# Install procps with Homebrew, apt, Nix, zypper, dnf, pacman Utilities for browsing procfs. Version 4.0.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libproc2-0. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:procps ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install procps ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install procps ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: procps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#procps ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: procps from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install procps ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: procps from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install procps-ng ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: procps-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S procps-ng ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: procps-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:procps - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 4.0.6 - **Source summary:** Utilities for browsing procfs - **Homepage:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - free (alias) - hugetop (alias) - pidwait (alias) - pmap (alias) - ps (alias) - pwdx (alias) - slabtop (alias) - sysctl (alias) - tload (alias) - top (alias) - vmstat (alias) - w (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 4.0.6 ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libproc2-0 - 2:4.0.4-9: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libproc2-0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library for accessing process information from /proc | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - Debian apt - libproc2-dev - 2:4.0.4-9: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libproc2-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | library for accessing process information from /proc | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - Debian apt - procps - 2:4.0.4-9: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: procps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | /proc file system utilities | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - Nix - procps: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: procps from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - Ubuntu apt - libproc2-0 - 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libproc2-0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for accessing process information from /proc | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - Ubuntu apt - libproc2-dev - 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libproc2-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | library for accessing process information from /proc | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - Ubuntu apt - procps - 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: procps from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | /proc file system utilities | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - dnf - procps-ng - 4.0.6-2.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: procps-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | System and process monitoring utilities | https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/ - pacman - procps-ng - 4.0.6-3: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: procps-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz | Utilities for monitoring your system and its processes | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps - zypper - libproc2-1 - 4.0.6-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libproc2-1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | The procps library | https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/ - zypper - procps - 4.0.6-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: procps from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | The ps utilities for /proc | https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/ - zypper - procps-devel - 4.0.6-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: procps-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Development files for procps | https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/ - zypper - procps-lang - 4.0.6-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: procps-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package procps | https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/ - zypper - procps-uptime - 4.0.6-1.4: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: procps-uptime from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Provide the /proc based uptime | https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/ ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/procps.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/procps.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph