# 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. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:sysbench ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install sysbench ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install sysbench ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: benchmarks/sysbench/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add sysbench ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install sysbench ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: sysbench from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install sysbench ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sysbench 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#sysbench ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sy/sysbench/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S sysbench ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: sysbench from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install sysbench ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sysbench from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:sysbench - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.20 - **Source summary:** System performance benchmark tool - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - sysbench (cli) - sysbench (alias) ## Dependencies - libpq - luajit - mariadb-connector-c ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - libtool - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - vim ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.20 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - Upstream latest detected: 1.0.20 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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. ### Sources - - - - input 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:** sysbench - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 7 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - sysbench - 1.0.20+ds-7: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: sysbench from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multi-threaded benchmark tool for database systems | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - Nix - sysbench: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/sy/sysbench/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - sysbench - 1.0.20+ds-6build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: sysbench from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multi-threaded benchmark tool for database systems | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - apk - sysbench - 1.0.20-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scriptable database and system performance benchmark | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - apk - sysbench-dev - 1.0.20-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scriptable database and system performance benchmark (development files) | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - apk - sysbench-doc - 1.0.20-r5: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: sysbench-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Scriptable database and system performance benchmark (documentation) | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - dnf - sysbench - 1.0.20-20.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: sysbench from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | System performance benchmark | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench/ - pacman - sysbench - 1.0.20-2: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: sysbench from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Scriptable multi-threaded benchmark tool for databases and systems | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - zypper - sysbench - 1.0.20-1.27: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: sysbench from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A MySQL benchmarking tool | https://github.com/akopytov/sysbench - MacPorts - sysbench: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: benchmarks/sysbench/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [Database and data packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/database-data-tools/) - Matched database, SQL, migration, or data-store metadata. - [libpq](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libpq/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [luajit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/luajit/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [mariadb-connector-c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mariadb-connector-c/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [libtool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libtool/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [fio](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fio/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmark, benchmarking, cli, performance, system. - [mbw](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mbw/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmark, benchmarking, cli, performance, system. - [phoronix-test-suite](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/phoronix-test-suite/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, performance, system. - [stress](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stress/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, system. - [stress-ng](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/stress-ng/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: benchmarking, cli, system. - [asitop](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asitop/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [fuc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fuc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. - [ioping](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ioping/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, performance, system. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/sysbench.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/sysbench.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