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check smartctl version

smartctl -V

Old vesion

# Install required software
apt-get update
apt-get install -y subversion build-essential automake

# Get smartmontools from repository
svn co https://smartmontools.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/smartmontools/trunk/smartmontools smartmontools

# Compile
cd smartmontools
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
make install

Links
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Download
http://sourceforge.net/projects/smartmontools/files/smartmontools/
http://sourceforge.net/apps/trac/smartmontools/wiki/Download#Installprecompiledpackage