# Install sqtop with Homebrew, zypper Display information about active connections for a Squid proxy. Version 2015-02-08 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with zypper: sudo zypper install sqtop. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sqtop ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sqtop ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install sqtop ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sqtop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sqtop - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2015-02-08 - **Source summary:** Display information about active connections for a Squid proxy - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - sqtop (cli) - sqtop (alias) ## Uses from macOS - 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: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 2015-02-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/paleg/sqtop - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage sqtop is a console program for watching active client connections on a Squid proxy, using a terminal UI when built with ncurses and a one-shot mode when used like older squidstat-style tools. ### Project history The project appeared publicly on GitHub in 2015, with its first tagged release published in February 2015. Its README reflects a traditional Unix build style around GNU autotools, optional ncurses UI support, and optional resolver support. ### Adoption history The official README documents Debian/Ubuntu package downloads, FreeBSD ports, and Homebrew installation. The input package-manager facts also list Homebrew and zypper, placing it in the small ecosystem of Squid-adjacent admin tools distributed through OS package systems. ### How it is used sqtop talks to a Squid proxy, defaulting to 127.0.0.1 on port 3128, and can filter by hosts or users, change detail levels, run interactively, or print statistics once. The README notes that Squid cache manager access must be allowed in squid.conf for the tool to work. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care because sqtop fills the familiar top-like monitoring niche for Squid: a small packaged binary, ncurses UI, man page, and command-line flags rather than a larger dashboard stack. ### Timeline - 2015: GitHub repository created. - 2015: v2015-02-08 release published. - 2020: Repository metadata records later maintenance activity. ### Related projects - Squid, squidclient, Squid cache manager, ncurses monitoring tools. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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:** sqtop - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - zypper - sqtop - 2015.02.08-1.35: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sqtop from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | 'top' for Squid proxy process | https://github.com/paleg/sqtop ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://pkg.so/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [cloudflared](https://pkg.so/brew/cloudflared/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [sshuttle](https://pkg.so/brew/sshuttle/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [sing-box](https://pkg.so/brew/sing-box/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [minicom](https://pkg.so/brew/minicom/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, ncurses, networking. - [jackett](https://pkg.so/brew/jackett/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [autossh](https://pkg.so/brew/autossh/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, networking. - [xray](https://pkg.so/brew/xray/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [proxychains-ng](https://pkg.so/brew/proxychains-ng/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [tcpstat](https://pkg.so/brew/tcpstat/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: active, cli, connections, monitoring, networking. - [dish](https://pkg.so/brew/dish/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, connections, monitoring, networking. - [snitch](https://pkg.so/brew/snitch/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, connections, monitoring, networking. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sqtop.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sqtop.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph