# Install cbc with Homebrew, Nix Mixed integer linear programming solver. Version 2.10.13 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cbc ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cbc ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cbc ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cbc - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 2.10.13 - **Source summary:** Mixed integer linear programming solver - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** EPL-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - cbc (cli) - cbc (alias) ## Dependencies - cgl - clp - coinutils - openblas - osi ## Build dependencies - pkgconf ## 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: 2.10.13 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/coin-or/Cbc - Upstream latest detected: releases/2.10.13 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage Cbc, the COIN-OR Branch-and-Cut solver, is an open-source mixed integer linear programming solver written in C++ and distributed as both a callable library and a standalone executable. ### Project history Cbc is developed under the COIN-OR Foundation. The official README credits John Forrest, formerly of IBM Research, and other maintainers, while the project metadata describes it as an LP-based branch-and-cut library designed for use with CLP and other COIN-OR components. ### Adoption history The README documents Cbc integrations across modeling systems and packages including AMPL, GAMS, MiniZinc, PuLP, cvxpy, Google's OR-Tools, JuMP, OpenSolver, and others. Package-manager distribution spans Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, conda, and FreeBSD according to the official README and supplied package facts. ### How it is used Cbc is used either through the `cbc` executable or as a library embedded by optimization modeling tools. Source builds commonly use COIN-OR's `coinbrew` helper, which fetches Cbc and its COIN-OR dependencies. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, Cbc is a dependency-heavy scientific solver that brings a slice of the COIN-OR optimization stack into a single installable command. It matters because many higher-level modeling front ends can delegate open-source MILP solving to the packaged `cbc` binary. ### Timeline - 2019: Current GitHub repository created. - 2023: 2.10.10 and 2.10.11 GitHub releases published. - 2024: 2.10.12 GitHub release published. - 2026: 2.10.13 GitHub release published. ### Related projects - Cbc is closely related to COIN-OR projects Clp, Cgl, Osi, CoinUtils, coinbrew, CyLP, PuLP, and the COIN-OR Optimization Suite. ### Sources - - - - - ## 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:** cbc - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Conflicts With:** libcouchbase - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - cbc: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbc/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/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. - [Scientific computing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/scientific-computing-tools/) - Matched scientific computing metadata. - [clp](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clp/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [minizinc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/minizinc/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [or-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/or-tools/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [snakemake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/snakemake/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [lp_solve](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lp-solve/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linear-programming, mixed-integer-programming, optimization, science. - [glpk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glpk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linear-programming, mixed-integer-programming, optimization, science. - [highs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/highs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linear-programming, mixed-integer-programming, optimization, science. - [ipopt](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ipopt/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, coin-or, optimization, science, solver. - [scip](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/scip/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, mixed-integer-programming, optimization, science, solver. - [soplex](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/soplex/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linear-programming, optimization, science, solver. - [papilo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/papilo/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, linear-programming, optimization, science. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cbc.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cbc.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