[smartmontools-support] smartmontools on Ubuntu

[Thane K. Sherrington]

I'm using 24.04 LTS Desktop.  When I run smartctl it tells me I need to 
use sudo apt install smartmontools to get it.  Is there a newer version 
I should be using?

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On 27-May-2024 9:37 a.m., Claudio Kuenzler wrote:
>
> On Mon, May 27, 2024 at 2:27 PM Thane K. Sherrington via 
> Smartmontools-support <smartmontools-support at listi.jpberlin.de> wrote:
>
>     I often use a Live USB of Ubuntu for data recovery, hard drive
>     testing (especially since the current Windows NVME driver prevents
>     smartctl from properly testing the drive).  However; when I do an
>     apt install smartmontools I get 6.2.  Is there a way to get the
>     current version?
>
>
> I guess that Live USB with that Ubuntu must be a very old version. 
> Ubuntu 20.04 (focal) is 4 years old and ships with smartmontools 
> 7.1.... Update your Live USB maybe?
>
> You could also compile smartmontools from source, which is fairly easy 
> (see 
> https://www.claudiokuenzler.com/blog/1368/how-to-read-smart-drive-health-status-samsung-portable-ssd-external-drive, 
> section Compiling smartctl 7.4)
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