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systemd for Mac

System and service manager

Quick answer: systemd is a command-line tool for macOS. Install it with brew install systemd. It is distributed under the 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) licence. It has 286 Homebrew installs in the last 30 days.

What systemd is

systemd is a command-line tool for macOS: system and service manager.

It is distributed as a Homebrew formula, which builds or pours a binary and puts it on your PATH. It is distributed under the 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) licence.

How to install systemd

  1. Open Terminal (press ⌘ + Space and type “Terminal”).
  2. If Homebrew is not installed yet, run the installer below once.
  3. Run brew install systemd.

Homebrew installer, if you need it:

Prefer a graphical installer? Download it from the official site. MacPicks never hosts or mirrors binaries — the Homebrew command always pulls from the vendor's own release.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install systemd on Mac?

Run brew install systemd in Terminal. This requires Homebrew; if you do not have it, install it first with the command below.

Is systemd open source?

Yes — Homebrew distributes it under the 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) licence.

Does systemd run on Apple silicon?

Homebrew publishes this formula for macOS. If upstream does not ship an Apple silicon build, Rosetta 2 handles the Intel binary.

How popular is systemd?

It was installed 286 times in the last 30 days according to Homebrew analytics, ranking #2093 in this catalogue.

What version of systemd is current?

The latest packaged version is 262.1.