# Install color-code with Homebrew, apt Free advanced MasterMind clone. Version 0.8.7 via Homebrew; verified 2026-05-18. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:color-code ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install color-code ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install colorcode ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: colorcode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:color-code - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.8.7 - **Source summary:** Free advanced MasterMind clone - **Homepage:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-05-18T15:16:42-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - colorcode (cli) - colorcode (alias) ## Dependencies - qt@5 ## Build dependencies - cmake ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.8.7 - Package-manager updated: 2026-05-18 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: http://colorcode.laebisch.com/ - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage ColorCode is a GPL-licensed Qt MasterMind clone by Dirk Laebisch. It is packaged less as a Unix command-line tool than as a small desktop puzzle game that happens to be distributed through Unix package managers. ### Project history The project had a dedicated website by October 2009, shortly after the 0.5 release. Its early releases expanded the game from a configurable MasterMind clone into a richer puzzle implementation with alternate game modes, accessibility-oriented scaling, preferences, a timer, stored game lists, and a built-in solver. ### Adoption history ColorCode entered Debian packaging in December 2009, which is the most visible upstream-cited adoption milestone. The supplied Homebrew metadata also maps it to Debian and Ubuntu packages, making it a small cross-distribution desktop game rather than a single-manager formula. ### How it is used Users run the `colorcode` executable to play MasterMind variants with configurable color counts, column counts, duplicate-peg rules, predefined difficulty levels, and optional solver assistance. ### Why package nerds care ColorCode is a representative example of Homebrew carrying lightweight open-source desktop software alongside CLI tools. Its upstream history also shows the usual long tail of small Qt applications: source tarballs and distro packaging matter more than a large hosted forge presence. ### Timeline - 2009: ColorCode 0.5 released and the dedicated project website launched. - 2009: Debian packaging announced by upstream. - 2010: ColorCode 0.6 added a second game mode and settings dialogs. - 2011: ColorCode 0.7 added separate solver and timer threads plus game lists. - 2015: ColorCode 0.8.5 became the first feature-complete Qt 5 release. - 2023: ColorCode 0.8.7 added CMake as a build option while keeping qmake. ### Related projects - The project is explicitly positioned as a MasterMind clone and solver. Its package-manager footprint links it to desktop game packaging in Debian, Ubuntu, and Homebrew. ### 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:** color-code - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** yes - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - colorcode - 0.8.7-1+b1: installed executable or alias match | Debian stable package indexes: colorcode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | advanced clone of the MasterMind code-breaking game | http://colorcode.laebisch.com/ - Ubuntu apt - colorcode - 0.8.7-1build2: installed executable or alias match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: colorcode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | advanced clone of the MasterMind code-breaking game | http://colorcode.laebisch.com/ ## Related links - [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. - [Web development packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/web-dev-tools/) - Matched web development metadata. - [qt@5](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/qt-5/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [nsuds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsuds/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, puzzle. - [nudoku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nudoku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [c2048](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2048/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [enigma](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enigma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [npush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/npush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [puzzles](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/puzzles/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [vitetris](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vitetris/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/color-code.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/color-code.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