PLATFORMS revision 327234 
1In many operating systems tcpdump is available as a native package or port,
2which simplifies installation of updates and long-term maintenance. However,
3the native packages are sometimes a few versions behind and to try a more
4recent snapshot it will take to compile tcpdump from the source code.
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6tcpdump compiles and works on at least the following platforms:
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8* AIX
9* FreeBSD
10* HP-UX 11i
11* Linux (any) with glibc (usually just works)
12* Linux (any) with musl libc (sometimes fails to compile, please report any bugs)
13* Mac OS X / macOS
14* NetBSD
15* OpenWrt
16* Solaris
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