# Install logcheck Mail anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator. Version 1.4.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:logcheck ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install logcheck ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add logcheck ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logcheck from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install logcheck ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: logcheck from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#logcheck ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lo/logcheck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install logtail ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: logtail from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst ## Package Facts - **Package key:** brew:logcheck - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager URL:** - **Version:** 1.4.7 - **Source summary:** Mail anomalies in the system logfiles to the administrator - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00 ## Executables - logcheck (cli) - logcheck-test (cli) - logtail (cli) - logtail2 (cli) - logcheck (alias) - logcheck-test (alias) - logtail (alias) - logtail2 (alias) ## Build Dependencies - gnu-sed ## Install Behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on all ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-06-10 - Package-manager version: 1.4.7 - Local data status: ok - Upstream repository: https://packages.debian.org/sid/logcheck - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## セキュリティノート narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** logcheck - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - logcheck - 1.4.5+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: logcheck from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | check the system log for unusual entries - Debian apt - logcheck-database - 1.4.5+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: logcheck-database from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | database of system log rules for logcheck - Debian apt - logtail - 1.4.5+deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: logtail from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Identify new lines added to the end of log files - Nix - logcheck: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/lo/logcheck/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - logcheck - 1.4.3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: logcheck from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | check the system log for unusual entries - Ubuntu apt - logcheck-database - 1.4.3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: logcheck-database from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | database of system log rules for logcheck - Ubuntu apt - logtail - 1.4.3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: logtail from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Identify new lines added to the end of log files - apk - logcheck - 1.4.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logcheck from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash scripts used to monitor system log files for anomalies | https://packages.debian.org/source/sid/logcheck - apk - logcheck-doc - 1.4.7-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logcheck-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash scripts used to monitor system log files for anomalies (documentation) | https://packages.debian.org/source/sid/logcheck - apk - logtail - 3.22-r3: installed executable or alias match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: logtail from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Print new lines in log file since the last run (sf.net logtail-v3 ver) | https://logtail-v3.sourceforge.net/ - zypper - logtail - 0.2.4-21.7: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: logtail from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Helper application to analyze logfiles | http://sourceforge.net/projects/logdigest ## Related Links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Security and crypto packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/security-crypto-tools/) - Matched security, identity, cryptography, password, signing, or certificate metadata. - [Productivity CLI packages](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/productivity-cli-packages/) - Matched curated productivity category metadata from av.db. - [gnu-sed](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/gnu-sed/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fail2ban](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/fail2ban/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, log-analysis, security. - [aide](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/aide/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, security. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [krb5](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/krb5/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [nettle](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/nettle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [nss](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/nss/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [pinentry](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/pinentry/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [cyrus-sasl](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/cyrus-sasl/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, security. - [hopenpgp-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/ja/pkg/brew/hopenpgp-tools/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, security. ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph