macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install libmemcachedlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install libmemcachedMacPorts ports tree · devel/libmemcached/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install libmemcached with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
C and C++ client library to the memcached server. Version 1.0.18 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add libmemcachedAlpine Linux edge package indexes · libmemcached · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libhashkit-devDebian stable package indexes · libhashkit-dev · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install libmemcached-awesome-toolsFedora Rawhide package metadata · libmemcached-awesome-tools · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libmemcachednixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libmemcached/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S libmemcached-awesomeArch Linux sync databases · libmemcached-awesome · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install libmemcachedopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · libmemcached · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
C and C++ client library to the memcached server
Project links
Commands and aliases
- memcapable
- memcat
- memcp
- memdump
- memerror
- memexist
- memflush
- memparse
- memping
- memrm
- memslap
- memstat
- memtouch
history
Project history and usage
libMemcached is a C and C++ client library and tool suite for the memcached server. It gives C-family applications and shell users a full-featured client for the memcached protocol, including utilities such as memcat, memcp, memstat, memslap, and memcapable.
Project history
The libMemcached project says it was created by Brian Aker and designed from the start for high-performance memcached use, with attention to network and memory behavior and many tunable client options.
The project was historically hosted in Bazaar on Launchpad, where the libmemcached code page lists the development focus branch and many active branches. The package later developed an ecosystem split: the original libmemcached.org/Launchpad project remained the reference named by this package, while libmemcached-awesome appeared as a maintained resurrection of Brian Aker's original work.
Adoption history
The official project page says libMemcached was adopted by web properties including Yahoo, Twitter, Baidu, and Mixi.jp, and also used outside the web in custom caching services for industries such as oil exploration and medical research.
Since the memcapable tool appeared in 2009, the project has been used as a memcached protocol capability checker and certification reference. Distribution packaging reflects the split maintenance story: some systems package libmemcached, while others package libmemcached-awesome or related libhashkit development packages.
How it is used
Developers link libMemcached into C or C++ services that talk to memcached. Operators use the included command-line tools for cache inspection, copying, deletion, flushing, statistics, load testing, and protocol conformance checks.
The package belongs next to memcached itself: memcached is the in-memory key-value server, while libMemcached is one client library and command suite for applications and scripts that need to speak to that server.
Why package nerds care
libMemcached matters to package people because it is both a library and a pile of sharp little admin tools. The tools expose real memcached protocol behavior, while the library underpins older C/C++ software that predates newer language-specific clients.
It is also a packaging history lesson: when an upstream becomes quiet, downstream distributions and forks such as libmemcached-awesome keep ABI expectations, build systems, and security fixes alive.
Timeline
- 2009: memcapable is introduced and becomes the project's protocol capability checker.
- 2011: Launchpad branch history shows active 1.0-era development, including binary protocol and operational fixes.
- 2021: Launchpad branch activity records Brian Aker commits around the 1.0 and 1.2 series.
- 2023: libmemcached-awesome 1.1.4 is released as a maintained resurrection of the original work.
Related projects
- memcached is the server this client library targets.
- libhashkit is a related hashing library that appears in downstream package relationships.
- libmemcached-awesome is the active fork/resurrection used by several distributions.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
memcapable | cli | global executable | |
memcat | cli | global executable | |
memcp | cli | global executable | |
memdump | cli | global executable | |
memerror | cli | global executable | |
memexist | cli | global executable | |
memflush | cli | global executable | |
memparse | cli | global executable | |
memping | cli | global executable | |
memrm | cli | global executable | |
memslap | cli | global executable | |
memstat | cli | global executable | |
memtouch | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.0.18
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://libmemcached.org/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:libmemcached |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.18 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libmemcached |
| Homepage | https://libmemcached.org/ |
| Repository | https://code.launchpad.net/libmemcached |
| Upstream docs | http://docs.libmemcached.org/ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://launchpad.net/libmemcached/1.0/1.0.18/+download/libmemcached-1.0.18.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:32:37-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | libmemcached |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 2 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
libhashkit-dev 1.1.4-1.1+b2
libmemcached hashing functions and algorithms (development files)
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libhashkit-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Debian apt95%
libhashkit2t64 1.1.4-1.1+b2
libmemcached hashing functions and algorithms
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libhashkit2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Debian apt95%
libmemcached-dev 1.1.4-1.1+b2
C and C++ client library to the memcached server (development files)
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcached-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Debian apt95%
libmemcached-tools 1.1.4-1.1+b2
Commandline tools for talking to memcached via libmemcached
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcached-tools- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Debian apt95%
libmemcached11t64 1.1.4-1.1+b2
C and C++ client library to the memcached server
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcached11t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Debian apt95%
libmemcachedutil2t64 1.1.4-1.1+b2
library implementing connection pooling for libmemcached
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcachedutil2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Nix95%
libmemcached
nix profile install nixpkgs#libmemcached- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Ubuntu apt95%
libhashkit-dev 1.1.4-1.1build3
libmemcached hashing functions and algorithms (development files)
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libhashkit-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Ubuntu apt95%
libhashkit2t64 1.1.4-1.1build3
libmemcached hashing functions and algorithms
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libhashkit2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Ubuntu apt95%
libmemcached-dev 1.1.4-1.1build3
C and C++ client library to the memcached server (development files)
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcached-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Ubuntu apt95%
libmemcached-tools 1.1.4-1.1build3
Commandline tools for talking to memcached via libmemcached
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcached-tools- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Ubuntu apt95%
libmemcached11t64 1.1.4-1.1build3
C and C++ client library to the memcached server
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcached11t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
Ubuntu apt95%
libmemcachedutil2t64 1.1.4-1.1build3
library implementing connection pooling for libmemcached
https://awesomized.github.io/libmemcached/
sudo apt install libmemcachedutil2t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
apk95%
libmemcached 1.1.4-r1
Client library and command line tools for memcached server (resurrected)
https://github.com/awesomized/libmemcached
sudo apk add libmemcached- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
apk95%
libmemcached-dev 1.1.4-r1
Client library and command line tools for memcached server (resurrected) (development files)
https://github.com/awesomized/libmemcached
sudo apk add libmemcached-dev- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
apk95%
libmemcached-libs 1.1.4-r1
Client library and command line tools for memcached server (resurrected) (libraries)
https://github.com/awesomized/libmemcached
sudo apk add libmemcached-libs- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: libmemcached
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Libmemcached
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