# Install qbe with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper Compiler Backend. Version 1.3 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install qbe. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:qbe ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install qbe ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add qbe ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbe from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install qbe ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: qbe from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install qbe ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qbe 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#qbe ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qb/qbe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S qbe ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: qbe from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install qbe ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qbe from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:qbe - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.3 - **Source summary:** Compiler Backend - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T15:13:44+02:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-25T07:20:51+00:00 ## Executables - qbe (cli) - qbe (alias) ## 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: 2026-07-25 - Package-manager version: 1.3 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://c9x.me/compile/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Security Notes No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for qbe. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL. ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** qbe - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - qbe - 1.2-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: qbe from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Small embeddable C compiler backend | https://c9x.me/compile/ - Nix - qbe: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qb/qbe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - apk - qbe - 1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbe from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A simple C compiler backend | https://c9x.me/compile/ - apk - qbe-dbg - 1.3-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: qbe-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A simple C compiler backend (debug symbols) | https://c9x.me/compile/ - dnf - qbe - 1.2-6.fc43: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: qbe from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | A pure C embeddable compiler backend | https://c9x.me/compile/ - pacman - qbe - 1.3-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: qbe from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Small embeddable C compiler backend | https://c9x.me/compile/ - zypper - qbe - 1.2-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qbe from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Small embeddable C compiler backend | https://c9x.me/compile ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [llvm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/llvm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, compiler, compiler-toolchain, developer-tools. - [aarch64-elf-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aarch64-elf-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [arm-none-eabi-gcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/arm-none-eabi-gcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [asn1c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asn1c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [distcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/distcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [emscripten](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/emscripten/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [flatcc](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/flatcc/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: c, cli, compiler, developer-tools. - [lld](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/lld/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compiler, compiler-toolchain, developer, developer-tools. - [spirv-llvm-translator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/spirv-llvm-translator/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, compiler, compiler-toolchain, developer, developer-tools. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/qbe.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/qbe.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - package-page enrichment - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph