# Install suite-sparse with Homebrew, apt, zypper Suite of Sparse Matrix Software. Version 7.12.2 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:suite-sparse ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install suite-sparse ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install suitesparse-mongoose ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: suitesparse-mongoose from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install suitesparse_mongoose ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: suitesparse_mongoose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:suite-sparse - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 7.12.2 - **Source summary:** Suite of Sparse Matrix Software - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-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 archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:23-07:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - suitesparse_mongoose (cli) - suitesparse_mongoose (alias) ## Dependencies - gcc - gmp - libomp - mpfr ## Build dependencies - cmake ## 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: 7.12.2 - Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/DrTimothyAldenDavis/SuiteSparse - Upstream latest detected: v7.12.2 (current) ## 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 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:** suite-sparse - **Aliases:** suitesparse - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - suitesparse-mongoose - 1:7.10.1+dfsg-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: suitesparse-mongoose from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | graph partitioning tool that can quickly compute edge cuts (executable) | http://suitesparse.com - Ubuntu apt - suitesparse-mongoose - 1:7.6.1+dfsg-1build1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: suitesparse-mongoose from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | graph partitioning tool that can quickly compute edge cuts (executable) | http://suitesparse.com - zypper - suitesparse_mongoose - 7.12.2-1.2: installed executable or alias match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: suitesparse_mongoose from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Binary executable for suitesparse mongoose | https://people.engr.tamu.edu/davis/suitesparse.html ## Related links - [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. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - 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