# Install percona-toolkit with Homebrew, apk, apt, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Command-line tools for MySQL, MariaDB and system tasks. Version 3.7.1-4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:percona-toolkit
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install percona-toolkit
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install percona-toolkit
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: databases/percona-toolkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add percona-toolkit
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install percona-toolkit
```

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

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#percona-toolkit
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S percona-toolkit
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install percona-toolkit
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: percona-toolkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:percona-toolkit
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/percona-toolkit>
- **Version:** 3.7.1-4
- **Source summary:** Command-line tools for MySQL, MariaDB and system tasks
- **Homepage:** <https://www.percona.com/software/percona-toolkit/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/percona/percona-toolkit>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://docs.percona.com/percona-toolkit>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-only OR Artistic-1.0-Perl
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/percona-toolkit/3.7.1-4/source/debian/percona-toolkit_3.7.1.orig.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-04T16:39:04Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- pt-align (cli)
- pt-archiver (cli)
- pt-config-diff (cli)
- pt-deadlock-logger (cli)
- pt-diskstats (cli)
- pt-duplicate-key-checker (cli)
- pt-eustack-resolver (cli)
- pt-fifo-split (cli)
- pt-find (cli)
- pt-fingerprint (cli)
- pt-fk-error-logger (cli)
- pt-galera-log-explainer (cli)
- pt-heartbeat (cli)
- pt-index-usage (cli)
- pt-ioprofile (cli)
- pt-k8s-debug-collector (cli)
- pt-kill (cli)
- pt-mext (cli)
- pt-mongodb-index-check (cli)
- pt-mongodb-query-digest (cli)
- pt-mongodb-summary (cli)
- pt-mysql-summary (cli)
- pt-online-schema-change (cli)
- pt-pg-summary (cli)
- pt-pmp (cli)
- pt-query-digest (cli)
- pt-replica-find (cli)
- pt-replica-restart (cli)
- pt-secure-collect (cli)
- pt-show-grants (cli)
- pt-sift (cli)
- pt-slave-delay (cli)
- pt-slave-find (cli)
- pt-slave-restart (cli)
- pt-stalk (cli)
- pt-summary (cli)
- pt-table-checksum (cli)
- pt-table-sync (cli)
- pt-table-usage (cli)
- pt-upgrade (cli)
- pt-variable-advisor (cli)
- pt-visual-explain (cli)
- pt-align (alias)
- pt-archiver (alias)
- pt-config-diff (alias)
- pt-deadlock-logger (alias)
- pt-diskstats (alias)
- pt-duplicate-key-checker (alias)
- pt-eustack-resolver (alias)
- pt-fifo-split (alias)
- pt-find (alias)
- pt-fingerprint (alias)
- pt-fk-error-logger (alias)
- pt-galera-log-explainer (alias)
- pt-heartbeat (alias)
- pt-index-usage (alias)
- pt-ioprofile (alias)
- pt-k8s-debug-collector (alias)
- pt-kill (alias)
- pt-mext (alias)
- pt-mongodb-index-check (alias)
- pt-mongodb-query-digest (alias)
- pt-mongodb-summary (alias)
- pt-mysql-summary (alias)
- pt-online-schema-change (alias)
- pt-pg-summary (alias)
- pt-pmp (alias)
- pt-query-digest (alias)
- pt-replica-find (alias)
- pt-replica-restart (alias)
- pt-secure-collect (alias)
- pt-show-grants (alias)
- pt-sift (alias)
- pt-slave-delay (alias)
- pt-slave-find (alias)
- pt-slave-restart (alias)
- pt-stalk (alias)
- pt-summary (alias)
- pt-table-checksum (alias)
- pt-table-sync (alias)
- pt-table-usage (alias)
- pt-upgrade (alias)
- pt-variable-advisor (alias)
- pt-visual-explain (alias)

## Dependencies

- perl-dbd-mysql

## Build dependencies

- go

## Uses from macOS

- perl

## Install behavior

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

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 3.7.1-4
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-04
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.percona.com/software/percona-toolkit/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: /etc/percona-toolkit/percona-toolkit.conf, /etc/percona-toolkit/TOOL.conf, ~/.percona-toolkit.conf, ~/.my.cnf

## Credential files

- Unix: ~/.my.cnf
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** percona-toolkit
- **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 - percona-toolkit - 3.2.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: percona-toolkit from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Command-line tools for MySQL and system tasks | https://www.percona.com/software/database-tools/percona-toolkit
- Nix - percona-toolkit: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pe/percona-toolkit/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - percona-toolkit - 3.2.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: percona-toolkit from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Command-line tools for MySQL and system tasks | https://www.percona.com/software/database-tools/percona-toolkit
- apk - percona-toolkit - 3.5.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: percona-toolkit from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Toolkit for MySQL/MariaDB | https://www.percona.com/software/database-tools/percona-toolkit/
- apk - percona-toolkit-doc - 3.5.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: percona-toolkit-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Toolkit for MySQL/MariaDB (documentation) | https://www.percona.com/software/database-tools/percona-toolkit/
- pacman - percona-toolkit - 3.7.1-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: percona-toolkit from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Collection of advanced command-line tools to perform a variety of MySQL and system tasks. | https://www.percona.com/software/database-tools/percona-toolkit
- zypper - percona-toolkit - 3.7.1-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: percona-toolkit from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Advanced MySQL and system command-line tools | https://www.percona.com/software/percona-toolkit/
- MacPorts - percona-toolkit: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: databases/percona-toolkit/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

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- [go](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/go/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [mycli](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mycli/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, mariadb, mysql, percona.
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- [mysql-to-sqlite3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mysql-to-sqlite3/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, mariadb, mysql.
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- [percona-server](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/percona-server/) - Package names and metadata indicate a similar tool family. Shared terms: cli, data, database, mysql, percona.
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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/percona-toolkit.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/percona-toolkit.yml)


## Sources

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