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