# Installing OR-Tools for C++ from Binary on Linux

## Introduction

This guide explains how to install OR-Tools for C++ on Linux.

Although these instructions might also work on other Linux variants, we
have only tested them on machines meeting the following requirements:


- Alpine Edge 64-bit (x86_64)
- Centos 7 LTS 64-bit (x86_64)
- Debian SID 64-bit (x86_64)
- Debian 11 (bullseye) 64-bit (x86_64)
- Fedora 38 64-bit (x86_64)
- Fedora 37 64-bit (x86_64)
- OpenSuse Leap 64-bit (x86_64)
- Ubuntu 24.10 64-bit (x86_64)
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 64-bit (x86_64)
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS 64-bit (x86_64)

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> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** OR-Tools only provides archives for the **x86_64** (also known as **amd64**) architecture.

## Prerequisites

The following sections describe the prerequisites for installing OR-Tools.

### C++ tools

To install C++ tools, open a terminal window and enter:

### Alpine

    apk add alpine-sdk linux-headers cmake lsb-release-minimal

### Centos

    sudo yum groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
    sudo yum install -y pkgconfig redhat-lsb-core

### Debian

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake lsb-release

### Fedora

    sudo dnf groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
    sudo dnf install -y gcc-c++ cmake redhat-lsb-core

### Fedora

    sudo dnf groupinstall -y 'Development Tools'
    sudo dnf install -y gcc-c++ cmake redhat-lsb-core

### OpenSUSE

    sudo zypper refresh
    sudo zypper install -y git gcc11 gcc11-c++ lsb-release

### Ubuntu

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake lsb-release

### Ubuntu

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake lsb-release

### Ubuntu

    sudo apt update
    sudo apt install -y build-essential cmake lsb-release

## Installing OR-Tools

Take the following steps to install the OR-Tools library for C++:

Download and extract the binary distribution for your system:


- [Almalinux 9](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_almalinux-9_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Alpine Edge](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_alpine-edge_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Debian Sid](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_debian-sid_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Debian 12](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_debian-12_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Debian 11](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_debian-11_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Fedora 41](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_fedora-41_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Fedora 40](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_fedora-40_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [OpenSuse Leap](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_opensuse-leap_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Rockylinux 9](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_rockylinux-9_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Ubuntu 24.10](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-24.10_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Ubuntu 24.04 LTS](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-24.04_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Ubuntu 22.04 LTS](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-22.04_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)
- [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS](https://github.com/google/or-tools/releases/download/v9.12/or-tools_amd64_ubuntu-20.04_cpp_v9.12.4544.tar.gz)

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## Validate your installation

To test your C++ installations, open a terminal window and navigate to
the directory where you unpacked the binary distribution. Then enter the
following command:


    make test

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This runs a selection of examples for OR-Tools. If all the examples run
successfully, you are ready to
[get started with OR-Tools](https://developers.google.com/optimization/introduction/cpp).