# Install jove

Emacs-style editor with vi-like memory, CPU, and size requirements. Version 4.17.5.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:jove
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install jove
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install jove
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: editors/jove/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install jove
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: jove from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#jove
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/jove/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:jove
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jove>
- **Version:** 4.17.5.5
- **Source summary:** Emacs-style editor with vi-like memory, CPU, and size requirements
- **Homepage:** <https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/Jove>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/jonmacs/jove>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/jonmacs/jove#readme>
- **License:** jove
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/jonmacs/jove/archive/refs/tags/4.17.5.5.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- jove (cli)
- teachjove (cli)
- jove (alias)
- teachjove (alias)

## Build Dependencies

- groff

## macOS Provided Libraries

- ncurses

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.17.5.5
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/jonmacs/jove
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Notes de sécurité

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** jove
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - jove - 4.17.5.4-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: jove from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs - a compact, powerful editor | https://github.com/jonmacs/jove
- Nix - jove: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/jove/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - jove - 4.17.5.3-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: jove from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs - a compact, powerful editor | https://github.com/jonmacs/jove
- MacPorts - jove: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: editors/jove/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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