macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install procpslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install procps with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Utilities for browsing procfs. Version 4.0.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libproc2-0Debian stable package indexes · libproc2-0 · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install procps-ngFedora Rawhide package metadata · procps-ng · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#procpsnixpkgs package indexes · procps · source: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S procps-ngArch Linux sync databases · procps-ng · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libproc2-1openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libproc2-1 · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Utilities for browsing procfs
Project links
Commands and aliases
- free
- hugetop
- pidwait
- pmap
- ps
- pwdx
- slabtop
- sysctl
- tload
- top
- vmstat
- w
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 5 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
free | cli | global executable | |
hugetop | cli | global executable | |
pidwait | cli | global executable | |
pmap | cli | global executable | |
ps | cli | global executable | |
pwdx | cli | global executable | |
slabtop | cli | global executable | |
sysctl | cli | global executable | |
tload | cli | global executable | |
top | cli | global executable | |
vmstat | cli | global executable | |
w | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-07-08
manager version4.0.6
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procpsnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:procps |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.0.6 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/procps |
| Homepage | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps |
| Repository | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps |
| Upstream docs | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps/-/archive/v4.0.6/procps-v4.0.6.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | ncurses |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, gettext, libtool, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | procps |
| Aliases |
|
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Requirements |
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| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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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%
libproc2-0 2:4.0.4-9
library for accessing process information from /proc
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo apt install libproc2-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: procps
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
Debian apt95%
libproc2-dev 2:4.0.4-9
library for accessing process information from /proc
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo apt install libproc2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: procps
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
Debian apt95%
procps 2:4.0.4-9
/proc file system utilities
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo apt install procps- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
Nix95%
procps
nix profile install nixpkgs#procps- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
Ubuntu apt95%
libproc2-0 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3
library for accessing process information from /proc
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo apt install libproc2-0- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: procps
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
Ubuntu apt95%
libproc2-dev 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3
library for accessing process information from /proc
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo apt install libproc2-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: procps
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
Ubuntu apt95%
procps 2:4.0.4-4ubuntu3
/proc file system utilities
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo apt install procps- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
dnf95%
procps-ng 4.0.6-1.fc44
System and process monitoring utilities
https://sourceforge.net/projects/procps-ng/
sudo dnf install procps-ng- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: procps-ng
- 7 dependencies
- 6 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
pacman95%
procps-ng 4.0.6-1
Utilities for monitoring your system and its processes
https://gitlab.com/procps-ng/procps
sudo pacman -S procps-ng- License: GPL AND LGPL
- Architecture: x86_64
- 4 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
zypper95%
libproc2-1 4.0.6-1.2
The procps library
https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/
sudo zypper install libproc2-1- License: LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Libraries
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: procps
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
zypper95%
procps 4.0.6-1.2
The ps utilities for /proc
https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/
sudo zypper install procps- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: procps
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
zypper95%
procps-devel 4.0.6-1.2
Development files for procps
https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/
sudo zypper install procps-devel- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: procps
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
zypper95%
procps-lang 4.0.6-1.2
Translations for package procps
https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/
sudo zypper install procps-lang- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: procps
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
zypper95%
procps-uptime 4.0.6-1.2
Provide the /proc based uptime
https://sf.net/projects/procps-ng/
sudo zypper install procps-uptime- License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: procps
- 2 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Procps
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
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment