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System and service manager. Version 261.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install systemd

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libnss-myhostname

Debian stable package indexes · libnss-myhostname · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install systemd

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · systemd · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#systemd

nixpkgs package indexes · systemd · source: raw.githubusercontent.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S systemd

Arch Linux sync databases · systemd · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libsystemd0

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libsystemd0 · source: download.opensuse.org

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add busctl

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · busctl · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

overview

Package summary

System and service manager

Commands and aliases

  • bootctl
  • busctl
  • coredumpctl
  • halt
  • hostnamectl
  • init
  • journalctl
  • kernel-install
  • localectl
  • loginctl
  • machinectl
  • mount.ddi
  • mount.mstack
  • networkctl
  • oomctl
  • portablectl
  • poweroff
  • reboot
  • resolvconf
  • resolvectl
  • run0
  • shutdown
  • systemctl
  • systemd-ac-power
  • systemd-analyze
  • systemd-ask-password
  • systemd-cat
  • systemd-cgls
  • systemd-cgtop
  • systemd-confext
  • systemd-creds
  • systemd-delta

history

Project history and usage

systemd is the Linux system and service manager around which many modern distribution boot, service, logging, login, network, timer, and unit-management workflows are organized.

Project history

The official repository describes systemd as the System and Service Manager and points to systemd.io and the freedesktop.org manual set for documentation. Its v1 tag is dated 2010-07-07 and was tagged by Lennart Poettering.

The project expanded well beyond an init replacement. The Homebrew source facts list commands such as systemctl, journalctl, loginctl, timedatectl, systemd-analyze, systemd-run, systemd-nspawn, networkctl, resolvectl, and many service-management helpers.

Adoption history

systemd.io links distribution-specific package and bug-tracker resources for Arch, Debian, Fedora, Gentoo, Mageia, Ubuntu, and openSUSE, reflecting how distribution integration is part of the project surface.

The supplied package-manager facts list systemd-related packages across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, Nix, Arch, and openSUSE, though individual distributions may split libraries, NSS modules, busctl, or the full service manager into different package names.

How it is used

Most users encounter systemd through systemctl for units, journalctl for logs, systemd-analyze for boot analysis, timers as cron-like scheduled jobs, and service unit files installed by other packages.

For CLI culture, systemd changed what it means to package a daemon on Linux: a package often ships unit files, tmpfiles rules, sysusers rules, presets, socket units, timer units, and journal integration rather than only an init script.

Why package nerds care

systemd is package-manager significant because it defines a large amount of Linux service packaging convention. Packagers care about unit ordering, service hardening, socket activation, tmpfiles, user creation, journal behavior, and distro policy.

It also remains culturally important because it turned service management into a shared Linux platform API, so installing even unrelated packages often means installing or interacting with systemd units.

Timeline

  • 2010: systemd v1 tag dated 2010-07-07.
  • 2011-2014: systemd.io lists early user and administrator presentations at FOSDEM and linux.conf.au.
  • 2026: The official GitHub repository lists v261.1 as a current stable release on 2026-06-26.

Related projects

  • systemd.io documents related APIs and bindings around the journal, sd-bus, socket activation, and systemd D-Bus interfaces, showing its role as both a service manager and a platform for other packages.

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
  • infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal

Signals

  • text:network
  • text:service manager

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 2 platform targets.
  • Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 11 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.

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
/etc/systemd/system.conf/etc/systemd/system.conf.d/*.conf~/.config/systemd/user.conf/etc/systemd/user.conf/etc/systemd/user.conf.d/*.conf

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
bootctlcliglobal executable
busctlcliglobal executable
coredumpctlcliglobal executable
haltcliglobal executable
hostnamectlcliglobal executable
initcliglobal executable
journalctlcliglobal executable
kernel-installcliglobal executable
localectlcliglobal executable
loginctlcliglobal executable
machinectlcliglobal executable
mount.ddicliglobal executable
mount.mstackcliglobal executable
networkctlcliglobal executable
oomctlcliglobal executable
portablectlcliglobal executable
poweroffcliglobal executable
rebootcliglobal executable
resolvconfcliglobal executable
resolvectlcliglobal executable
run0cliglobal executable
shutdowncliglobal executable
systemctlcliglobal executable
systemd-ac-powercliglobal executable
systemd-analyzecliglobal executable
systemd-ask-passwordcliglobal executable
systemd-catcliglobal executable
systemd-cglscliglobal executable
systemd-cgtopcliglobal executable
systemd-confextcliglobal executable
systemd-credscliglobal executable
systemd-deltacliglobal executable
systemd-detect-virtcliglobal executable
systemd-dissectcliglobal executable
systemd-escapecliglobal executable
systemd-firstbootcliglobal executable
systemd-id128cliglobal executable
systemd-inhibitcliglobal executable
systemd-machine-id-setupcliglobal executable
systemd-mountcliglobal executable
systemd-mstackcliglobal executable
systemd-mute-consolecliglobal executable
systemd-notifycliglobal executable
systemd-nspawncliglobal executable
systemd-pathcliglobal executable
systemd-pty-forwardcliglobal executable
systemd-repartcliglobal executable
systemd-resolvecliglobal executable
systemd-runcliglobal executable
systemd-socket-activatecliglobal executable
systemd-stdio-bridgecliglobal executable
systemd-sysextcliglobal executable
systemd-sysuserscliglobal executable
systemd-tmpfilescliglobal executable
systemd-tty-ask-password-agentcliglobal executable
systemd-umountcliglobal executable
systemd-vpickcliglobal executable
timedatectlcliglobal executable
udevadmcliglobal executable
ukifycliglobal executable
userdbctlcliglobal executable
varlinkctlcliglobal 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 version261.1
manager updated2026-06-26
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv261.1

https://github.com/systemd/systemd

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:systemd
Version261.1
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/systemd
Homepagehttps://systemd.io
Repositoryhttps://github.com/systemd/systemd
Upstream docshttps://systemd.io/
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND CC0-1.0 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later AND MIT AND MIT-0 AND LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain AND (LGPL-2.0-or-later WITH Linux-syscall-note) AND (GPL-1.0-or-later WITH Linux-syscall-note) AND (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH Linux-syscall-note) AND (GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note) AND (BSD-3-Clause OR (GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note)) AND (MIT OR (GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note)) AND (MIT OR (GPL-2.0-or-later WITH Linux-syscall-note)) AND (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause)
Source archivehttps://github.com/systemd/systemd/archive/refs/tags/v261.1.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-26T14:55:16Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesglib, libcap, libxcrypt, lz4, openssl@3, util-linux, xz, zstd
Build dependenciescoreutils, docbook-xsl, gettext, gperf, icu4c@78, libxml2, libxslt, meson, ninja, pkgconf, python@3.14
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesystemd
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Requirements
  • linux
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyyes
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

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%

libnss-myhostname 257.13-1~deb13u1

nss module providing fallback resolution for the current hostname

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libnss-myhostname
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libnss-myhostname from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libnss-mymachines 257.13-1~deb13u1

nss module to resolve hostnames for local container instances

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libnss-mymachines
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libnss-mymachines from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libnss-resolve 257.13-1~deb13u1

nss module to resolve names via systemd-resolved

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libnss-resolve
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libnss-resolve from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libnss-systemd 257.13-1~deb13u1

nss module providing dynamic user and group name resolution

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libnss-systemd
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 3 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libnss-systemd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libpam-systemd 257.13-1~deb13u1

system and service manager - PAM module

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libpam-systemd
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 8 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 5 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libpam-systemd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsystemd-dev 257.13-1~deb13u1

systemd utility library - development files

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libsystemd-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsystemd-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsystemd-shared 257.13-1~deb13u1

systemd shared private library

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libsystemd-shared
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 11 dependencies
  • 18 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsystemd-shared from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libsystemd0 257.13-1~deb13u1

systemd utility library

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libsystemd0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 4 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libsystemd0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libudev-dev 257.13-1~deb13u1

libudev development files

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libudev-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libudev-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libudev1 257.13-1~deb13u1

libudev shared library

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install libudev1
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libudev1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

systemd 257.13-1~deb13u1

system and service manager

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install systemd
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 10 dependencies
  • 2 provides
  • 14 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: systemd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

systemd-boot 257.13-1~deb13u1

simple UEFI boot manager - integration and services

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install systemd-boot
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 6 dependencies
  • 3 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

systemd-boot-efi 257.13-1~deb13u1

simple UEFI boot manager - EFI binaries

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install systemd-boot-efi
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot-efi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

systemd-boot-efi-amd64-signed-template 257.13-1~deb13u1

Template for signed systemd-boot-efi package (amd64)

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install systemd-boot-efi-amd64-signed-template
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot-efi-amd64-signed-template from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

systemd-boot-tools 257.13-1~deb13u1

simple UEFI boot manager - tools

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install systemd-boot-tools
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

systemd-container 257.13-1~deb13u1

systemd container/nspawn tools

https://systemd.io

sudo apt install systemd-container
  • Section: admin
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: systemd
  • 14 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Systemd
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: systemd-container from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

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Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • glibRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libcapRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • lz4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • openssl@3Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • util-linuxRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • xzRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • zstdRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • coreutilsBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • shepherdShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, init, service-management, service-manager, system.
  • s6-rcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, init, service-management, service-manager, system.
  • daemontoolsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, service-management, system.
  • jsvcShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, service-management, system.
  • lunchyShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, service-management, system.

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  • av.db category and tag curation
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated configuration and credential file locations
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  • package relationship graph
  • package version freshness
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