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Library of routines for managing a database. Version 1.8.78 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-17. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install libqdbm++-dev.

Install commandSecurity notes

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Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install qdbm

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install qdbm

MacPorts ports tree · databases/qdbm/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install qdbm

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

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install libqdbm++-dev

Debian stable package indexes · libqdbm++-dev · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Library of routines for managing a database

Commands and aliases

  • cbcodec
  • cbtest
  • crmgr
  • crtest
  • crtsv
  • dpmgr
  • dptest
  • dptsv
  • hvmgr
  • hvtest
  • odidx
  • odmgr
  • odtest
  • qmttest
  • rlmgr
  • rltest
  • vlmgr
  • vltest
  • vltsv

history

Project history and usage

QDBM, or Quick Database Manager, is Mikio Hirabayashi's embedded key-value database library in the Unix DBM tradition. It supports hash tables, ordered B+ trees, multiple language bindings, compatibility interfaces, and numerous maintenance and testing commands.

Project history

Mikio Hirabayashi wrote QDBM as a high-performance alternative to traditional DBM libraries. The official site dates its copyright period to 2000–2007 and presents version 1.8.78 as the latest source package.

The design supplies hash databases, B+ tree databases with duplicate keys and transactions, an inverted index, several language bindings, and command-line utilities. The official specifications also document NDBM- and GDBM-compatible APIs intended to ease source-level porting.

Later official DBMx material describes Kyoto Cabinet as a successor to QDBM and a sibling of Tokyo Cabinet, placing QDBM within a broader family of embedded database experiments.

Adoption history

QDBM was distributed as a portable POSIX-oriented library with C, C++, Java, Perl, and Ruby APIs, plus command-line tools and compatibility interfaces for NDBM and GDBM. source_facts.package-manager records packaging in Homebrew, Debian/Ubuntu, Fedora-family systems, and MacPorts.

How it is used

Developers embed QDBM for byte-oriented key/value storage, choosing hash databases for direct lookup or B+ trees for ordered, duplicate-key, range-search, and transactional workloads. Its command-line programs support database management, testing, conversion, and inverted-index workflows.

Why package nerds care

QDBM represents an important branch of the Unix DBM family: a compact embedded key-value library that combines traditional hash storage with ordered B+ trees, transactions, compression options, inverted indexing, language bindings, and familiar compatibility APIs. It is also historically interesting as a predecessor in Mikio Hirabayashi's database lineage.

Timeline

  • 2000–2007: Copyright period shown on the official QDBM homepage.
  • 2006: The official homepage records its last update on 26 October.
  • Version 1.8.78: Latest source package listed by the official homepage.

Related projects

  • NDBM, GDBM, SDBM, and Berkeley DB are comparison or compatibility points; Tokyo Cabinet and Kyoto Cabinet belong to the later related DBMx database lineage.

Sources

  • Official Kyoto Cabinet product material: https://dbmx.net/kyotocabinet/kyotoproducts.pdf
  • Official fundamental specifications: https://dbmx.net/qdbm/spex.html
  • Official project homepage: https://dbmx.net/qdbm/
  • Package adoption: source_facts.package-manager

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

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
cbcodeccliglobal executable
cbtestcliglobal executable
crmgrcliglobal executable
crtestcliglobal executable
crtsvcliglobal executable
dpmgrcliglobal executable
dptestcliglobal executable
dptsvcliglobal executable
hvmgrcliglobal executable
hvtestcliglobal executable
odidxcliglobal executable
odmgrcliglobal executable
odtestcliglobal executable
qmttestcliglobal executable
rlmgrcliglobal executable
rltestcliglobal executable
vlmgrcliglobal executable
vltestcliglobal executable
vltsvcliglobal 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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.8.78
manager updated2026-09-17
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://dbmx.net/qdbm/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:qdbm
Version1.8.78
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qdbm
Homepagehttps://dbmx.net/qdbm/
Upstream docshttps://dbmx.net/qdbm/
LicenseLGPL-2.1-or-later
Source archivehttps://dbmx.net/qdbm/qdbm-1.8.78.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-17T14:11:30Z
Pulseupdated
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 Nameqdbm
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedyes
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

libqdbm++-dev 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for C++ [development] (transitional package)

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm++-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libqdbm++-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libqdbm-dev 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries [development]

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libqdbm-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libqdbm-java 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for Java

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm-java
  • Section: java
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libqdbm-java from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libqdbm-perl 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for Perl

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm-perl
  • Section: perl
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libqdbm-perl from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libqdbm14t64 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries without GDBM wrapper[runtime]

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm14t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libqdbm14t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libqdbm3++c2 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for C++ [runtime] (transitional package)

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm3++c2
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libqdbm3++c2 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libxqdbm-dev 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for C++ [development]

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libxqdbm-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxqdbm-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libxqdbm3t64 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for C++ [runtime]

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libxqdbm3t64
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libxqdbm3t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qdbm-cgi 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database CGI commands

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install qdbm-cgi
  • Section: database
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qdbm-cgi from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qdbm-doc 1.8.78-13

QDBM Database Documentation

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install qdbm-doc
  • Section: doc
  • Architecture: all
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qdbm-doc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

qdbm-util 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Utilities

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install qdbm-util
  • Section: database
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: qdbm-util from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

ruby-qdbm 1.8.78-13+b3

QDBM Database Libraries for Ruby

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install ruby-qdbm
  • Section: ruby
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 3 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: ruby-qdbm from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

libqdbm++-dev 1.8.78-12.1build2

QDBM Database Libraries for C++ [development] (transitional package)

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm++-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqdbm++-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libqdbm-dev 1.8.78-12.1build2

QDBM Database Libraries [development]

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm-dev
  • Section: universe/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 1 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqdbm-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libqdbm-java 1.8.78-12.1build2

QDBM Database Libraries for Java

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm-java
  • Section: universe/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 2 dependencies
  • 2 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqdbm-java from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libqdbm-perl 1.8.78-12.1build2

QDBM Database Libraries for Perl

https://fallabs.com/qdbm/

sudo apt install libqdbm-perl
  • Section: universe/perl
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: qdbm
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Qdbm
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libqdbm-perl from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

Same workflow

  • kyoto-cabinetShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, data, database, dbm, key-value-store.
  • lmdbShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
  • tokyo-cabinetShares pkgdb curated category or tags: c-library, cli, data, database, dbm.
  • sdbShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
  • cdbShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.
  • kyoto-tycoonShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, data, database, key-value-store.

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