macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nudokulocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4313
Install nudoku with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper
Ncurses based sudoku game. Version 8.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install nudoku.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install nudokuDebian stable package indexes · nudoku · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install nudokuFedora Rawhide package metadata · nudoku · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nudokunixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nu/nudoku/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install nudokuopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nudoku · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Ncurses based sudoku game
Project links
Commands and aliases
- nudoku
history
Project history and usage
nudoku is a small ncurses Sudoku game written in C. It is a classic terminal package: one executable, minimal dependencies, and enough packaging footprint to appear in Homebrew and several Linux distributions.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created on 2015-01-16. The README presents nudoku as an ncurses-based Sudoku game with optional Cairo support for PDF and PNG output.
Adoption history
Adoption is modest but real in the package-manager sense. The upstream README points to Repology packaging status, and av.db input lists Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE/zypper package names. That is enough to treat it as a packaged terminal-game utility, not a major ecosystem project.
How it is used
Users run `nudoku` for the interactive terminal UI. The README also documents batch output such as `nudoku -p riddle.pdf -n 8 -d hard` for printable puzzles and `nudoku -i sudoku.png -d easy` for image generation when built with Cairo.
Why package nerds care
nudoku is significant mostly as a tidy example of the small ncurses games that package managers keep useful: portable C, man-page-shaped flags, optional graphics export, and no sprawling service model.
Timeline
- 2015-01-16: GitHub repository created.
- 2026-05-06: GitHub API reported the last push date for the repository snapshot queried.
Related projects
- ncurses
- cairo
- Repology
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
nudoku | 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 version8.0.1
manager updated2026-07-08
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:nudoku |
|---|---|
| Version | 8.0.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://jubalh.github.io/nudoku/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku |
| Last updated | 2026-07-08T16:26:06Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| 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%
nudoku 2.1.0-0.2
ncurses based sudoku games
https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku
sudo apt install nudoku- Section: games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nudoku
Nix95%
nudoku
nix profile install nixpkgs#nudoku- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nudoku
Ubuntu apt95%
nudoku 2.1.0-0.2
ncurses based sudoku games
https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku
sudo apt install nudoku- Section: universe/games
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nudoku
dnf95%
nudoku 8.0.0-2.fc45
Ncurses based Sudoku game
https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku
sudo dnf install nudoku- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nudoku
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nudoku
zypper95%
nudoku 8.0.1-1.2
Ncurses based sudoku game
https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku
sudo zypper install nudoku- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: Amusements/Games/Board/Puzzle
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: nudoku
- 4 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nudoku
zypper95%
nudoku-lang 8.0.1-1.2
Translations for package nudoku
https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku
sudo zypper install nudoku-lang- License: GPL-3.0-only
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: noarch
- Source Package: nudoku
- 1 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Nudoku
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