macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install smartmontoolslocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install smartmontoolsMacPorts ports tree · sysutils/smartmontools/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 818
Install smartmontools with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper, scoop, winget
SMART hard drive monitoring. Version 7.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install smartmontools.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add smartmontoolsAlpine Linux edge package indexes · smartmontools · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install smartmontoolsDebian stable package indexes · smartmontools · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install smartmontoolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · smartmontools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#smartmontoolsnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sm/smartmontools/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S smartmontoolsArch Linux sync databases · smartmontools · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install smartmontoolsopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · smartmontools · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Chocolateyverified · 92%
choco install smartmontoolsChocolatey community package catalog · smartmontools · source: community.chocolatey.org
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/smartmontoolsScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/smartmontools.json · source: api.github.com
Windows Package Managerverified · 92%
winget install --id smartmontools.smartmontools -eWindows Package Manager source index · smartmontools.smartmontools · source: cdn.winget.microsoft.com
overview
Package summary
SMART hard drive monitoring
Project links
Commands and aliases
- smartctl
- smartd
- update-smart-drivedb
history
Project history and usage
smartmontools is the long-running SMART disk health toolkit behind the `smartctl` and `smartd` commands. It is a standard systems package because it exposes drive diagnostics, background monitoring, and failure warnings across ATA/SATA, SCSI/SAS, NVMe, and several operating systems.
Project history
The project README says smartmontools was originally derived from the Linux smartsuite package. Its old NEWS file shows 5.x releases already active in 2002 and 2003, with the 5.19 release in October 2003 moving the build to autoconf and automake and adding signed tarballs and RPMs.
Adoption history
smartmontools became a cross-platform infrastructure utility rather than a single Linux tool. The README lists Linux, BSDs, Darwin/macOS, Solaris, Windows, Cygwin, OS/2, eComStation, and QNX, and the supplied package metadata records packaging across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix, Scoop, Chocolatey, winget, MacPorts, and other managers.
How it is used
`smartctl` is used interactively or in scripts to inspect drive identity, SMART attributes, logs, tests, and health status. `smartd` runs as a daemon and reads `/usr/local/etc/smartd.conf` at startup when present, giving administrators a package-managed monitoring service instead of ad hoc disk checks.
Why package nerds care
Package maintainers care because smartmontools is hardware-facing, multi-OS, daemonized, and database-driven. It touches service files, manpage path substitution, release signing, drive database updates, and new storage protocols such as NVMe, all of which stress ordinary package recipes.
Timeline
- 2002: 5.0-era smartmontools releases were already shipping, according to the old NEWS file.
- 2003: Release 5.19 moved the project to autoconf/automake and signed tarballs/RPMs.
- 2016: Release 6.5 added experimental NVMe support on FreeBSD, Linux, and Windows.
- 2018: Release 7.0 added experimental JSON output and more NVMe support.
- 2025: GitHub repository description says it became the official upstream repository on 2025-06-01.
Related projects
- The README names Linux smartsuite as the original base. The modern package includes `smartctl`, `smartd`, and `update-smart-drivedb`.
Sources
- https://github.com/smartmontools/smartmontools README: package purpose, smartsuite derivation, supported disk protocols and operating systems.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smartmontools/smartmontools/main/doc/old/NEWS-5.0-7.5.txt: release chronology, autoconf/automake move, NVMe and JSON additions.
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/smartmontools/smartmontools/main/src/smartd.conf.5.in: `/usr/local/etc/smartd.conf` documented as the smartd configuration file.
- input source_facts.package-manager: broad package-manager availability.
security posture
Risk level: green
narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:no-higher-risk-signals
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/usr/local/etc/smartd.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
smartctl | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
smartd | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
update-smart-drivedb | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version7.5
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:smartmontools |
|---|---|
| Version | 7.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://www.smartmontools.org/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
smartmontools 7.4-3
control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T.
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo apt install smartmontools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
Nix95%
smartmontools
nix profile install nixpkgs#smartmontools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
Ubuntu apt95%
smartmontools 7.4-2build1
control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T.
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo apt install smartmontools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 8 dependencies
- 8 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
apk95%
smartmontools 7.5-r0
Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo apk add smartmontools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: smartmontools
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
apk95%
smartmontools-dbg 7.5-r0
Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives (debug symbols)
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo apk add smartmontools-dbg- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: smartmontools
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
apk95%
smartmontools-doc 7.5-r0
Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives (documentation)
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo apk add smartmontools-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: smartmontools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
apk95%
smartmontools-openrc 7.5-r0
Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives (OpenRC init scripts)
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo apk add smartmontools-openrc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: smartmontools
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
dnf95%
smartmontools 7.5-8.fc45
Tools for monitoring SMART capable hard disks
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo dnf install smartmontools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: smartmontools
- 11 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
dnf95%
smartmontools-selinux 7.5-8.fc45
SELinux policies for smartmontools
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo dnf install smartmontools-selinux- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: smartmontools
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
pacman95%
smartmontools 7.5-1
Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled ATA and SCSI Hard Drives
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo pacman -S smartmontools- License: GPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
zypper95%
smartmontools 7.5-5.3
Monitor for SMART devices
https://www.smartmontools.org/
sudo zypper install smartmontools- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Hardware/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: smartmontools
- 13 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
MacPorts95%
smartmontools
sudo port install smartmontools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
Chocolatey95%
smartmontools
choco install smartmontools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
Scoop95%
main/smartmontools
scoop install main/smartmontools- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
winget95%
smartmontools.smartmontools
winget install --id smartmontools.smartmontools -e- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Smartmontools
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation