# 使用 Homebrew, apt 安装 sntop

查看 sntop 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。

## 安装

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

其他安装命令:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sntop
```

  证据: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install sntop
```

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

## 软件包事实

- **软件包键:** brew:sntop
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 1.4.3
- **来源摘要:** Curses-based utility that polls hosts to determine connectivity
- **主页:** <https://sntop.sourceforge.net/>
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 可执行文件

- sntop (别名)

## 安装行为

- Bottle: 不可用

## 版本和新鲜度

- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 1.4.3
## 项目历史与用法

sntop is a small ncurses, top-like monitor for checking whether configured network hosts are reachable. It is a SourceForge-era Unix utility: simple C code, terminal UI, fping/ping underneath, and package-manager availability for administrators who want a lightweight status board.

### 项目历史

The official project site credits Robert M. Love and Chris M. Rivera and describes sntop as an ncurses-based console utility for monitoring host connectivity. It uses fping, with ping as a supported fallback, and displays results in a top-like format.

SourceForge's files page lists sntop 1.4.3 as a release from November 2001, placing the tool in the early-2000s wave of small Unix admin utilities distributed through SourceForge tarballs, RPMs, and Debian packages.

### 采用历史

The input records Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages. SourceForge's file tree also includes source, source RPM, i386 RPM, and Debian-package areas, showing that sntop was packaged for multiple Unix/Linux consumption styles.

### 使用方式

Administrators configure hosts, then use sntop to poll them at intervals and view their status in a terminal. The official page also mentions HTML generation, secure terminal mode, color support, daemon mode, and running external files when a host changes state or goes down.

### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心

Package nerds care because sntop is exactly the kind of tiny operational tool that survives through distro recipes: it wraps existing primitives like fping in a curses display, has almost no conceptual overhead, and remains useful on servers where a full monitoring stack would be excessive.

### 时间线

- 2001: SourceForge files page lists sntop 1.4.3 released.
- 2000s: SourceForge distribution includes source tarballs plus RPM and Debian packaging areas.
- 2026: Input package-manager facts list Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu packages.

### Related projects

- Related tools include fping, ping, top-style terminal monitors, and larger network monitoring systems.

### 来源

- <https://sntop.sourceforge.net/>
- <https://sourceforge.net/projects/sntop/>
- <https://sourceforge.net/projects/sntop/files/>
- source_facts.package-manager


## 安全说明

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger 风险:** 绿色 / 低
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## 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: ~/.sntoprc, /etc/sntoprc
## 其他软件包管理器记录

- 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


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sntop.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/sntop.yml)


## 来源

- 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