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Install cbonsai with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper

Console Bonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C using ncurses. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install cbonsai.

Install commandSecurity notes

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macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install cbonsai

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install cbonsai

MacPorts ports tree · games/cbonsai/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add cbonsai

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · cbonsai · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install cbonsai

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install cbonsai

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · cbonsai · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#cbonsai

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/cb/cbonsai/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install cbonsai

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · cbonsai · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Console Bonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C using ncurses

Commands and aliases

  • cbonsai

history

Project history and usage

cbonsai is a small terminal-art program: a C/ncurses bonsai tree generator with static and live growth modes.

Project history

The official README describes cbonsai as a newer C version of the author's earlier bonsai.sh project, which itself ported a JavaScript bonsai tree generator.

Adoption history

The upstream README points users to a Repology packaging chart and separately calls out Homebrew, MacPorts, Fedora COPR, and Snap availability. The supplied package facts also show distro/package-manager entries for apk, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, zypper, Homebrew, and MacPorts.

How it is used

cbonsai is used as a terminal visual toy, screensaver, shell-startup flourish, or message display. Its manual documents options for live mode, infinite mode, screensaver mode, seed selection, colors, leaves, and saving/loading progress from ~/.cache/cbonsai.

Why package nerds care

It is the sort of tiny C/ncurses program package managers like carrying because it is self-contained, portable across Unix-like systems, and useful for testing terminal colors and ncurses behavior while also being a fun demo package.

Related projects

  • bonsai.sh and the JavaScript bonsai generator named by the upstream README.

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
cbonsaiexecutableindexed 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 version1.4.2
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:cbonsai
Version1.4.2
Package managerHomebrew
Homepagehttps://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
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%

cbonsai 1.3.1-1

terminal-based bonsai tree generator

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo apt install cbonsai
  • Section: games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: cbonsai from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

cbonsai

nix profile install nixpkgs#cbonsai
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbonsai/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

cbonsai 1.3.1-1

terminal-based bonsai tree generator

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo apt install cbonsai
  • Section: universe/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cbonsai from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

cbonsai 1.4.2-r0

Grow bonsai trees in your terminal

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo apk add cbonsai
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cbonsai
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

cbonsai-bash-completion 1.4.2-r0

Bash completions for cbonsai

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo apk add cbonsai-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cbonsai
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

cbonsai-doc 1.4.2-r0

Grow bonsai trees in your terminal (documentation)

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo apk add cbonsai-doc
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cbonsai
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

cbonsai 1.3.1-12.fc45

Grow bonsai trees in your terminal

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo dnf install cbonsai
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cbonsai
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cbonsai from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

cbonsai 1.4.2-1.5

A bonsai tree generator for your terminal

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo zypper install cbonsai
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Amusements/Toys/Other
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: cbonsai
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

cbonsai-bash-completion 1.4.2-1.5

Bash Completion for cbonsai

https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai

sudo zypper install cbonsai-bash-completion
  • License: GPL-3.0-or-later
  • Category: Amusements/Toys/Other
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: cbonsai
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst
MacPorts95%

cbonsai

sudo port install cbonsai
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Cbonsai
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: games/cbonsai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

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