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Install nsuds with Homebrew
Ncurses Sudoku system. Version 0.7B via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
Ncurses Sudoku system
Project links
Commands and aliases
- nsuds
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Project history and usage
nsuds is a small terminal Sudoku game: the Ncurses Sudoku System. It provides a text-graphical Sudoku board with pencil-marking support and keeps dependencies intentionally tiny, centered on ncurses.
Project history
SourceForge lists the project registration date as November 8, 2009. The mirrored README identifies version 0.7B as a beta release written by Vincent Launchbury, describes the project as a portable text-graphical Sudoku implementation, and says the only required library dependency is ncurses, with regular curses expected to work in its place.
Adoption history
This is a niche terminal game rather than an ecosystem component. SourceForge's page has no user reviews, and on July 1, 2026 Homebrew listed only 25 installs in its 365-day analytics window. Its presence in Homebrew is mostly preservation and convenience for command-line game collectors.
How it is used
Users install `nsuds` to play Sudoku in a terminal. The README documents in-game help via `?`, vi-style and arrow-key movement, number entry, deletion, pencil marks, highlighting marks, and a simple build from a release tarball with `./configure`, `make`, and `make install`.
Why package nerds care
nsuds is useful as a tiny ncurses artifact: a package that demonstrates old-school terminal UI packaging, not a dependency anchor. Its value is mostly that it still builds and runs with minimal dependencies.
Timeline
- November 8, 2009: SourceForge project registered.
- April 21, 2010: SourceForge file timestamps show the 0.7B-era release line.
- July 1, 2026: Homebrew listed stable version 0.7B.
Related projects
- ncurses is the main runtime dependency.
Sources
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
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executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
nsuds | 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 version0.7B
manager updated
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nsuds |
|---|---|
| Version | 0.7B |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://nsuds.sourceforge.net/ |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
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
- pkg.so package database
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