# Install sntop

Curses-based utility that polls hosts to determine connectivity. Version 1.4.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sntop
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sntop
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install sntop
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:sntop
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sntop>
- **Version:** 1.4.3
- **Source summary:** Curses-based utility that polls hosts to determine connectivity
- **Homepage:** <https://sntop.sourceforge.net/>
- **Repository:** <https://sourceforge.net/projects/sntop>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://sntop.sourceforge.net/>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/sntop/sntop/1.4.3/sntop-1.4.3.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- sntop (cli)
- sntop (alias)

## Dependencies

- fping

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Caveats: sntop uses fping by default and fping can only be run by root by default. You can run `sudo sntop` (or `sntop -p` which uses standard ping). You should be certain that you trust any software you grant root privileges.
- 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: 1.4.3
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://sntop.sourceforge.net/
- 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:** sntop
- **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 - sntop - 1.4.3-8: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sntop from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | curses-based utility that polls hosts to determine connectivity | https://sourceforge.net/projects/sntop
- Ubuntu apt - sntop - 1.4.3-6: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sntop from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | curses-based utility that polls hosts to determine connectivity | https://sourceforge.net/projects/sntop


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- [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [fping](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/fping/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
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- [fprobe](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/fprobe/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [ntopng](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/ntopng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [nload](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/nload/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [nethogs](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/nethogs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, network-monitoring, networking.
- [jnettop](https://www.automicvault.com/zh-hans/pkg/brew/jnettop/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, curses, hosts, monitoring, network.
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## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph