# Install libeatmydata

LD_PRELOAD library and wrapper to transparently disable fsync and related calls. Version 131 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:libeatmydata
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install libeatmydata
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add libeatmydata
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libeatmydata from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install eatmydata
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: eatmydata from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install eatmydata
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: eatmydata from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#libeatmydata
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libeatmydata/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S libeatmydata
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: libeatmydata from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install eatmydata
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: eatmydata from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:libeatmydata
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libeatmydata>
- **Version:** 131
- **Source summary:** LD_PRELOAD library and wrapper to transparently disable fsync and related calls
- **Homepage:** <https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/stewartsmith/libeatmydata>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/stewartsmith/libeatmydata#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/stewartsmith/libeatmydata/releases/download/v131/libeatmydata-131.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- eatmydata (cli)
- eatmydata (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- autoconf
- autoconf-archive
- automake
- libtool

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 131
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/stewartsmith/libeatmydata
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## セキュリティノート

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- library-like package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** libeatmydata
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - eatmydata - 131-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: eatmydata from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- Debian apt - libeatmydata1 - 131-2+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libeatmydata1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends - shared library | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- Nix - libeatmydata: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libeatmydata/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - eatmydata - 131-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: eatmydata from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- Ubuntu apt - libeatmydata1 - 131-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libeatmydata1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends - shared library | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- apk - libeatmydata - 131-r7: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libeatmydata from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | LD_PRELOAD library and utility that disables all forms of writing data safely to disk | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- dnf - eatmydata - 131-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: eatmydata from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Utility to disable fsync() and friends for the command specified | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- dnf - libeatmydata - 131-3.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libeatmydata from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/
- pacman - libeatmydata - 131-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libeatmydata from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Library and utilities designed to disable fsync and friends. | https://github.com/stewartsmith/libeatmydata
- zypper - eatmydata - 131-2.3: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: eatmydata from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A library to disable fsync calls | https://www.flamingspork.com/projects/libeatmydata/


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