# Install stress-ng with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper Stress test a computer system in various selectable ways. Version 0.21.03 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-12. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:stress-ng ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install stress-ng ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install stress-ng ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: benchmarks/stress-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add stress-ng ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stress-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install stress-ng ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: stress-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install stress-ng ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stress-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#stress-ng ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stress-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S stress-ng ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: stress-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install stress-ng ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stress-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:stress-ng - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.21.03 - **Source summary:** Stress test a computer system in various selectable ways - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-12T12:52:25Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - stress-ng (cli) - stress-ng (alias) ## Uses from macOS - libxcrypt ## 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: 0.21.03 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-12 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage stress-ng is a broad system stress and kernel-exercising CLI descended in spirit from the older `stress` utility but expanded into hundreds of targeted stressors for CPUs, memory, filesystems, kernel interfaces, and hardware behavior. ### Project history The in-tree Debian changelog records stress-ng 0.01.00 on 2013-10-15 as the initial version by Colin King. The upstream README describes stress-ng as the upstream project repository and says it was designed to exercise physical subsystems and operating-system kernel interfaces. The project name means stress next generation, and the README now describes a large test surface: hundreds of stress tests, CPU-specific tests, virtual-memory tests, filesystem tests, and memory/cache tests. That growth changed it from a simple load generator into a toolkit for provoking kernel, platform, and hardware edge cases. ### Adoption history stress-ng is distributed across many Unix-like package managers in the supplied package facts, including apk, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, Ubuntu, and zypper. Its README also points Ubuntu users to a project PPA for recent versions. Its official Ubuntu wiki page is maintained as a kernel reference and quick-start guide, which reflects how the tool moved from a standalone utility into common kernel, distro, and hardware validation workflows. ### How it is used Common package-manager usage is installing `stress-ng` and running one or more named stressors with a timeout, such as CPU matrix work, scheduler classes, memory pressure, filesystem operations, or perf/metrics reporting. The Ubuntu guide emphasizes caution because the tests can heat hardware and cause heavy thrashing. The README warns that stress-ng can measure throughput rates but is not intended as a precise benchmark suite. In package culture, that distinction matters: it is for reproducing stress and finding failures, not for publishing synthetic leaderboard numbers. ### Why package nerds care stress-ng is beloved by system-package people because it is small to install, scriptable, broad in coverage, and useful immediately after a kernel, libc, compiler, VM, or hardware change. For maintainers, it is also a packaging canary: if a platform port, sandbox, container, scheduler, filesystem, or architecture behaves oddly under stress-ng, there is probably a real bug worth chasing. ### Timeline - 2013-10-15: In-tree Debian changelog records stress-ng 0.01.00 as the initial version. - 2015-06-05: GitHub repository metadata records public repository creation. - 2019: Ubuntu wiki reference guide documents typical stress-ng use cases for kernel and system testing. - 2026: README describes more than 380 stress tests and broad portability across Unix-like systems and related environments. ### Related projects - `stress` is the older load-generation tool that stress-ng effectively supersedes for broader kernel and subsystem coverage. - Ubuntu kernel testing, Linux perf, containers, and distro build farms are natural neighboring workflows. ### Sources - - - - source_facts.package-manager ## 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:** stress-ng - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - stress-ng - 0.19.02-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: stress-ng from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | tool to load and stress a computer | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - Nix - stress-ng: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/st/stress-ng/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - stress-ng - 0.17.06-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: stress-ng from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | tool to load and stress a computer | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - apk - stress-ng - 0.21.02-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stress-ng from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | stress-ng will stress test a computer system in various selectable ways | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - apk - stress-ng-bash-completion - 0.21.02-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stress-ng-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for stress-ng | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - apk - stress-ng-doc - 0.21.02-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: stress-ng-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | stress-ng will stress test a computer system in various selectable ways (documentation) | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - dnf - stress-ng - 0.21.01-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: stress-ng from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Stress test a computer system in various ways | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - pacman - stress-ng - 0.21.02-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: stress-ng from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Software to stress test a computer system in various selectable ways | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - zypper - stress-ng - 0.21.02-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stress-ng from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Tool to load and stress a computer | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - zypper - stress-ng-bash-completion - 0.21.02-1.1: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: stress-ng-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for stress-ng | https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng - MacPorts - stress-ng: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: benchmarks/stress-ng/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Documentation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/documentation-tools/) - Matched documentation, manual, or publishing metadata. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [stress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, cpu, memory, stress-test. - [fio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, stress-test, system. - [mbw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mbw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, memory, system. - [phoronix-test-suite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phoronix-test-suite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, system. - [libgtop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libgtop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cpu, memory, system. - [rainbarf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rainbarf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cpu, memory, system. - [sysbench](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sysbench/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, system. - [tmux-mem-cpu-load](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmux-mem-cpu-load/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, cpu, memory, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/stress-ng.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/stress-ng.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph