# Install aoeui with Homebrew, apt Lightweight text editor optimized for Dvorak and QWERTY keyboards. Version 1.6 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:aoeui ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install aoeui ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install aoeui ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: aoeui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:aoeui - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.6 - **Source summary:** Lightweight text editor optimized for Dvorak and QWERTY keyboards - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-only - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - aoeui (cli) - asdfg (cli) - aoeui (alias) - asdfg (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.6 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://code.google.com/archive/p/aoeui/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage aoeui is a deliberately small terminal text editor optimized for fast editing by Dvorak keyboard users, with a companion QWERTY-oriented executable named `asdfg` in package metadata. ### Project history The upstream README says the editor was written in March 2007 by Paul Klausler and describes the source tree as the sources for `aoeui`, a lightweight and unobtrusive text editor optimized for the Dvorak keyboard layout. The project predates GitHub-centric open source distribution: its Homebrew metadata points to the archived Google Code project page, while the README now identifies the GitHub repository as the project's repository. ### Adoption history aoeui reached Unix package users through small-tool packaging rather than a large ecosystem. The input metadata records Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names, reflecting the classic distribution path for compact C terminal editors. ### How it is used The packaged executables are `aoeui` and `asdfg`. Upstream build instructions are minimal: adjust the first few lines of the Makefile for the local system, then build. ### Why package nerds care aoeui is package-nerd material because it is a tiny, old-school editor with keyboard-layout-specific ergonomics. Its existence in modern package indexes is a reminder that useful CLI software often survives as small source trees with a Makefile, a license, and just enough documentation. ### Timeline - 2007: aoeui was written in March 2007, according to the upstream README. - 2010s: Project distribution moved from Google Code-era hosting into a GitHub repository identified by upstream. - 2020s: Package metadata still carries Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names. ### Related projects - asdfg is the related executable name shipped by packages for QWERTY-oriented use. - The archived Google Code project page is part of the project's provenance. ### Sources - - - source_facts.package-manager ## Security Notes 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:** aoeui - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - aoeui - 1.7+20160302.git4e5dee9-3: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: aoeui from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | lightweight, unobtrusive, Dvorak-optimized text editor | https://github.com/pklausler/aoeui - Ubuntu apt - aoeui - 1.7+20160302.git4e5dee9-3: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aoeui from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | lightweight, unobtrusive, Dvorak-optimized text editor | https://github.com/pklausler/aoeui ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata. - [Archive and compression packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/archive-compression-tools/) - Matched archive or compression metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [ad](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ad/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [gedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [jove](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jove/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [le](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/le/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [mg](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/mg/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [ne](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ne/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [neatvi](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/neatvi/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. - [nedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, productivity, text-editor, text-editors. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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