# Install cbonsai with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper Console Bonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C using ncurses. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:cbonsai ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install cbonsai ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install cbonsai ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/cbonsai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add cbonsai ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install cbonsai ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: cbonsai from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install cbonsai ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cbonsai from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#cbonsai ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbonsai/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install cbonsai ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:cbonsai - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.4.2 - **Source summary:** Console Bonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C using ncurses - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - cbonsai (cli) - cbonsai (alias) ## Dependencies - ncurses ## Build dependencies - pkgconf - scdoc ## 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: 1.4.2 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage cbonsai is a small terminal-art program: a C/ncurses bonsai tree generator with static and live growth modes. ### Project history The official README describes cbonsai as a newer C version of the author's earlier bonsai.sh project, which itself ported a JavaScript bonsai tree generator. ### Adoption history The upstream README points users to a Repology packaging chart and separately calls out Homebrew, MacPorts, Fedora COPR, and Snap availability. The supplied package facts also show distro/package-manager entries for apk, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, zypper, Homebrew, and MacPorts. ### How it is used cbonsai is used as a terminal visual toy, screensaver, shell-startup flourish, or message display. Its manual documents options for live mode, infinite mode, screensaver mode, seed selection, colors, leaves, and saving/loading progress from ~/.cache/cbonsai. ### Why package nerds care It is the sort of tiny C/ncurses program package managers like carrying because it is self-contained, portable across Unix-like systems, and useful for testing terminal colors and ncurses behavior while also being a fun demo package. ### Related projects - bonsai.sh and the JavaScript bonsai generator named by the upstream README. ### Sources - - - - ## 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:** cbonsai - **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 - cbonsai - 1.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cbonsai from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | terminal-based bonsai tree generator | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - Nix - cbonsai: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbonsai/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - cbonsai - 1.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cbonsai from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | terminal-based bonsai tree generator | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - apk - cbonsai - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Grow bonsai trees in your terminal | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - apk - cbonsai-bash-completion - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for cbonsai | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - apk - cbonsai-doc - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Grow bonsai trees in your terminal (documentation) | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - dnf - cbonsai - 1.3.1-11.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cbonsai from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Grow bonsai trees in your terminal | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - zypper - cbonsai - 1.4.2-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | A bonsai tree generator for your terminal | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - zypper - cbonsai-bash-completion - 1.4.2-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for cbonsai | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai - MacPorts - cbonsai: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/cbonsai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Developer build packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/developer-build-tools/) - Matched build, compiler, generator, or developer workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - 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Shared terms: cli, ncurses, productivity, terminal. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/cbonsai.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/cbonsai.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