# Install sdb with Homebrew, apk

Ondisk/memory hashtable based on CDB. Version 2.4.6 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:sdb
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install sdb
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add sdb
```

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

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:sdb
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sdb>
- **Version:** 2.4.6
- **Source summary:** Ondisk/memory hashtable based on CDB
- **Homepage:** <https://www.radare.org/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/radareorg/sdb>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/radareorg/sdb#readme>
- **License:** MIT
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/radareorg/sdb/archive/refs/tags/2.4.6.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:47:12Z
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- sdb (cli)
- sdb (alias)

## Dependencies

- glib

## Build dependencies

- meson
- ninja
- pkgconf
- vala

## 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: 2.4.6
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/radareorg/sdb
- Upstream latest detected: 2.4.6 (current)

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** sdb
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** snobol4
- **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

- apk - sdb - 2.3.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sdb from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key-value database with support for arrays and json | https://github.com/radareorg/sdb
- apk - sdb-dev - 2.3.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sdb-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key-value database with support for arrays and json (development files) | https://github.com/radareorg/sdb
- apk - sdb-doc - 2.3.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sdb-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key-value database with support for arrays and json (documentation) | https://github.com/radareorg/sdb
- apk - sdb-libs - 2.3.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sdb-libs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key-value database with support for arrays and json (libraries) | https://github.com/radareorg/sdb
- apk - sdb-static - 2.3.4-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sdb-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Key-value database with support for arrays and json (static library) | https://github.com/radareorg/sdb


## 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.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata.
- [glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [ninja](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninja/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [vala](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vala/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [berkeley-db](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/berkeley-db/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [ejdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ejdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, data, database.
- [kyoto-cabinet](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kyoto-cabinet/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [kyoto-tycoon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/kyoto-tycoon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [lmdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lmdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [qdbm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qdbm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [tdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [tinycdb](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tinycdb/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cdb, cli, data, database, key-value-store.
- [tkrzw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tkrzw/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, key, key-value-store.
- [valkey](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/valkey/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, key, key-value-store.
- [dynomite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dynomite/) - Local metadata places this package in an adjacent workflow. Shared terms: cli, data, database, key, key-value-store.

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

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