tcptrace can be downloaded from the project web-site http://www.tcptrace.org/download.html.
Installing the stable version of tcptrace follows the typical procedure used to install most open-source software on UNIX-based systems. Unzip and Untar the tar-ball (tcptrace-X.Y.Z.tar.gz) with the following steps :
Now, enter the tcptrace-X.Y.Z directory and install tcptrace with the following steps :
You may also download cutting-edge version of tcptrace from the project's CVS repository. Instructions for doing so may be found in the download page at http://www.tcptrace.org/download.html.
A port of the tcptrace program has also been made to the Windows platforms. However windows ports tend only to be made for stable releases of the program. More information on the Windows version of the program can be found in : http://www.tcptrace.org/windows.html.