macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install percona-xtrabackuplocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install percona-xtrabackup with Homebrew, apt, pacman
Open source hot backup tool for InnoDB and XtraDB databases. Version 8.4.0-5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install percona-xtrabackupUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · percona-xtrabackup · source: archive.ubuntu.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S xtrabackupArch Linux sync databases · xtrabackup · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Open source hot backup tool for InnoDB and XtraDB databases
Project links
Commands and aliases
- xbcloud
- xbcloud_osenv
- xbcrypt
- xbstream
- xtrabackup
security posture
Risk level: orange
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal.
Risk classifier
orange risk · medium confidence · infrastructure
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- infrastructure mutation or orchestration signal
Signals
- text:backup,database,stream
- text:cloud
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 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.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/my.cnf/etc/mysql/my.cnf/usr/etc/my.cnf~/.my.cnf
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
~/.my.cnf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
xbcloud | cli | global executable | |
xbcloud_osenv | cli | global executable | |
xbcrypt | cli | global executable | |
xbstream | cli | global executable | |
xtrabackup | 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 version8.4.0-5
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-xtrabackup
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-xtrabackupnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:percona-xtrabackup |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.4.0-5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/percona-xtrabackup |
| Homepage | https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-xtrabackup |
| Repository | https://github.com/percona/percona-xtrabackup |
| Upstream docs | https://docs.percona.com/percona-xtrabackup/8.0/index.html |
| License | GPL-2.0-only |
| Source archive | https://downloads.percona.com/downloads/Percona-XtraBackup-8.4/Percona-XtraBackup-8.4.0-5/source/tarball/percona-xtrabackup-8.4.0-5.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:51-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | icu4c@78, libev, libgcrypt, lz4, openssl@3, protobuf, zlib-ng-compat, zstd |
| Build dependencies | bison, cmake, pkgconf, sphinx-doc |
| Uses from macOS | curl |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, 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 | percona-xtrabackup |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 6 |
| 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.
Ubuntu apt95%
percona-xtrabackup 8.0.35-30-0ubuntu5
Open source backup tool for InnoDB and XtraDB
http://www.percona.com/software/percona-xtrabackup
sudo apt install percona-xtrabackup- Section: universe/database
- Architecture: amd64
- 15 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Percona Xtrabackup
pacman92%
xtrabackup 8.4.0_5-2
Non-blocking backup tool for MySQL
https://www.percona.com/software/mysql-database/percona-xtrabackup
sudo pacman -S xtrabackup- License: GPL-2.0-only
- Architecture: x86_64
- 12 dependencies
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Xtrabackup
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.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment