Packages

Do You Archive Past Package Versions?

Available packages are accessible at https://packages.ntop.org for both nightly and stable builds. Each new build overwrites the previous one. We have decided not to maintain an archive of old package versions because every new build introduces fixes and/or new features that render the previous build obsolete. This decision is motivated by the fact that old package versions may contain vulnerabilities or missing fixes that could be exploited. Therefore, we encourage the use of the latest package versions. If you wish to retain a copy of a specific package version (e.g., …

HowTo Update PGP Package Signing Keys

Due to the deprecation of SHA-1 in RHEL9, we had to update our PGP keys used to sign packages. This has created some side effects for hosts with existing packages installed, similar to the one below on apt based systems: The following signatures couldn’t be verified because the public key is not available: NO_PUBKEY 3D84C955924F7599 In order to solve this, please follow the below instructions: Note that unless you execute the above steps, the ntopng update from the top right menu will not work as new packages will not be detected as valid. …

How can I uninstall all the ntop packages?

If you want to uninstall all ntop packages (e.g. if you want to decommission a host or switch from dev to stable releases) you can uninstall all packages with a single command instead of removing individual packages as follows Once this command is executed all ntop packages will be removed. …

Shall I use stable or dev packages?

The answer to this question depends on your feelings.  In the stable releases we include only bug fixes for major issues such as crashes or memory leaks that might prevent you from operating the application; all other things like minor fixes, typos, etc are not included in the stable release. We build stable packages from time to time, as soon as we have made a fix or whenever there is a new software release. We personally suggest to use dev packages as this is the place where we put new stuff …

How to report a bug on ntop apps?

Unfortunately it can happen that our apps have a bug that leads them to crash. This note explains how to generate crash information that can be used to reproduce and resolve the issue. Whenever you have a bug to report, we kindly ask you to file one request on our bug tracking system on github. Please open one bug per issue and do not collapse many issues into a single request as this will make support more complicated. Do not forget to report on the bug request, how you have started …

Starting ntopng on the correct network interface under Windows

ntopng for Windows is a service The ntop installer stores an empty set of options into the registry. Users who need to modify those options can: In particular it is possible to start ntop on a specific interface. In order to show the list of know interfaces type “ntop /h” and ntop will list the list of know interfaces. Each interface has a unique index as shown in this example: C:\ntop\Binary> ntop /h…Available interfaces (-i <interface index>):   [index=0] Parallels Ethernet Adapter (Microsoft’s Packet Scheduler)             (\Device\NPF_{23BD6168-E0F5-4DA5-996C-64837D46572F})   [index=1] TAP-Win32 Adapter V8 (Microsoft’s …