# Install smartmontools

SMART hard drive monitoring. Version 7.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-03-20.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:smartmontools
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install smartmontools
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install smartmontools
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/smartmontools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add smartmontools
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: smartmontools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install smartmontools
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: smartmontools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install smartmontools
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: smartmontools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#smartmontools
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smartmontools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S smartmontools
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: smartmontools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install smartmontools
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: smartmontools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install smartmontools
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: smartmontools from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','signal'

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install main/smartmontools
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/smartmontools.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id smartmontools.smartmontools -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: smartmontools.smartmontools from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:smartmontools
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/smartmontools>
- **Version:** 7.5
- **Source summary:** SMART hard drive monitoring
- **Homepage:** <https://www.smartmontools.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/smartmontools/smartmontools>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/smartmontools/smartmontools#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/smartmontools/smartmontools/7.5/smartmontools-7.5.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-20T18:56:09Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- smartctl (cli)
- smartd (cli)
- update-smart-drivedb (cli)
- smartctl (alias)
- smartd (alias)
- update-smart-drivedb (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 7.5
- Package-manager updated: 2026-03-20
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.smartmontools.org/
- 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:** smartmontools
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - smartmontools - 7.4-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: smartmontools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T. | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- Nix - smartmontools: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sm/smartmontools/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - smartmontools - 7.4-2build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: smartmontools from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T. | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- apk - smartmontools - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: smartmontools from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- apk - smartmontools-dbg - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: smartmontools-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives (debug symbols) | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- apk - smartmontools-doc - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: smartmontools-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives (documentation) | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- apk - smartmontools-openrc - 7.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: smartmontools-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled hard drives (OpenRC init scripts) | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- dnf - smartmontools - 7.5-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: smartmontools from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tools for monitoring SMART capable hard disks | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- dnf - smartmontools-selinux - 7.5-6.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: smartmontools-selinux from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | SELinux policies for smartmontools | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- pacman - smartmontools - 7.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: smartmontools from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Control and monitor S.M.A.R.T. enabled ATA and SCSI Hard Drives | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- zypper - smartmontools - 7.5-5.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: smartmontools from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Monitor for SMART devices | https://www.smartmontools.org/
- MacPorts - smartmontools: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: sysutils/smartmontools/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Chocolatey - smartmontools: normalized package name match | Chocolatey community package catalog: smartmontools from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','signal'
- Scoop - main/smartmontools: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/smartmontools.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- winget - smartmontools.smartmontools: normalized package name match | Windows Package Manager source index: smartmontools.smartmontools from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix


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