# Install sniffglue with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman Secure multithreaded packet sniffer. Version 0.16.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install sniffglue. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sniffglue ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sniffglue ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install sniffglue ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: security/sniffglue/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add sniffglue ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sniffglue from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install sniffglue ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: sniffglue from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#sniffglue ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/sniffglue/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S sniffglue ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: sniffglue from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sniffglue - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.16.2 - **Source summary:** Secure multithreaded packet sniffer - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - sniffglue (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 0.16.2 ## Project history and usage sniffglue is a Rust network sniffer focused on safe packet parsing, concurrent decoding, and useful default output. ### Project history The official README describes sniffglue as a Rust packet sniffer whose packets are parsed concurrently with a thread pool. GitHub repository metadata dates the public repository to 2017. The project emphasizes security engineering: seccomp restrictions, privilege dropping, chroot configuration, fuzzing, and a goal of not crashing on untrusted network input. ### Adoption history The README lists installation paths through Arch Linux, Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu/Kali, Alpine, Gentoo, NixOS, GNU Guix, Fedora-family systems through COPR, Cargo, and Docker. It also notes Debian bullseye and Ubuntu 21.04 as first-included releases. ### How it is used Users run sniffglue on an interface or PCAP file, increase verbosity to show more protocols, choose thread counts, and rely on default filters for common protocols such as DHCP, DNS, TLS, and HTTP. ### Why package nerds care sniffglue stands out in package-manager culture as a Rust CLI where packaging is tied to hardening dependencies such as libpcap and libseccomp, plus distro-specific defaults for /etc/sniffglue.conf. ### Timeline - 2017: The kpcyrd/sniffglue GitHub repository was created. - 2021: The README says sniffglue was first included in Debian bullseye and Ubuntu 21.04. - 2020s: The README documents packages across Homebrew, Arch, Debian/Ubuntu/Kali, Alpine, Gentoo, NixOS, Guix, and Fedora-family systems. ### Related projects - libpcap is required for packet capture. - libseccomp is used for syscall restrictions. - cargo-fuzz and reprotest are documented for fuzzing and reproducible-build checks. ### Sources - - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal. - **Geiger risk:** red / medium - escape, surveillance, or offensive capability signal ## 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 - Unix: /etc/sniffglue.conf ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - sniffglue - 0.16.1-1+b4: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sniffglue from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Secure multithreaded packet sniffer - Nix - sniffglue: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sn/sniffglue/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - sniffglue - 0.16.0-3build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sniffglue from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Secure multithreaded packet sniffer - apk - sniffglue - 0.16.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sniffglue from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Secure multithreaded packet sniffer | https://github.com/kpcyrd/sniffglue - apk - sniffglue-doc - 0.16.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sniffglue-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Secure multithreaded packet sniffer (documentation) | https://github.com/kpcyrd/sniffglue - pacman - sniffglue - 0.16.2-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: sniffglue from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Secure multithreaded packet sniffer | https://github.com/kpcyrd/sniffglue - MacPorts - sniffglue: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: security/sniffglue/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sniffglue.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sniffglue.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph