macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install eurekalocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install eurekaMacPorts ports tree · office/eureka/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew / rank 7419
Install eureka with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, zypper
CLI tool to input and store your ideas without leaving the terminal. Version 2.0.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install eureka.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install eurekaDebian stable package indexes · eureka · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install eurekaFedora Rawhide package metadata · eureka · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install eurekaopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · eureka · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
CLI tool to input and store your ideas without leaving the terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- eureka
history
Project history and usage
eureka is a Rust CLI for quickly capturing ideas in a terminal and committing them to a user-owned Git repository.
Project history
The official repository was created in 2017. The README describes a workflow where a user runs `eureka`, writes an idea in their preferred editor, and has the result committed and pushed to an ideas repository.
Adoption history
The official README documents Homebrew and Cargo installation. The input package facts list eureka in Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora/DNF, MacPorts, and openSUSE/Zypper.
How it is used
On first run, eureka asks for the absolute path to an ideas repository and stores it in an XDG-style config file. Later runs open the repository README in the user's editor, then commit and push to the `main` branch; `--view` opens the ideas file through the user's pager.
Why package nerds care
eureka is a small Rust productivity CLI that leans on Unix conventions: `$EDITOR`, `$PAGER`, XDG config, Git remotes, Cargo distribution, and Homebrew packaging.
Timeline
- 2017: Official GitHub repository created.
- 2023: Cargo.toml reports version 2.0.0 and current Rust 2021-era packaging metadata.
Related projects
- Git
- Cargo
- Homebrew
- XDG Base Directory
Sources
- GitHub API for simeg/eureka repository metadata.
- Official eureka Cargo.toml.
- Official eureka README.
- Official eureka src/config_manager.rs and src/lib.rs.
- source_facts.package-manager
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.
local files
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
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/eureka/config.json~/.config/eureka/config.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
eureka | executable | indexed executable | Discovered 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 version2.0.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:eureka |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/simeg/eureka |
| Repository | https://github.com/simeg/eureka |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none 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%
eureka 2.0.2-1
map editor for the classic DOOM games
https://github.com/ioan-chera/eureka-editor
sudo apt install eureka- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 13 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Eureka
Ubuntu apt95%
eureka 1.27b-2build2
map editor for the classic DOOM games
http://eureka-editor.sourceforge.net/
sudo apt install eureka- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 9 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Eureka
dnf95%
eureka 2.1.0-3.fc45
A cross-platform map editor for the classic DOOM games
http://eureka-editor.sourceforge.net
sudo dnf install eureka- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: eureka
- 14 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Eureka
zypper95%
eureka 2.1.0-1.5
A map editor for Doom engine games
https://eureka-editor.sourceforge.net/
sudo zypper install eureka- License: GPL-2.0-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: eureka
- 13 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Eureka
MacPorts95%
eureka
sudo port install eureka- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Eureka
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.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation