# Install dmagnetic with Homebrew, apt, zypper Magnetic Scrolls Interpreter. Version 0.37 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install dmagnetic. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:dmagnetic ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install dmagnetic ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install dmagnetic ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: dmagnetic from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install dMagnetic ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dMagnetic from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:dmagnetic - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.37 - **Source summary:** Magnetic Scrolls Interpreter - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** BSD-2-Clause - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00 ## Executables - dMagnetic (cli) - dMagnetic (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-04 - Package-manager version: 0.37 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://www.dettus.net/dMagnetic/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage dMagnetic is a portable terminal interpreter for the classic Magnetic Scrolls text adventures, letting modern systems run games such as The Pawn, The Guild of Thieves, Jinxter, Corruption, Fish!, Myth, and Wonderland. ### Project history The project is not a game distribution; it is an interpreter for original Magnetic Scrolls binaries. Its official page emphasizes portability through ordinary C compiler support and publishes the code under the BSD 2-clause license. ### Adoption history The official install notes list package-manager paths for OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Debian, Ubuntu, Homebrew, and Termux, showing that dMagnetic moved from a standalone source tarball into the usual retro-computing package channels. ### How it is used Users provide original game data in formats such as .mag/.gfx, MS-DOS resource files, Commodore 64 disk images, Amstrad CPC disk images, Archimedes disk images, Spectrum +3 disks, Atari XL disks, or Apple II disk images. The interpreter renders terminal graphics using modes ranging from no graphics through ASCII, ANSI, UTF-8, and sixel. ### Why package nerds care dMagnetic is the sort of package that keeps old commercial interactive fiction usable without emulators for each original machine. It packages a niche preservation workflow as a small CLI program that fits cleanly into Unix, BSD, macOS, Windows, and mobile terminal environments. ### Timeline - 2023-05: dMagnetic 0.37 was published with help-screen updates and Apple II graphics memory improvements. ### Related projects - The official page points users to original Magnetic Scrolls game data, including .mag/.gfx files from the Magnetic Scrolls memorial. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes generalized runtime or code generation signal. - **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium - generalized runtime or code generation signal ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** dmagnetic - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - dmagnetic - 0.37-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: dmagnetic from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Interpreter to play textadventures from Magnetic Scrolls in glorious ANSI Art | https://www.dettus.net/dMagnetic/ - Ubuntu apt - dmagnetic - 0.37-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: dmagnetic from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Interpreter to play textadventures from Magnetic Scrolls in glorious ANSI Art | https://www.dettus.net/dMagnetic/ - zypper - dMagnetic - 0.37-1.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: dMagnetic from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | An interpreter for Magnetic Scrolls games | http://dettus.net/dMagnetic/ ## Related links - [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://pkg.so/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Language runtime packages](https://pkg.so/language-runtime-packages/) - Matched language runtime, compiler, or interpreter metadata. - [fizmo](https://pkg.so/brew/fizmo/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction, interpreter, text-adventure. - [dungeon](https://pkg.so/brew/dungeon/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction, text-adventure. - [instead](https://pkg.so/brew/instead/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction, interpreter, text-adventure. - [qtads](https://pkg.so/brew/qtads/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction. - [easyrpg-player](https://pkg.so/brew/easyrpg-player/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interpreter, retro-gaming. - [frotz](https://pkg.so/brew/frotz/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction, interpreter. - [zork](https://pkg.so/brew/zork/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction, text-adventure. - [glulxe](https://pkg.so/brew/glulxe/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, games, interactive-fiction, interpreter. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/dmagnetic.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/dmagnetic.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - pkgdb category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph