# Install qodem with Homebrew, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Terminal emulator and BBS client. Version 1.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-18. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#qodem.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:qodem
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install qodem
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install qodem
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: comms/qodem/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#qodem
```

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

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install qodem
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qodem from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:qodem
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/qodem>
- **Version:** 1.0.1
- **Source summary:** Terminal emulator and BBS client
- **Homepage:** <https://qodem.sourceforge.io/>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://qodem.sourceforge.io/>
- **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-public-domain
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/qodem/qodem/1.0.1/qodem-1.0.1.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-18T00:31:56+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- qodem (cli)
- xqodem (cli)
- qodem (alias)
- xqodem (alias)

## Build dependencies

- autoconf
- automake

## Uses from macOS

- ncurses

## 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, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 1.0.1
- Package-manager updated: 2026-07-18
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://qodem.sourceforge.io/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

- **Geiger risk:** blue / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.qodem/qodemrc
- Windows: My Documents\qodem\prefs\qodemrc.txt
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** qodem
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** yes
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - qodem: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/qo/qodem/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- zypper - qodem - 1.0.1-2.7: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: qodem from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Terminal emulator and communications package | https://qodem.sourceforge.io/index.html
- MacPorts - qodem: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: comms/qodem/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## 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.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Game and emulation packages](https://pkg.so/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata.
- [autoconf](https://pkg.so/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [automake](https://pkg.so/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [minicom](https://pkg.so/brew/minicom/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, communications, networking, serial, terminal-emulation.
- [putty](https://pkg.so/brew/putty/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, telnet, terminal-emulator.
- [c-kermit](https://pkg.so/brew/c-kermit/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, serial, ssh, telnet.
- [lazyssh](https://pkg.so/brew/lazyssh/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, tui.
- [shellz](https://pkg.so/brew/shellz/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, telnet.
- [sshportal](https://pkg.so/brew/sshportal/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, telnet.
- [telnet](https://pkg.so/brew/telnet/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, telnet.
- [mosh](https://pkg.so/brew/mosh/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh.

## Combined YAML source

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


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph