# opencbm を Homebrew, Nix でインストール

opencbm のインストール経路、実行ファイル、メタデータ、AI エージェント向けセキュリティノートを確認します。

## インストール

```sh
sudo av install brew:opencbm
```

追加のインストールコマンド:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install opencbm
```

  証拠: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#opencbm
```

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

## パッケージ情報

- **パッケージキー:** brew:opencbm
- **パッケージマネージャ:** Homebrew
- **バージョン:** 0.4.99.104
- **ソース概要:** Provides access to various floppy drive formats
- **ホームページ:** <https://spiro.trikaliotis.net/opencbm>
- **リポジトリ:** <https://github.com/OpenCBM/OpenCBM>
- **生成日時:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## 実行可能ファイル

- cbmcopy (エイリアス)
- cbmctrl (エイリアス)
- cbmformat (エイリアス)
- cbmforng (エイリアス)
- cbmlinetester (エイリアス)
- cbmread (エイリアス)
- cbmrpm41 (エイリアス)
- cbmwrite (エイリアス)
- d64copy (エイリアス)
- d82copy (エイリアス)
- frm_analyzer (エイリアス)
- imgcopy (エイリアス)
- opencbm_plugin_helper_tools (エイリアス)
- samplelibtransf (エイリアス)
- testlines (エイリアス)
- xum1541cfg (エイリアス)

## インストール挙動

- Bottle: 利用不可

## バージョンと鮮度

- ページ生成日: 2026-08-03
- マネージャ版: 0.4.99.104
## プロジェクトの歴史と使われ方

OpenCBM is a retro-computing hardware-access package that lets PCs talk to Commodore serial-bus devices such as 1541, 1571, and 1581 floppy drives through parallel-port cables or USB adapters such as XU1541/XUM1541, also known as ZoomFloppy.

### プロジェクトの歴史

OpenCBM is explicitly described by its repository as the successor of cbm4linux. A 2006 release announcement described OpenCBM 0.4.0 as a joined release of cbm4linux and cbm4win, while the 0.4.99.104 manual states that OpenCBM 0.4.0 re-joined cbm4linux 0.3.2 and cbm4win 0.1.0a.

The project kept the original low-level niche alive while moving beyond old parallel-port assumptions. Its README describes support for Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, and macOS, with parallel-port cables for older setups and libusb-based USB cable support for XU1541/XUM1541 devices.

### 採用の歴史

OpenCBM's adoption is concentrated in Commodore preservation and hobbyist workflows rather than mainstream systems administration. SourceForge records the project registration date as October 19, 2004 and classifies it under archiving, emulators, and hardware drivers, which matches how users apply it: moving software between real disks, disk images, and emulators.

ZoomFloppy/XUM1541 support made OpenCBM more practical on machines without legacy parallel ports. That bridge is why the package continues to matter after the hardware it serves left commercial production: USB adapters let collectors and archivists read, write, format, and test physical Commodore media from a contemporary host.

### 使われ方

Users run tools such as `cbmctrl`, `cbmcopy`, `d64copy`, `d82copy`, `imgcopy`, `cbmread`, `cbmwrite`, and `cbmformat` to inspect drives, transfer files, copy whole disk images, format disks, and write emulator images back to physical media.

The library layer exposes IEC bus operations at the level of TALK and LISTEN commands, plus higher- and lower-level bus control. That makes the package both an end-user transfer toolkit and a developer base for custom Commodore-device tooling.

### パッケージ好きにとっての重要性

OpenCBM is a reminder that package managers carry physical-world history. It ships kernel/driver-era assumptions, libusb device access, command-line disk imaging tools, and compatibility with specific cables and decades-old Commodore drives.

For distribution maintainers, the package is niche but sharp-edged: device permissions, USB access, old operating-system support claims, and the difference between source releases for Unix-like systems and Windows binary releases all matter more than a typical CLI utility.

### タイムライン

- 2004-10-19: SourceForge records OpenCBM's project registration.
- 2006-04-28: A release announcement presented OpenCBM 0.4.0 as the combined cbm4linux/cbm4win line.
- 2022-01-23: OpenCBM 0.4.99.104 Windows binaries were announced on the ZoomFloppy users list, with Unix-like users directed to source releases.

### Related projects

- Related projects and hardware include cbm4linux, cbm4win, ZoomFloppy/XUM1541, XU1541, XM1541/XA1541 cables, VICE emulator workflows, and the Commodore 1541/1571/1581 drive family.

### ソース

- <https://github.com/OpenCBM/OpenCBM>
- <https://groups.google.com/g/comp.sys.cbm/c/CldVe4cOYl0>
- <https://groups.google.com/g/zoomfloppy-users/c/oSDDJbcepTw>
- <https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencbm/>
- <https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencbm/files/opencbm/opencbm-0.4.99.104/opencbm-0.4.99.104.pdf/>


## セキュリティノート

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger リスク:** グリーン / 低
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## 他のパッケージマネージャ記録

- Nix - opencbm: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/op/opencbm/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/opencbm.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/opencbm.yml)


## ソース

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated package history
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
