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Install apr-util with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, apt, zypper

Companion library to apr, the Apache Portable Runtime library. Version 1.6.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install apr-util

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%

sudo port install apr-util

MacPorts ports tree · devel/apr-util/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add apr-util

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install apr-util

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · apr-util · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S apr-util

Arch Linux sync databases · apr-util · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install libaprutil1-dbd-mysql

Debian stable package indexes · libaprutil1-dbd-mysql · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%

sudo zypper install apr-util-devel

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · apr-util-devel · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Companion library to apr, the Apache Portable Runtime library

Project links

Homepage

Commands and aliases

apu-1-config

history

Project history and usage

APR-util is the companion utility library for the Apache Portable Runtime. It collects higher-level support code around APR, including database, XML, crypto, and other utility interfaces used by Apache-family C software.

Project history

APR-util grew inside the Apache Portable Runtime project as the layer above the core portability APIs. The APR homepage lists APR-util as a supported APR subproject and describes it simply as a companion library to APR.

The 1.6 branch remains the documented stable API line for APR-util. Apache's current project page lists APR-util 1.6.3 as the recommended release and notes that recent maintenance focused on third-party dependency handling, including expat unbundling and builds against current libraries such as OpenSSL and MySQL.

Adoption history

APR-util's adoption follows APR and Apache HTTP Server culture: it is packaged wherever native Apache modules and APR-linked software are built. The supplied metadata records packages across Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora/dnf, Alpine/apk, Arch/pacman, MacPorts, and openSUSE/zypper.

Because it ships apu-1-config, APR-util is visible to build systems as a traditional Unix development package. Downstream packages use that config helper to discover compiler and linker flags instead of vendoring APR utility code.

How it is used

End users rarely invoke APR-util directly. Developers and package build scripts use its headers, libraries, and apu-1-config helper when compiling Apache modules or C programs that need APR's utility facilities.

It is generally installed alongside APR itself. The packaging distinction matters because APR is the portability substrate, while APR-util carries optional utility integrations whose dependencies vary more by platform.

Why package nerds care

APR-util is package-manager glue for native Apache ecosystems. It is small, old, and easy to overlook, but it is the kind of ABI-bearing library that determines whether an Apache module build finds the same database, XML, crypto, and portability interfaces on macOS, Linux, and BSD.

The split between apr and apr-util is historically important to packagers: it keeps core portability separate from utility dependencies, reducing unnecessary linkage for packages that only need APR.

Timeline

2000s: APR-util becomes one of the supported subprojects under the Apache Portable Runtime project.
2017: APR-util 1.6 branch documented as the stable API line.
2023: APR-util 1.6.3 released with dependency maintenance such as expat unbundling and updated library builds.

Related projects

Apache Portable Runtime is the core runtime library that APR-util extends.
Apache HTTP Server is the original Apache ecosystem consumer that made APR and APR-util common native-development dependencies.

Sources

https://apr.apache.org/
https://apr.apache.org/docs/apr-util/1.6
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security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

metadata:library-like

Install behavior

No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`apu-1-config`	executable	indexed executable	Discovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03

manager version1.6.3

manager updated2026-06-22

local dataunknown

upstreamnot available

latest detectednot detected

okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:apr-util
Version	1.6.3
Package manager	Homebrew
Homepage	https://apr.apache.org/
Last updated	2026-06-22T14:02:44-07:00
Pulse	updated
Bottle	not recorded
Service	none declared

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Debian apt95%

libaprutil1-dbd-mysql 1.6.3-3+b1

Apache Portable Runtime Utility Library - MySQL Driver