The Tcpdump Group git mirrors - tcpdump/blob - PLATFORMS

   1 In many operating systems tcpdump is available as a native package or port,
   2 which simplifies installation of updates and long-term maintenance. However,
   3 the native packages are sometimes a few versions behind and to try a more
   4 recent snapshot it will take to compile tcpdump from the source code.
   5
   6 tcpdump compiles and works on at least the following platforms:
   7
   8 * AIX
   9 * DragonFly BSD
  10 * FreeBSD
  11 * HP-UX 11i
  12 * GNU/Linux
  13 * {Mac} OS X / macOS
  14 * NetBSD
  15 * OpenBSD
  16 * OpenWrt
  17 * Solaris
  18 * Windows (requires WinPcap or Npcap, and Visual Studio with CMake)