How to Install smartmontools in Ubuntu 18.04



Install smartmontools by entering the following commands in the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install smartmontools

Description:

control and monitor storage systems using S.M.A.R.T.

The smartmontools package contains two utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology System (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most modern ATA and SCSI hard disks. It is derived from the smartsuite package, and includes support for ATA/ATAPI-5 disks. It should run on any modern Linux system.

Homepage: http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/

Version: 6.5+svn4324-1

Section: utils