util-linux ☆
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Description:
Collection of Linux utilities
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: System utilities
Tags: linux system-utilities cli administration core-tools
Install: brew install util-linux
About:
Util-linux is a comprehensive suite of essential system utilities for Linux operating systems. It provides fundamental tools for filesystem management, process control, and system administration tasks. The collection includes widely used commands like mount, fdisk, dmesg, and login, serving as a core component of most Linux distributions.
Key Features:
  • Comprehensive collection of system administration and maintenance utilities
  • Includes essential tools like fdisk, mount, dmesg, lsblk, and cal
  • Low-level system functionality for process, disk, and terminal management
  • Actively maintained and standardized across Linux distributions
Use Cases:
  • Managing disk partitions and filesystems for system administration
  • Monitoring system processes and hardware information
  • Performing terminal and user session management tasks
Alternatives:
  • busybox – Provides lightweight single-binary alternatives, but with fewer features than full util-linux tools
  • coreutils – Focuses on basic file, shell, and text utilities, while util-linux handles lower-level system operations
Version History
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Feb 7, 2026 4:21pm 1 REVISION_ONLY 3d17fe5d
Sep 22, 2025 9:15pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 977e6ecd
Aug 25, 2025 9:14pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 4a5fd018
Jan 13, 2025 8:21pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 378cf85d
Jan 9, 2025 2:16pm 0 VERSION_BUMP 1bab6ad8
Jan 8, 2025 10:25am 0 VERSION_BUMP c261d523
Nov 4, 2024 6:49am 0 VERSION_BUMP 357105ee
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