macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install astrotermlocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install astroterm with Homebrew, apk, dnf, Nix, pacman, zypper
Planetarium for your terminal. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add astrotermAlpine Linux edge package indexes · astroterm · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install astrotermFedora Rawhide package metadata · astroterm · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#astrotermnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/as/astroterm/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S astrotermArch Linux sync databases · astroterm · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install astrotermopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · astroterm · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Planetarium for your terminal
Project links
Commands and aliases
- astroterm
history
Project history and usage
astroterm is a terminal planetarium: a C program that renders stars, planets, constellations, moon phases, grids, and location/time-specific sky views directly in a terminal. It is less an astronomy data pipeline and more a delightful packaged CLI toy with real astronomical data behind it.
Project history
The GitHub repository was created in June 2023 and the README describes astroterm as a terminal-based star map written in C. Its first stable GitHub release, v1.0.0, was published in January 2025, with release notes calling it the first stable release and listing work such as embedded BSC5 data, improved help, constellations, and infrastructure improvements.
The project is intentionally small and terminal-native. Its build docs use Meson and Ninja, ncurses, argtable2, and a downloaded Bright Star Catalog data file; later releases added packaging instructions and shell niceties such as bash completions.
Adoption history
astroterm moved quickly from source build to distribution packages. Its README documents installation through Arch Linux, Fedora, Homebrew, Nix, Guix, and prebuilt GitHub release binaries for Unix and Windows. The input package facts also show apk, dnf, pacman, zypper, brew, nix, and other ecosystem package names.
The package's appeal is obvious in terminal culture: it gives a visual, animated, data-backed result from a single command, and package managers can make the dependency chain boring enough for casual use.
How it is used
Users run astroterm directly, often with flags for latitude, longitude, city, datetime, magnitude threshold, frames per second, animation speed, color, Unicode, Braille, constellation lines, grids, and metadata. The README examples include animated, colored constellation views for named cities.
There is no official persistent config file documented in the README or contributing guide. Runtime behavior is controlled through command-line options, and shell completions can be sourced from astroterm --bash-completions.
Why package nerds care
astroterm is package-manager candy: small C source, terminal UI, real data, prebuilt release assets, and enough distro uptake to be discoverable from normal install commands. It is the kind of package that makes a CLI catalog feel alive without bringing a service dependency or user account.
It also shows a modern path for tiny native tools: GitHub Actions, Meson, distro recipes, Repology badges, and release binaries combine to turn a niche terminal visualization into something available across Linux, macOS, and Windows.
Timeline
- 2023-06-16: The GitHub repository was created.
- 2025-01-08: v1.0.0 was published as the first stable release.
- 2026-04-01: v1.2.0 was published with fixes and packaging/documentation improvements.
Related projects
- The Bright Star Catalog data is used as an embedded star data source.
- ncurses provides the terminal display layer.
- Meson and Ninja are the documented build tools.
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 post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
astroterm | cli | global executable |
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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.2.0
https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:astroterm |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/astroterm |
| Homepage | https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm |
| Repository | https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm/archive/refs/tags/v1.2.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | argtable3 |
| Build dependencies | meson, ninja |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | astroterm |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
astroterm
nix profile install nixpkgs#astroterm- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Astroterm
apk95%
astroterm 1.2.0-r0
Terminal-based star map
https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm
sudo apk add astroterm- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: astroterm
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Astroterm
apk95%
astroterm-doc 1.2.0-r0
Terminal-based star map (documentation)
https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm
sudo apk add astroterm-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: astroterm
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Astroterm
dnf95%
astroterm 1.0.6-4.fc44
A planetarium for your terminal
https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm
sudo dnf install astroterm- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: astroterm
- 6 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Astroterm
pacman95%
astroterm 1.2.0-1
A planetarium for your terminal
https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm
sudo pacman -S astroterm- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 3 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Astroterm
zypper95%
astroterm 1.2.0-1.2
Terminal-based planetarium
https://github.com/da-luce/astroterm
sudo zypper install astroterm- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: astroterm
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Astroterm
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
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment