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GSmartControl vs pkgsrc

A side-by-side look at GSmartControl and pkgsrc. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GSmartControl

GSmartControl

System & Hardware

GSmartControl is an open-source hard disk drive health monitoring and analysis tool for drives that use S.M.A.R.T technology. It allows you to view S.M.A.R.T attributes, monitor disk temperature and perform offline and short offline tests.

smarthealth-monitoringhard-driveoffline-testing
pkgsrc

pkgsrc

Development

pkgsrc is a portable packaging system for Unix-like operating systems. It provides over 12,000 software packages, is used on various platforms, and focuses on providing software that is up to date and consistent across systems.

packagingportableunix