# Install apr-util with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper Companion library to apr, the Apache Portable Runtime library. Version 1.6.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:apr-util ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install apr-util ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install apr-util ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: devel/apr-util/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add apr-util ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: apr-util from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-mysql from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install apr-util ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: apr-util from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S apr-util ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: apr-util from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install apr-util-devel ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: apr-util-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:apr-util - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6.3 - **Source summary:** Companion library to apr, the Apache Portable Runtime library - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:02:44-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - apu-1-config (cli) - apu-1-config (alias) ## Dependencies - apr - openssl@3 ## Uses from macOS - expat - libxcrypt - sqlite ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.6.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://apr.apache.org/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage APR-util is the companion utility library for the Apache Portable Runtime. It collects higher-level support code around APR, including database, XML, crypto, and other utility interfaces used by Apache-family C software. ### Project history APR-util grew inside the Apache Portable Runtime project as the layer above the core portability APIs. The APR homepage lists APR-util as a supported APR subproject and describes it simply as a companion library to APR. The 1.6 branch remains the documented stable API line for APR-util. Apache's current project page lists APR-util 1.6.3 as the recommended release and notes that recent maintenance focused on third-party dependency handling, including expat unbundling and builds against current libraries such as OpenSSL and MySQL. ### Adoption history APR-util's adoption follows APR and Apache HTTP Server culture: it is packaged wherever native Apache modules and APR-linked software are built. The supplied metadata records packages across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, Alpine/apk, Arch/pacman, MacPorts, and openSUSE/zypper. Because it ships apu-1-config, APR-util is visible to build systems as a traditional Unix development package. Downstream packages use that config helper to discover compiler and linker flags instead of vendoring APR utility code. ### How it is used End users rarely invoke APR-util directly. Developers and package build scripts use its headers, libraries, and apu-1-config helper when compiling Apache modules or C programs that need APR's utility facilities. It is generally installed alongside APR itself. The packaging distinction matters because APR is the portability substrate, while APR-util carries optional utility integrations whose dependencies vary more by platform. ### Why package nerds care APR-util is package-manager glue for native Apache ecosystems. It is small, old, and easy to overlook, but it is the kind of ABI-bearing library that determines whether an Apache module build finds the same database, XML, crypto, and portability interfaces on macOS, Linux, and BSD. The split between apr and apr-util is historically important to packagers: it keeps core portability separate from utility dependencies, reducing unnecessary linkage for packages that only need APR. ### Timeline - 2000s: APR-util becomes one of the supported subprojects under the Apache Portable Runtime project. - 2017: APR-util 1.6 branch documented as the stable API line. - 2023: APR-util 1.6.3 released with dependency maintenance such as expat unbundling and updated library builds. ### Related projects - Apache Portable Runtime is the core runtime library that APR-util extends. - Apache HTTP Server is the original Apache ecosystem consumer that made APR and APR-util common native-development dependencies. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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:** apr-util - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 1 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** yes - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - libaprutil1-dbd-mysql - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-mysql from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - MySQL Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Debian apt - libaprutil1-dbd-odbc - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-odbc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - ODBC Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Debian apt - libaprutil1-dbd-pgsql - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-pgsql from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - PostgreSQL Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Debian apt - libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - SQLite3 Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Debian apt - libaprutil1-dev - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - Development Headers | https://apr.apache.org/ - Debian apt - libaprutil1-ldap - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1-ldap from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - LDAP Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Debian apt - libaprutil1t64 - 1.6.3-3+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libaprutil1t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1-dbd-mysql - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-mysql from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - MySQL Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1-dbd-odbc - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-odbc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - ODBC Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1-dbd-pgsql - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-pgsql from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - PostgreSQL Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - SQLite3 Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1-dev - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - Development Headers | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1-ldap - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1-ldap from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - LDAP Driver | https://apr.apache.org/ - Ubuntu apt - libaprutil1t64 - 1.6.3-1.1ubuntu7: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libaprutil1t64 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library | https://apr.apache.org/ - apk - apr-util - 1.6.3-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: apr-util from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library | https://apr.apache.org/ - apk - apr-util-dbd_mysql - 1.6.3-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: apr-util-dbd_mysql from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | The Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - MySQL driver | https://apr.apache.org/ ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [apr](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/apr/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - 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