# Install strace

Diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool for the Linux kernel. Version 7.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-26.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:strace
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install strace
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add strace
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install strace
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install strace
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: strace 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#strace
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S strace
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install strace
```

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

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:strace
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/strace>
- **Version:** 7.0
- **Source summary:** Diagnostic, instructional, and debugging tool for the Linux kernel
- **Homepage:** <https://strace.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/strace/strace>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/strace/strace#readme>
- **License:** LGPL-2.1-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/strace/strace/releases/download/v7.0/strace-7.0.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-26T18:43:47Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- strace (cli)
- strace-log-merge (cli)
- strace (alias)
- strace-log-merge (alias)

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 7.0
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-26
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/strace/strace
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## 安全说明

process tracing tool.

- **Geiger risk:** red / medium
- process tracing tool

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** strace
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Requirements:** linux
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - strace - 6.13+ds-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: strace from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | System call tracer | https://strace.io
- Nix - strace: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/strace/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - strace - 6.8-0ubuntu2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: strace from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | System call tracer | https://strace.io
- apk - strace - 6.19-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: strace from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace tracer | https://strace.io
- apk - strace-dbg - 6.19-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: strace-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace tracer (debug symbols) | https://strace.io
- apk - strace-doc - 6.19-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: strace-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace tracer (documentation) | https://strace.io
- dnf - strace - 7.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: strace from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Tracks and displays system calls associated with a running process | https://strace.io
- pacman - strace - 7.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: strace from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A diagnostic, debugging and instructional userspace tracer | https://strace.io/
- zypper - strace - 7.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: strace from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A utility to trace the system calls of a program | http://strace.io/


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