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Install proxychains-ng with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, apt

Hook preloader. Version 4.17 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-18. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libproxychains4.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install proxychains-ng

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install proxychains-ng

MacPorts ports tree · devel/proxychains-ng/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add proxychains-ng

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · proxychains-ng · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install proxychains-ng

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · proxychains-ng · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#proxychains-ng

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/proxychains-ng/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S proxychains-ng

Arch Linux sync databases · proxychains-ng · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install proxychains-ng

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · proxychains-ng · source: download.opensuse.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libproxychains4

Debian stable package indexes · libproxychains4 · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Hook preloader

Commands and aliases

  • proxychains4
  • proxychains4-daemon

history

Project history and usage

ProxyChains-NG is a Unix shared-library preloader that hooks networking functions in dynamically linked programs and redirects their TCP connections through one or more SOCKS or HTTP proxies.

Project history

ProxyChains-NG is the maintained new-generation continuation of the earlier, unmaintained ProxyChains project. Development and releases moved to the rofl0r/proxychains-ng GitHub repository rather than the legacy SourceForge page.

Adoption history

ProxyChains-NG is packaged across major Linux distributions, Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, and other package ecosystems. The official README lists Linux, BSD, macOS, and Haiku support.

How it is used

Prefix a dynamically linked client command with `proxychains4` after defining proxy endpoints and chain behavior in `proxychains.conf`. Users should verify the observed public address before sensitive use because unsupported programs can bypass the hooks.

Why package nerds care

The package is a classic Unix interposition hack: it can proxy an otherwise proxy-unaware dynamically linked TCP client without modifying that client. Its reliance on loader behavior also explains its well-known limitations with static binaries, scripts, daemons, and protected executables.

Timeline

  • ProxyChains-NG began as a continuation of the unmaintained original ProxyChains project.
  • Version 4.x established the `proxychains4` command and configuration format used by current packages.

Related projects

  • It works with SOCKS4a, SOCKS5, and HTTP CONNECT proxies and is often paired with Tor or SSH-created SOCKS endpoints. The README recommends network-layer approaches such as iptables when loader interposition is unsuitable.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

local files

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

Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.

Unix
$PROXYCHAINS_CONF_FILE./proxychains.conf~/.proxychains/proxychains.conf$(sysconfdir)/proxychains.conf/etc/proxychains.conf

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix
$PROXYCHAINS_CONF_FILE./proxychains.conf~/.proxychains/proxychains.conf$(sysconfdir)/proxychains.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
proxychains4cliglobal executable
proxychains4-daemoncliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-09-19
manager version4.17
manager updated2026-09-18
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv4.17

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:proxychains-ng
Version4.17
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/proxychains-ng
Homepagehttps://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng
Repositoryhttps://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng/archive/refs/tags/v4.17.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-18T09:17:53+02:00
Pulseupdated
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

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

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

libproxychains4 4.17-3

runtime shared library for proxychains-ng

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo apt install libproxychains4
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libproxychains4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

proxychains4 4.17-3

redirect connections through socks/http proxies (proxychains-ng)

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo apt install proxychains4
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: proxychains4 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

proxychains-ng

nix profile install nixpkgs#proxychains-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proxychains-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

libproxychains4 4.17-1

runtime shared library for proxychains-ng

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo apt install libproxychains4
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libproxychains4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

proxychains4 4.17-1

redirect connections through socks/http proxies (proxychains-ng)

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo apt install proxychains4
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: proxychains4 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

proxychains-ng 4.17-r1

This tool provides proxy server support to any app.

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo apk add proxychains-ng
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: proxychains-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

proxychains-ng 4.17-10.fc45

Redirect connections through proxy servers

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo dnf install proxychains-ng
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 2 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: proxychains-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

proxychains-ng 4.17-3

A hook preloader that allows to redirect TCP traffic of existing dynamically linked programs through one or more SOCKS or HTTP proxies

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo pacman -S proxychains-ng
  • License: GPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: proxychains-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

proxychains-ng 4.17-1.7

Redirect connection through proxy servers

https://github.com/rofl0r/proxychains-ng

sudo zypper install proxychains-ng
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: Productivity/Networking/Security
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: proxychains-ng
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: proxychains-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/d310d5a96106e1e8872a385adf98aaa23be9db5d80937a6717314e7e7f37715065c6c748ab7ccee6475d620b46979c0fe64235fc0c46988e17edf659578fcf31-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

proxychains-ng

sudo port install proxychains-ng
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxychains Ng
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: devel/proxychains-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Same workflow

  • connectShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks.
  • sing-boxShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
  • mihomoShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
  • gostShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, http-proxy, networking, proxy, socks.
  • libproxyShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy.
  • corkscrewShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, http-proxy, networking, proxy.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
  • package-page enrichment
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation