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Install aoeui with Homebrew, apt

Lightweight text editor optimized for Dvorak and QWERTY keyboards. Version 1.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install aoeui.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install aoeui

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install aoeui

Debian stable package indexes · aoeui · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

Lightweight text editor optimized for Dvorak and QWERTY keyboards

Commands and aliases

  • aoeui
  • asdfg

history

Project history and usage

aoeui is a deliberately small terminal text editor optimized for fast editing by Dvorak keyboard users, with a companion QWERTY-oriented executable named `asdfg` in package metadata.

Project history

The upstream README says the editor was written in March 2007 by Paul Klausler and describes the source tree as the sources for `aoeui`, a lightweight and unobtrusive text editor optimized for the Dvorak keyboard layout.

The project predates GitHub-centric open source distribution: its Homebrew metadata points to the archived Google Code project page, while the README now identifies the GitHub repository as the project's repository.

Adoption history

aoeui reached Unix package users through small-tool packaging rather than a large ecosystem. The input metadata records Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names, reflecting the classic distribution path for compact C terminal editors.

How it is used

The packaged executables are `aoeui` and `asdfg`. Upstream build instructions are minimal: adjust the first few lines of the Makefile for the local system, then build.

Why package nerds care

aoeui is package-nerd material because it is a tiny, old-school editor with keyboard-layout-specific ergonomics. Its existence in modern package indexes is a reminder that useful CLI software often survives as small source trees with a Makefile, a license, and just enough documentation.

Timeline

  • 2007: aoeui was written in March 2007, according to the upstream README.
  • 2010s: Project distribution moved from Google Code-era hosting into a GitHub repository identified by upstream.
  • 2020s: Package metadata still carries Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names.

Related projects

  • asdfg is the related executable name shipped by packages for QWERTY-oriented use.
  • The archived Google Code project page is part of the project's provenance.

security posture

Risk level: green

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
aoeuiexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.
asdfgexecutableindexed executableDiscovered from the local executable index.

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 generated2026-08-03
manager version1.6
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:aoeui
Version1.6
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://code.google.com/archive/p/aoeui/
Bottlenot recorded
Servicenone declared

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%

aoeui 1.7+20160302.git4e5dee9-3

lightweight, unobtrusive, Dvorak-optimized text editor

https://github.com/pklausler/aoeui

sudo apt install aoeui
  • Section: editors
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aoeui
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: aoeui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

aoeui 1.7+20160302.git4e5dee9-3

lightweight, unobtrusive, Dvorak-optimized text editor

https://github.com/pklausler/aoeui

sudo apt install aoeui
  • Section: universe/editors
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 1 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Aoeui
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aoeui 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.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Used sources

  • Geiger risk classifier
  • cross-ecosystem install command graph
  • curated package history
  • external package-manager database matches
  • pkg.so package database
  • pkgdb category and tag curation