# Install systemd with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper, apk System and service manager. Version 261.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-26. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:systemd ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install systemd ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libnss-myhostname ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libnss-myhostname from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install systemd ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: systemd from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#systemd ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: systemd from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S systemd ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: systemd from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/core/os/x86_64/core.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libsystemd0 ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libsystemd0 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add busctl ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: busctl from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:systemd - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 261.1 - **Source summary:** System and service manager - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-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 archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-26T14:55:16Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-09T07:20:21+00:00 ## Executables - bootctl (cli) - busctl (cli) - coredumpctl (cli) - halt (cli) - hostnamectl (cli) - init (cli) - journalctl (cli) - kernel-install (cli) - localectl (cli) - loginctl (cli) - machinectl (cli) - mount.ddi (cli) - mount.mstack (cli) - networkctl (cli) - oomctl (cli) - portablectl (cli) - poweroff (cli) - reboot (cli) - resolvconf (cli) - resolvectl (cli) - run0 (cli) - shutdown (cli) - systemctl (cli) - systemd-ac-power (cli) - systemd-analyze (cli) - systemd-ask-password (cli) - systemd-cat (cli) - systemd-cgls (cli) - systemd-cgtop (cli) - systemd-confext (cli) - systemd-creds (cli) - systemd-delta (cli) - systemd-detect-virt (cli) - systemd-dissect (cli) - systemd-escape (cli) - systemd-firstboot (cli) - systemd-id128 (cli) - systemd-inhibit (cli) - systemd-machine-id-setup (cli) - systemd-mount (cli) - systemd-mstack (cli) - systemd-mute-console (cli) - systemd-notify (cli) - systemd-nspawn (cli) - systemd-path (cli) - systemd-pty-forward (cli) - systemd-repart (cli) - systemd-resolve (cli) - systemd-run (cli) - systemd-socket-activate (cli) - systemd-stdio-bridge (cli) - systemd-sysext (cli) - systemd-sysusers (cli) - systemd-tmpfiles (cli) - systemd-tty-ask-password-agent (cli) - systemd-umount (cli) - systemd-vpick (cli) - timedatectl (cli) - udevadm (cli) - ukify (cli) - userdbctl (cli) - varlinkctl (cli) - bootctl (alias) - busctl (alias) - coredumpctl (alias) - halt (alias) - hostnamectl (alias) - init (alias) - journalctl (alias) - kernel-install (alias) - localectl (alias) - loginctl (alias) - machinectl (alias) - mount.ddi (alias) - mount.mstack (alias) - networkctl (alias) - oomctl (alias) - portablectl (alias) - poweroff (alias) - reboot (alias) - resolvconf (alias) - resolvectl (alias) - run0 (alias) - shutdown (alias) - systemctl (alias) - systemd-ac-power (alias) - systemd-analyze (alias) - systemd-ask-password (alias) - systemd-cat (alias) - systemd-cgls (alias) - systemd-cgtop (alias) - systemd-confext (alias) - systemd-creds (alias) - systemd-delta (alias) - systemd-detect-virt (alias) - systemd-dissect (alias) - systemd-escape (alias) - systemd-firstboot (alias) - systemd-id128 (alias) - systemd-inhibit (alias) - systemd-machine-id-setup (alias) - systemd-mount (alias) - systemd-mstack (alias) - systemd-mute-console (alias) - systemd-notify (alias) - systemd-nspawn (alias) - systemd-path (alias) - systemd-pty-forward (alias) - systemd-repart (alias) - systemd-resolve (alias) - systemd-run (alias) - systemd-socket-activate (alias) - systemd-stdio-bridge (alias) - systemd-sysext (alias) - systemd-sysusers (alias) - systemd-tmpfiles (alias) - systemd-tty-ask-password-agent (alias) - systemd-umount (alias) - systemd-vpick (alias) - timedatectl (alias) - udevadm (alias) - ukify (alias) - userdbctl (alias) - varlinkctl (alias) ## Dependencies - glib - libcap - libxcrypt - lz4 - openssl@3 - util-linux - xz - zstd ## Build dependencies - coreutils - docbook-xsl - gettext - gperf - icu4c@78 - libxml2 - libxslt - meson - ninja - pkgconf - python@3.14 ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-09 - Package-manager version: 261.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-26 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/systemd/systemd - Upstream latest detected: v261.1 (current) ## 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. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.executables - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal ## 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 - 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 ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** systemd - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Requirements:** linux - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libnss-myhostname - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnss-myhostname from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | nss module providing fallback resolution for the current hostname | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libnss-mymachines - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnss-mymachines from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | nss module to resolve hostnames for local container instances | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libnss-resolve - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnss-resolve from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | nss module to resolve names via systemd-resolved | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libnss-systemd - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libnss-systemd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | nss module providing dynamic user and group name resolution | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libpam-systemd - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libpam-systemd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | system and service manager - PAM module | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libsystemd-dev - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsystemd-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | systemd utility library - development files | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libsystemd-shared - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsystemd-shared from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | systemd shared private library | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libsystemd0 - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libsystemd0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | systemd utility library | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libudev-dev - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libudev-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libudev development files | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - libudev1 - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libudev1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | libudev shared library | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - systemd - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: systemd from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | system and service manager | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - systemd-boot - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple UEFI boot manager - integration and services | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - systemd-boot-efi - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot-efi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple UEFI boot manager - EFI binaries | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - systemd-boot-efi-amd64-signed-template - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot-efi-amd64-signed-template from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Template for signed systemd-boot-efi package (amd64) | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - systemd-boot-tools - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: systemd-boot-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | simple UEFI boot manager - tools | https://systemd.io - Debian apt - systemd-container - 257.13-1~deb13u1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: systemd-container from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | systemd container/nspawn tools | https://systemd.io ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - 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