install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install percona-server

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S percona-server

Arch Linux sync databases · percona-server · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add ldb

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · ldb · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#ldb

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ld/ldb/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Drop-in MySQL replacement

Project links

Commands and aliases

ldb
ps-admin
ps_mysqld_helper

security posture

Risk level: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risk classifier

orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service
generalized runtime or code generation signal

Signals

metadata:service
text:repl
text:sql,server

Install behavior

Homebrew declares a post-install hook for this formula.
Formula metadata declares a service or daemon block.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
Installs with 9 runtime dependencies.
Build metadata lists 3 build dependencies.

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
`ldb`	cli	global executable
`ps-admin`	cli	global executable
`ps_mysqld_helper`	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 version8.4.8-8

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://www.percona.com

infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.percona.comnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:percona-server
Version	8.4.8-8
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/percona-server
Homepage	https://www.percona.com
Repository	https://github.com/percona/percona-server
Upstream docs	https://docs.percona.com/percona-server/8.4
License	BSD-3-Clause
Source archive	https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-Server-8.4/Percona-Server-8.4.8-8/source/tarball/percona-server-8.4.8-8.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:05:50-07:00
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	abseil, icu4c@78, libfido2, lz4, openldap, openssl@3, protobuf, zlib-ng-compat, zstd
Build dependencies	bison, cmake, pkgconf
Uses from macOS	curl, cyrus-sasl, krb5, libedit
Bottle	available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	defined
Service	declared
Caveats	We've installed your MySQL database without a root password. To secure it run: mysql_secure_installation MySQL is configured to only allow connections from localhost by default To connect run: mysql -u root

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	percona-server
Aliases	percona-server@8.4
Version Scheme	0
Revision	3
Conflicts With	mariadb mysql
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

pacman95%

percona-server 8.4.8_8-3

Drop-in replacement for MySQL that provides improved performance, diagnostics, instrumentation and MyRocks storage engine

https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-server

sudo pacman -S percona-server

License: GPL
Architecture: x86_64
12 dependencies
2 provides
1 optional deps
normalized package name match
Matched by: Percona Server

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: percona-server from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

Nix92%

ldb

nix profile install nixpkgs#ldb

installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ldb

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

apk92%

ldb 4.23.8-r0

Schema-less, ldap like, API and database

https://www.samba.org/

sudo apk add ldb

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: samba
1 dependencies
1 provides
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ldb

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

pacman92%

ldb 2:4.24.3-1

Schema-less, ldap like, API and database

https://ldb.samba.org/

sudo pacman -S ldb

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
6 dependencies
1 provides
1 optional deps
installed executable or alias match
Matched by: Ldb

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

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/percona-server.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install percona-server with Homebrew, pacman, apk, Nix