macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sysstatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install sysstat with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Performance monitoring tools for Linux. Version 12.7.9 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sysstatAlpine Linux edge package indexes · sysstat · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install isagDebian stable package indexes · isag · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sysstatFedora Rawhide package metadata · sysstat · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sysstatnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sy/sysstat/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sysstatArch Linux sync databases · sysstat · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install sysstatopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · sysstat · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Performance monitoring tools for Linux
Project links
Commands and aliases
- cifsiostat
- iostat
- mpstat
- pidstat
- sadf
- sar
- tapestat
history
Project history and usage
sysstat is a Linux performance-monitoring package centered on familiar Unix-style commands such as sar, iostat, mpstat, pidstat, sadf, and related collectors.
Project history
The upstream CHANGES file records version 1.0 on 1999-03-06 as the initial revision by Sebastien Godard, tested on Linux kernel 2.0.36. The current README carries a 1999-2025 copyright line and describes the package as system performance tools for Linux.
The package grew by adding SMP support, localization, daily activity-file rotation, binary collection and replay, RPM packaging, and additional reporting utilities. The README now describes scheduled collection through cron or systemd and export formats including CSV, XML, JSON, and SVG.
Adoption history
sysstat packages long-running system activity collection into small commands and scheduled jobs, so it became a common package-manager install for administrators who want historical sar data without deploying a larger monitoring stack.
The supplied package-manager facts list sysstat or split binary packages across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE.
How it is used
Users run iostat for device I/O, mpstat for processor statistics, pidstat for process-level activity, and sar/sadf to collect, report, save, exchange, or graph historical activity data.
The package is often installed because it creates a lightweight local performance history: sa1 stores daily binary data, sa2 creates daily reports, and sadf makes that data scriptable.
Why package nerds care
sysstat is beloved package-manager material because it is small, scriptable, old-school Unix tooling that answers production questions quickly after a machine has already been collecting data.
It also matters to distro maintainers because its value depends on cron or systemd timers, log/data retention paths, and kernel metric compatibility rather than just shipping one binary.
Timeline
- 1999: Version 1.0 initial revision by Sebastien Godard.
- 1999: Version 2.1 noted availability in RPM format.
- 2025: sysstat 12.7.7 made JSON output available across all sysstat commands, according to the official home-page news.
Related projects
- sysstat packages Linux counterparts to classic commercial-Unix performance utilities, with sar as the historical anchor and sadf as the interchange/export companion.
Sources
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.
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.
- Linux
@SYSCONFIG_DIR@/sysstat
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
cifsiostat | cli | global executable | |
iostat | cli | global executable | |
mpstat | cli | global executable | |
pidstat | cli | global executable | |
sadf | cli | global executable | |
sar | cli | global executable | |
tapestat | 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 version12.7.9
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv12.7.9
https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:sysstat |
|---|---|
| Version | 12.7.9 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sysstat |
| Homepage | https://sysstat.github.io/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat#readme |
| License | GPL-2.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat/archive/refs/tags/v12.7.9.tar.gz |
| 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 | sysstat |
| 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%
isag 12.7.5-2
Interactive System Activity Grapher for sysstat
sudo apt install isag- Section: admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sysstat
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
Debian apt95%
sysstat 12.7.5-2
system performance tools for Linux
sudo apt install sysstat- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
Nix95%
sysstat
nix profile install nixpkgs#sysstat- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
Ubuntu apt95%
isag 12.6.1-2
Interactive System Activity Grapher for sysstat
sudo apt install isag- Section: universe/admin
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: sysstat
- 4 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
Ubuntu apt95%
sysstat 12.6.1-2
system performance tools for Linux
sudo apt install sysstat- Section: admin
- Architecture: amd64
- 6 dependencies
- 4 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
apk95%
sysstat 12.7.8-r0
Performance monitoring tools
sudo apk add sysstat- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sysstat
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
apk95%
sysstat-doc 12.7.8-r0
Performance monitoring tools (documentation)
sudo apk add sysstat-doc- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sysstat
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
dnf95%
sysstat 12.7.9-2.fc44
Collection of performance monitoring tools for Linux
sudo dnf install sysstat- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sysstat
- 9 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
pacman95%
sysstat 12.7.9-1
a collection of performance monitoring tools (iostat,isag,mpstat,pidstat,sadf,sar)
sudo pacman -S sysstat- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
zypper95%
sysstat 12.7.9-1.2
Sar and Iostat Commands for Linux
https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat
sudo zypper install sysstat- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sysstat
- 7 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
zypper95%
sysstat-isag 12.7.9-1.2
Interactive System Activity Grapher for sysstat
https://github.com/sysstat/sysstat
sudo zypper install sysstat-isag- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: System/Monitoring
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: sysstat
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Sysstat
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
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment