OnionCat's original design because v3 identifiers no longer fit inside an IPv6 address. OnionCat4 added lookup machinery to preserve the virtual-network model after the identifier-size change.

采用历史

OnionCat has been packaged beyond a single ecosystem: Debian documented an ocat(1) man page by the Jessie era, and Homebrew packages onioncat for macOS and Linux users. Its GitHub repository is the official upstream and had an onioncat-4.11.0 release dated March 9, 2023.

使用方式

Users run ocat with a local onion or I2P identifier, and OnionCat opens a TUN device, assigns it a derived IPv6 address, and relays packets through Tor or I2P. The tool can carry TCP, UDP, and other IP-based traffic, making it resemble a peer-to-peer VPN between hidden services rather than a web-only Tor client.

The README also exposes OnionCat's operational rough edges: it is a userland connector, depends on Tor/I2P setup, and does not add its own encryption on top of the transport. That makes it a tool for operators who understand the underlying anonymity network rather than a general-purpose consumer VPN.

为什么软件包爱好者会关心

OnionCat matters because it is one of the more literal attempts to package 'IP over onion services' as a Unix-style command. It combines old-school TUN-device networking, IPv6 address mapping, Tor/I2P naming, and distro packaging into a compact but unusual formula.

时间线

  • 2008: OnionCat development began around Tor hidden-service v2 identifiers.
  • 2015: Debian Jessie shipped an onioncat man page documenting ocat as an IP-transparent Tor/I2P connector.
  • 2023-03-09: onioncat-4.11.0 was published as a GitHub release.
  • 2023-10-25: the upstream README/man-page text identified ocat and documented OnionCat4 behavior.

Related projects

  • Related projects and technologies include Tor onion services, I2P server tunnels, TUN/TAP virtual network interfaces, and VPN-style tunneling tools.

安全态势

风险级别：绿色

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

风险分类器

绿色 风险 · 低 置信度 · appliance

原因

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

信号

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

安装行为

  • formula 元数据中未记录 Homebrew post-install 钩子。
  • Homebrew bottle 元数据适用于 12 个平台目标。
  • 安装时包含 1 个运行时依赖。
  • 构建元数据列出 2 个构建依赖。

建议审查

在无人值守的代理使用前，请检查该工具是否读取明文凭据、写入远程状态、发布制品或调用插件。

可执行文件

已安装的可执行文件

命令类型暴露范围备注
ocatcli全局可执行文件

新鲜度

版本和新鲜度

这些信号区分页生成时间、软件包管理器活动和上游发布比较。只有存在证据 URL 和可比较版本时，才会提示版本落后。

页面生成时间2026-07-25
管理器版本4.11.0
管理器更新时间
本地数据OK
上游当前
检测到的最新版本v4.11.0

https://github.com/rahra/onioncat

  • 信息No package-manager update timestamp was available.低 置信度

安装元数据

软件包元数据

软件包键brew:onioncat
版本4.11.0
软件包管理器Homebrew
软件包管理器页面https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/onioncat
主页https://github.com/rahra/onioncat
仓库https://github.com/rahra/onioncat
上游文档https://github.com/rahra/onioncat#readme
许可证GPL-3.0-only
源码归档https://github.com/rahra/onioncat/archive/refs/tags/v4.11.0.tar.gz
依赖tor
构建依赖autoconf, automake
Bottle可用 (于 arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install未定义
服务未声明

注册表事实

源数据库详情

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

源数据库匹配

其他软件包管理器记录

匹配项来自外部软件包管理器索引，并与本地 Automic Vault 软件包链接分开显示。

apk95%

onioncat 4.11.0-r1

OnionCat is a VPN-adapter, which uses Tor or I2P as its transport.

https://www.onioncat.org/

sudo apk add onioncat
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: onioncat
  • 1 依赖
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 匹配方式：Onioncat
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: onioncat from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

onioncat-doc 4.11.0-r1

OnionCat is a VPN-adapter, which uses Tor or I2P as its transport. (documentation)

https://www.onioncat.org/

sudo apk add onioncat-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: onioncat
  • normalized package name match
  • 匹配方式：Onioncat
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: onioncat-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
zypper95%

onioncat 4.11.0-1.10

VPN adapter for Tor and I2P

https://www.onioncat.org/

sudo zypper install onioncat
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: onioncat
  • 2 依赖
  • 1 提供
  • normalized package name match
  • 匹配方式：Onioncat
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: onioncat from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

onioncat

sudo port install onioncat
  • normalized package name match
  • 匹配方式：Onioncat
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/onioncat/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Scoop92%

extras/ocat

scoop install extras/ocat
  • installed executable or alias match
  • 匹配方式：Ocat
Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/ocat.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1
winget92%

ic005k.OCAuxiliaryTools

winget install --id ic005k.OCAuxiliaryTools -e
  • installed executable or alias match
  • 匹配方式：Ocat
Windows Package Manager source index · cdn.winget.microsoft.com · Windows Package Manager source index: ic005k.OCAuxiliaryTools from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

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  • torRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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