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Suite of Sparse Matrix Software. Version 7.12.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install suite-sparse

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install suitesparse-mongoose

Debian stable package indexes · suitesparse-mongoose · source: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install suitesparse_mongoose

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

overview

Package summary

Suite of Sparse Matrix Software

Commands and aliases

  • suitesparse_mongoose

history

Project history and usage

SuiteSparse is a long-running suite of sparse-matrix algorithms and libraries by Tim Davis and collaborators. For package managers it is a classic scientific-computing dependency: users may only notice one binary, but many numerical, graph, and language ecosystems care about the libraries underneath.

Project history

The official SuiteSparse page describes a collection including GraphBLAS, Mongoose, UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, KLU, ordering methods such as AMD and COLAMD, CSparse/CXSparse, and other sparse-matrix packages. The GitHub README identifies SuiteSparse as sparse-matrix-related packages written or co-authored by Tim Davis.

SuiteSparse's history is tied to numerical linear algebra and MATLAB as well as C/C++ libraries. The official page notes that UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, ordering methods, and sparse multiplication components appear in MATLAB operations such as LU, Cholesky, QR, `x=A\b`, and `C=A*B`.

Adoption history

The Homebrew input records SuiteSparse availability through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, and openSUSE-family package managers. Its adoption is less about a flashy CLI and more about being a foundational dependency that downstream packages link against for sparse direct solvers, ordering, graph partitioning, and GraphBLAS-style graph algorithms.

How it is used

Users install SuiteSparse to build or run software that needs sparse matrix factorization, ordering, graph partitioning, GraphBLAS operations, or MATLAB/Octave-adjacent numerical routines. The Homebrew package exposes `suitesparse_mongoose`, but the broader package value is the installed library suite and headers.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about SuiteSparse because it is dependency plumbing at scientific scale: mixed licenses across subpackages, BLAS/LAPACK integration, optional CUDA acceleration, language bindings, and ABI-sensitive library packaging. It is exactly the sort of package where a manager's build flags and dependency graph matter.

Timeline

  • 2000s: SuiteSparse components such as UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, AMD, COLAMD, CSparse, and CXSparse become established sparse-matrix building blocks.
  • 2016: The official page references SuiteSparse 4.6.0 beta with multi-GPU CHOLMOD presented at NVIDIA GTC16.
  • 2021: SuiteSparse 5.10.1 includes GraphBLAS, SLIP_LU, and a new SuiteSparse Matrix Collection interface.
  • 2026: The official GitHub README lists SuiteSparse 7.12.2.

Related projects

  • Related upstream components include SuiteSparse:GraphBLAS, Mongoose, UMFPACK, CHOLMOD, SPQR, KLU, BTF, AMD, CAMD, COLAMD, CCOLAMD, CSparse, CXSparse, and the SuiteSparse Matrix Collection.

Sources

  • Input package-manager data: source_facts.package-manager
  • Official GitHub README: https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse#readme
  • Official SuiteSparse page: https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html
  • Official SuiteSparse:GraphBLAS page: https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/GraphBLAS

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
suitesparse_mongoosecliglobal 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 version7.12.2
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv7.12.2

https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:suite-sparse
Version7.12.2
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/suite-sparse
Homepagehttps://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html
Repositoryhttps://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse
Upstream docshttps://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse#readme
LicenseBSD-3-Clause AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND GPL-2.0-or-later AND Apache-2.0 AND GPL-3.0-only AND (LGPL-3.0-or-later OR GPL-2.0-or-later)
Source archivehttps://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse/archive/refs/tags/v7.12.2.tar.gz
Last updated2026-06-22T14:06:23-07:00
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesgcc, gmp, libomp, mpfr
Build dependenciescmake
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namesuite-sparse
Aliases
  • suitesparse
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

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Debian apt92%

suitesparse-mongoose 1:7.10.1+dfsg-1

graph partitioning tool that can quickly compute edge cuts (executable)

http://suitesparse.com

sudo apt install suitesparse-mongoose
  • Section: math
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: suitesparse
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Suitesparse Mongoose
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: suitesparse-mongoose from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt92%

suitesparse-mongoose 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1build1

graph partitioning tool that can quickly compute edge cuts (executable)

http://suitesparse.com

sudo apt install suitesparse-mongoose
  • Section: universe/math
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: suitesparse
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Suitesparse Mongoose
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: suitesparse-mongoose from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
zypper92%

suitesparse_mongoose 7.12.2-1.2

Binary executable for suitesparse mongoose

https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html

sudo zypper install suitesparse_mongoose
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Development/Libraries/C and C++
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: suitesparse
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Suitesparse Mongoose
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: suitesparse_mongoose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

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