macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ptunnellocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ptunnelMacPorts ports tree · net/ptunnel/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 11016
Install ptunnel with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman
Tunnel over ICMP. Version 0.72 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install ptunnel.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ptunnelDebian stable package indexes · ptunnel · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#ptunnelnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pt/ptunnel/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ptunnelArch Linux sync databases · ptunnel · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Tunnel over ICMP
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ptunnel
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 bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ptunnel | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
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 generated2026-08-03
manager version0.72
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ptunnel |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.72 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.cs.uit.no/~daniels/PingTunnel/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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%
ptunnel 0.72-3+b3
Tunnel TCP connections over ICMP packets
http://www.mit.edu/afs.new/sipb/user/golem/tmp/ptunnel-0.61.orig/web/
sudo apt install ptunnel- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: ptunnel
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptunnel
Nix95%
ptunnel
nix profile install nixpkgs#ptunnel- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptunnel
Ubuntu apt95%
ptunnel 0.72-3build2
Tunnel TCP connections over ICMP packets
http://www.mit.edu/afs.new/sipb/user/golem/tmp/ptunnel-0.61.orig/web/
sudo apt install ptunnel- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptunnel
pacman95%
ptunnel 0.72-7
A tool for reliably tunneling TCP connections over ICMP echo request and reply packets
https://www.cs.uit.no/~daniels/PingTunnel
sudo pacman -S ptunnel- License: BSD
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptunnel
MacPorts95%
ptunnel
sudo port install ptunnel- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ptunnel
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation