# Install c2048 with Homebrew, apt Console version of 2048. Version 1.0.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:c2048 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install c2048 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install 2048 ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: 2048 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:c2048 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.3 - **Source summary:** Console version of 2048 - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - 2048 (cli) - 2048 (alias) ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.3 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/mevdschee/2048.c - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.3 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## Project history and usage c2048 packages 2048.c, a compact terminal version of the 2048 puzzle game written in C. It is intentionally small: a console game that can be built with a C compiler and run in ANSI-capable terminals. ### Project history The upstream Git history starts on 26 March 2014, shortly after the 2048 puzzle became widely cloned and ported. The README describes the project as a console version of 2048 for GNU/Linux, tested on GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. The project stayed minimal but maintained: later tags include v1.0.0 in 2023, and the repository continued to receive color-scheme and keyboard-input updates through 2025 and 2026. ### Adoption history The README documents Debian-based installation with `sudo apt install 2048`, and source_facts records Homebrew, Debian, and Ubuntu package names. That combination is typical for small terminal games: distro packages provide discoverability, while source compilation remains a single-command path. ### How it is used Users run the `2048` executable in a terminal and move tiles with arrow keys. The README documents alternate color schemes, `--version`, `--help`, and a built-in test mode invoked as `./2048 test`. The package has no configuration or credential model; its package-manager value is simply making the terminal game available from PATH. ### Why package nerds care c2048 is a neat example of the package-manager afterlife of a viral browser game: once a simple ruleset becomes popular, ports appear in every environment, including tiny ncurses-like terminal packages. It also shows why minimal C programs package well: no service, no state, no credentials, tiny dependency surface, and easy build-from-source instructions. ### Timeline - 2014-03-26: Upstream Git history begins with initial commits. - 2023-10-20: v1.0.0 tag appears. - 2024-05-21: v1.0.1 tag appears. - 2025-01-27: v1.0.2 and v1.0.3 tags appear. - 2025-07-20: Keypad key support is added upstream. - 2026-04-02: Whiteblack color scheme work lands upstream. ### Related projects - 2048: the original puzzle game family that 2048.c ports to the terminal. - Debian and Ubuntu 2048 packages: distro packaging channels recorded in source_facts. - Other terminal game ports: adjacent tiny packages that turn browser or mobile games into CLI programs. ### 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:** c2048 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - 2048 - 1.0.3-1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: 2048 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Slide and add puzzle game for text mode | https://github.com/mevdschee/2048.c - Ubuntu apt - 2048 - 0.20221023.1237-1: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: 2048 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Slide and add puzzle game for text mode | https://github.com/mevdschee/2048.c ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [Game and emulation packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/game-emulation-tools/) - Matched game or emulation metadata. - [c](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c/) - Package name indicates the same formula family. - [nsuds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsuds/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, terminal, terminal-game. - [vitetris](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vitetris/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, puzzle-game, terminal-game. - [enigma](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enigma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, puzzle-game. - [moon-buggy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moon-buggy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal, terminal-game. - [npush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/npush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, puzzle-game. - [nsnake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsnake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal, terminal-game. - [nudoku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nudoku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, terminal-game. - [asciiquarium](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/asciiquarium/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, terminal. - [yetris](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/yetris/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: c, cli, game, games, terminal. - [jnethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/jnethack/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, game, games, terminal, terminal-game. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/c2048.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/c2048.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - 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