BRICK Installation

Quick Install

The fastest way to install BRICK is using our installation script. This method works on most Linux distributions and automatically handles dependencies and PATH configuration.

curl -sSL https://cy4.dev/brick/install.sh | sh
Note: You may need to restart your terminal or runsource ~/.bashrc (or equivalent) for PATH changes to take effect.

Verification

After installation, verify that BRICK is working correctly:

# Check version brick --version # Check help brick --help

You should see output similar to:

BRICK v1.0.0 A powerful build tool for HPC applications

System Requirements

BRICK has minimal system requirements and is designed to work on most modern Linux distributions.

Operating System

Linux (64-bit) - Most distributions supported including:

  • Ubuntu 18.04 or newer
  • Debian 10 or newer
  • CentOS/RHEL 7 or newer
  • Fedora 30 or newer
  • Arch Linux
  • Alpine Linux

Dependencies

BRICK requires the following tools to be available in your system:

  • curl or wget - for downloading sources
  • tar - for extracting archives
  • git - for Git-based sources
  • bash - for running build scripts

Hardware

BRICK itself has minimal hardware requirements, but your projects may have their own.

Note: WSL is not officially supported. While it may work, we recommend using a native Linux environment for best results.