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Install opendbx with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman

Lightweight but extensible database access library in C. Version 1.4.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#opendbx.

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install opendbx

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add opendbx

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%

sudo dnf install opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · opendbx · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#opendbx

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/op/opendbx/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%

sudo pacman -S opendbx

Arch Linux sync databases · opendbx · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Lightweight but extensible database access library in C

Project links

Commands and aliases

odbx-sql

history

Project history and usage

OpenDBX is a small C database-access abstraction layer built around a single API over multiple native database client libraries. Its niche is the classic systems-programming problem of letting a C application switch among SQL backends without carrying separate code paths for each driver.

Project history

The project was developed by Norbert Sendetzky and documented on Linuxnetworks as a lightweight, extensible C library. A 2006 Linux.com announcement for OpenDBX 1.0 described that release as a stability and completeness milestone for a clean open-source API over native database libraries.

Adoption history

OpenDBX reached Unix packaging ecosystems rather than becoming a dominant database layer. Debian split the source package into a core library, development package, and backend packages for Firebird, MSSQL, MySQL, ODBC, PostgreSQL, SQLite 3, and Sybase, which shows the library's intended deployment model: install only the backends an application needs.

How it is used

Developers use OpenDBX when they want C code to issue SQL through one compact interface while still linking against native database client libraries underneath. The bundled `odbx-sql` command-line tool gives packagers and operators a direct way to exercise the abstraction layer.

Why package nerds care

OpenDBX is interesting because it is a pre-ORM, C-level answer to database portability. The package layout exposes the practical dependency problem: the small common library is simple, but useful distribution requires backend-specific binary packages tied to the target database clients.

Timeline

2006: OpenDBX 1.0 was announced as the first major stable milestone for the C API.
2007: A development release added a prototype ODBC backend, indicating continued work on broadening the backend set.

Related projects

The project overlaps historically with other low-level database abstraction layers such as unixODBC and libdbi, but OpenDBX's docs emphasize a small native-client wrapper rather than a full ORM or SQL builder.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:database,sql

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`odbx-sql`	cli	global 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 generated2026-08-04

manager version1.4.6

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBXnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:opendbx
Version	1.4.6
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/opendbx
Homepage	https://linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX
Upstream docs	https://linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX
License	LGPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://linuxnetworks.de/opendbx/download/opendbx-1.4.6.tar.gz
Dependencies	readline, sqlite
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	opendbx
Version Scheme	0
Revision	2
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

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Nix95%

opendbx

nix profile install nixpkgs#opendbx

normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/opendbx/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

apk95%

libopendbx 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add libopendbx

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libopendbx from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

libopendbxplus 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add libopendbxplus

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libopendbxplus from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

opendbx 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add opendbx

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendbx from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

opendbx-backend-mysql 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add opendbx-backend-mysql

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendbx-backend-mysql from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

opendbx-backend-postgres 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add opendbx-backend-postgres

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendbx-backend-postgres from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

opendbx-backend-sqlite 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add opendbx-backend-sqlite

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendbx-backend-sqlite from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

opendbx-dev 1.4.6-r2

Database abstraction layer (development files)

https://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo apk add opendbx-dev

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: opendbx-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

opendbx 1.4.6-44.fc45

Lightweight but extensible database access library written in C

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: opendbx
5 dependencies
3 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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opendbx-devel 1.4.6-44.fc45

Development files for opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-devel

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: i686
Source Package: opendbx
4 dependencies
2 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

dnf95%

opendbx-firebird 1.4.6-44.fc45

Firebird backend - provides firebird support in opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-firebird

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-firebird from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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opendbx-mssql 1.4.6-44.fc45

MSSQL backend - provides mssql support in opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-mssql

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-mssql from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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opendbx-mysql 1.4.6-44.fc45

MySQL backend - provides mysql support in opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-mysql

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-mysql from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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opendbx-postgresql 1.4.6-44.fc45

PostgreSQL backend - provides postgresql support in opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-postgresql

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-postgresql from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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opendbx-sqlite 1.4.6-44.fc45

SQLite 3 backend - provides sqlite3 support in opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-sqlite

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-sqlite from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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opendbx-sqlite2 1.4.6-44.fc45

SQLite 2 backend - provides sqlite2 support in opendbx

http://www.linuxnetworks.de/doc/index.php/OpenDBX

sudo dnf install opendbx-sqlite2

License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: opendbx
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Opendbx

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: opendbx-sqlite2 from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/210a2053c8e007daf9ae39c2a21daaed9b2ddd07d63ecffa597050361e73650c-primary.xml.zst

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combined/opendbx.yml

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