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Install sysbench with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

System performance benchmark tool. Version 1.0.20 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install sysbench

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install sysbench

MacPorts ports tree · benchmarks/sysbench/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add sysbench

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install sysbench

Debian stable package indexes · sysbench · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install sysbench

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · sysbench · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#sysbench

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

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S sysbench

Arch Linux sync databases · sysbench · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install sysbench

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · sysbench · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

System performance benchmark tool

Commands and aliases

  • sysbench

history

Project history and usage

sysbench is a scriptable multi-threaded benchmark CLI, best known in package-manager culture as a quick way to install repeatable CPU, memory, file I/O, thread, mutex, and database benchmark workloads.

Project history

The official README describes sysbench as a LuaJIT-based, scriptable, multi-threaded benchmark tool. Although it is frequently used for database benchmarks, upstream explicitly presents it as a general workload engine that can create complex benchmarks without a database server.

The 1.0 release series, visible in the official GitHub releases page, turned sysbench into a regularly packaged upstream with release notes that repeatedly mention CI, Linux distribution packaging, macOS build fixes, and compatibility with PostgreSQL and MySQL versions.

Adoption history

Upstream documents binary installation through packagecloud repositories for Debian/Ubuntu, RHEL/CentOS, and Fedora, and also points Arch Linux users to `pacman -Suy sysbench`.

The input package facts list sysbench across apk, Homebrew, Debian, Fedora/dnf, MacPorts, Nix, Arch, Ubuntu, and zypper ecosystems, which matches its role as a standard benchmark utility carried by many Unix-like package managers.

How it is used

Typical CLI usage is `sysbench [options]... [testname] [command]`, with bundled workloads such as `oltp_*.lua`, `fileio`, `cpu`, `memory`, `threads`, and `mutex`.

Database users commonly install sysbench to generate OLTP-like load, while systems users use the same command to compare machines, virtual instances, storage, or packaging choices with a small reproducible benchmark.

Why package nerds care

sysbench matters to package nerds because it is both a package and a measuring stick for packages: it is often installed to compare hardware, kernels, database builds, filesystem behavior, or VM/container performance.

Its LuaJIT scripting model makes it more flexible than a fixed microbenchmark while staying easy to ship as a single command-line tool.

Timeline

  • 2018-04-01: sysbench 1.0.14 release notes included JSON stats reporter fixes.
  • 2018-12-16: sysbench 1.0.16 release notes included packaging matrix updates and SQL/API fixes.
  • 2019-10-21: sysbench 1.0.18 release notes included Debian Buster, CentOS 8, Fedora 30, and macOS Mojave build-related work.
  • 2020-04-24: sysbench 1.0.20 was released with CI and packaging updates including arm64 and Ubuntu Focal.

Related projects

  • LuaJIT is central to sysbench's scripting model.
  • MySQL, PostgreSQL, and other SQL servers are common benchmark targets through sysbench's bundled OLTP workloads.
  • packagecloud is used by upstream for binary package repositories.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
  • Installs with 3 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.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
sysbenchcliglobal 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 version1.0.20
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected1.0.20

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:sysbench
Version1.0.20
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/sysbench
Homepagehttps://github.com/akopytov/sysbench
Repositoryhttps://github.com/akopytov/sysbench
Upstream docshttps://github.com/akopytov/sysbench#readme
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/akopytov/sysbench/archive/refs/tags/1.0.20.tar.gz
Dependencieslibpq, luajit, mariadb-connector-c
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconf
Uses from macOSvim
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesysbench
Version Scheme0
Revision7
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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.

Debian apt95%

sysbench 1.0.20+ds-7

multi-threaded benchmark tool for database systems

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo apt install sysbench
  • Section: misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 5 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: sysbench from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

sysbench

nix profile install nixpkgs#sysbench
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sy/sysbench/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

sysbench 1.0.20+ds-6build2

multi-threaded benchmark tool for database systems

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo apt install sysbench
  • Section: universe/misc
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 6 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sysbench from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

sysbench 1.0.20-r5

Scriptable database and system performance benchmark

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo apk add sysbench
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sysbench
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

sysbench-dev 1.0.20-r5

Scriptable database and system performance benchmark (development files)

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo apk add sysbench-dev
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sysbench
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

sysbench-doc 1.0.20-r5

Scriptable database and system performance benchmark (documentation)

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo apk add sysbench-doc
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sysbench
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

sysbench 1.0.20-20.fc44

System performance benchmark

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench/

sudo dnf install sysbench
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sysbench
  • 9 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sysbench from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

sysbench 1.0.20-2

Scriptable multi-threaded benchmark tool for databases and systems

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo pacman -S sysbench
  • License: GPL2
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: sysbench from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
zypper95%

sysbench 1.0.20-1.27

A MySQL benchmarking tool

https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench

sudo zypper install sysbench
  • License: GPL-2.0-only
  • Category: System/Benchmark
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: sysbench
  • 7 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sysbench from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

sysbench

sudo port install sysbench
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Sysbench
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: benchmarks/sysbench/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

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

Related tools

  • libpqRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • luajitRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • mariadb-connector-cRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • libtoolBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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  • asitopShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system.

source trail

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Used sources

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