macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install loremlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 8533
Install lorem with Homebrew, Nix, pacman
Python generator for the console. Version 0.8.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#lorem.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#loremnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/lo/lorem/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S loremArch Linux sync databases · lorem · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Python generator for the console
Project links
Commands and aliases
- lorem
history
Project history and usage
`lorem` is a small Python command-line generator for lorem ipsum and other sample text. Its package-manager value is straightforward: install one executable and get predictable placeholder text from the shell.
Project history
The official README describes `lorem` as a Python lorem ipsum generator for the console. The GitHub repository was created in 2014 and exposes a compact CLI rather than a framework or service.
Adoption history
The batch input records availability through Homebrew, Nix, and Arch/pacman, and Homebrew also notes the alias `ipsum`. That spread is modest but useful for a single-purpose text-generation CLI.
How it is used
By default the command prints a short lorem ipsum phrase. The README documents switches for words, sentences, lines, and characters; quote sources such as lorem, Decamerone, Faust, Fleurs du mal, Strindberg, Poe, Strandberg, and Bible text; case changes; randomization; version display; and built-in self-tests.
Why package nerds care
`lorem` is the sort of tiny Unix-style utility package that survives because it solves one boring developer need: generating dummy text in scripts, demos, tests, and terminals without opening a browser.
Timeline
- 2014: `per9000/lorem` repository created on GitHub.
- 2024: Repository metadata shows activity through February 2024.
- 2024: v0.8.0 tag present in the official repository.
Related projects
- Other lorem ipsum generators fill the same niche, but this package is specifically the `per9000/lorem` console tool packaged by Homebrew.
Sources
- https://api.github.com/repos/per9000/lorem
- https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/lorem
- https://github.com/per9000/lorem#readme
- source_facts.package-manager-url
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
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
lorem | 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 version0.8.0
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:lorem |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/per9000/lorem |
| Repository | https://github.com/per9000/lorem |
| 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.
Nix95%
lorem
nix profile install nixpkgs#lorem- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lorem
pacman95%
lorem 1.6-2
Simple app to generate the Lorem Ipsum placeholder text
sudo pacman -S lorem- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Lorem
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 package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation