# ucon64 mit Homebrew, Nix installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für ucon64 in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:ucon64 ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install ucon64 ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#ucon64 ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uc/ucon64/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:ucon64 - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Paketmanager-Seite:** - **Version:** 2.2.2 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** ROM backup tool and emulator's Swiss Army knife program - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream-Dokumentation:** - **Lizenz:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Quellarchiv:** - **Generiert:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - ucon64 (cli) - ucon64 (Alias) ## Installationsverhalten - Post-install-Hook: nicht definiert - Einschränkungen: You can copy/move your DAT file collection to $HOME/.ucon64/dat Be sure to check $HOME/.ucon64rc for configuration after running uCON64 for the first time. - Bottle: verfügbar auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-07-08 - Manager-Version: 2.2.2 - lokale Daten: OK - Upstream-Repository: https://ucon64.sourceforge.io/ - Info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - Info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung uCON64 is a long-running command-line utility for video-game ROM backup, inspection, conversion, patching, and related emulator workflows. Its own site calls it a backup tool and emulator's Swiss Army knife. ### Projektgeschichte The SourceForge project was registered in October 2000, while the developer page credits NoisyB with work from 1999 through 2009 and dbjh with work from 2001 through 2005 and again from 2015 through 2021. The project kept an old-school SourceForge presence, with a public web site, downloads, mailing-list contact, and SVN source access. The official site frames uCON64 around broad console, handheld, and arcade support, verbose ROM information, backup-unit communication, patch formats such as IPS, APS, BSL, PPF, and Game Genie, zip/gzip handling, and DAT generation for ROM verification. ### Adoptionsgeschichte uCON64's adoption came from the emulator, ROM preservation, and cartridge-backup communities rather than from mainstream developer tooling. Its downloads page documents binaries for Linux, Windows, DOS, Cygwin, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, and macOS via pkgsrc, and the input metadata shows Homebrew and Nix packaging. ### Wie es verwendet wird Users run uCON64 to inspect ROM metadata, manipulate ROM or SRAM files, apply or create patches, create DAT files, and interface with many cartridge backup units where supported. Its FAQ documents a per-user configuration file such as .ucon64rc outside DOS, with UCON64_HOME and HOME-style environment variables influencing lookup. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren For package nerds, uCON64 is a preservation-era CLI that keeps specialized hardware and ROM-format knowledge installable through modern package managers. It is not a generic game emulator; it is the kind of small executable that turns a package manager into an archive of console-backup and ROM-maintenance tooling. ### Zeitleiste - 1999: Developer page credits NoisyB with the start of uCON64 development. - 2000: SourceForge project registered. - 2001: dbjh begins a long-running maintainer/contributor role. - 2019: uCON64 2.2.0 released according to the project news. - 2021: uCON64 2.2.2 released according to the project news. ### Related projects - The project site lists uCON64dat DAT files and uCON64 frontends as companion downloads. - The developer page credits ideas or code from older tools and communities including original uCON, patchers, backup-unit support code, emulator-related projects, and ROM database work. ### Quellen - - - - - ## Sicherheitshinweise broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger-Risiko:** blue / mittel - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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 - Unix: ~/.ucon64rc ## Details aus der Quelldatenbank - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** ucon64 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Nix - ucon64: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/uc/ucon64/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Verwandte Links - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [rom-tools](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/rom-tools/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, games, rom, rom-tools. - [advancescan](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/advancescan/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, games. - [scummvm](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/scummvm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, emulation, games. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [archi-steam-farm](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/archi-steam-farm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [arx-libertatis](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/arx-libertatis/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [asciiquarium](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/asciiquarium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games. - [gpcslots2](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/gpcslots2/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, console, game, games. - [pioneers](https://www.automicvault.com/de/pkg/brew/pioneers/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, console, game, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ucon64.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ucon64.yml) ## Quellen - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph