# Install et with Homebrew, dnf, MacPorts, Nix Remote terminal with IP roaming. Version 7.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:et ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install et ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install et ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: net/et/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install et ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: et 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#et ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/et/et/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:et - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 7.0.0 - **Source summary:** Remote terminal with IP roaming - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-08T01:52:02Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - et (cli) - etserver (cli) - etterminal (cli) - htm (cli) - htmd (cli) - et (alias) - etserver (alias) - etterminal (alias) - htm (alias) - htmd (alias) ## Dependencies - abseil - libsodium - openssl@4 - protobuf ## Build dependencies - cmake - pkgconf ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Service: declared - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 7.0.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/MisterTea/EternalTerminal - Upstream latest detected: et-v7.0.0 (current) ## Project history and usage Eternal Terminal is a reconnectable secure remote shell whose package name is usually `et`. ### Project history The official README frames Eternal Terminal around one idea: a remote shell that automatically reconnects without interrupting the session. It uses SSH for handshaking and encryption, then maintains its own TCP session on the server port. ### Adoption history The project documents installation through Homebrew, MacPorts, a Debian repository, Fedora and EPEL packages, FreeBSD, openSUSE, NixOS flakes, Docker, and source builds, which shows adoption primarily among command-line users who want a mosh-like reconnecting terminal with SSH-style invocation. ### How it is used Users run an `etserver` daemon on the remote host and connect with `et hostname` or `et user@hostname:port`. The README also documents jumphosts, port forwarding, command execution after setup, SSH config parsing, and `/etc/et.cfg` for server settings such as the listening port. ### Why package nerds care For package maintainers, `et` is notable because the package contains both client and daemon pieces and benefits from service integration: Homebrew launchd files, systemd service files, NixOS module settings, and `/etc/et.cfg` all matter as much as the binary. ### Timeline - 2010s: Eternal Terminal appears as a reconnecting remote shell for roaming IP and flaky network sessions. - 2020s: Packaging instructions cover Homebrew, MacPorts, Debian, Fedora, FreeBSD, openSUSE, NixOS, Docker, and source builds. ### Related projects - The README positions usage next to SSH by requiring SSH access for handshaking and by supporting SSH config parsing; users often compare it with mosh because both address resilient remote terminal sessions. ### Sources - - ## Security Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service. - **Geiger risk:** orange / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal - formula declares a Homebrew service ## Configuration and credential file locations These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval. ## Configuration files - Unix: /etc/et.cfg ## Source Database Details - **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API - **Tap:** homebrew/core - **Full Name:** et - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Nix - et: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/et/et/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - dnf - et - 6.2.11-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: et from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Remote shell that survives IP roaming and disconnect | https://mistertea.github.io/EternalTerminal/ - MacPorts - et: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: net/et/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [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. - [openssl@4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/openssl-4/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [protobuf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/protobuf/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cmake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cmake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [sshs](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/sshs/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, ssh, terminal. - [aha](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/aha/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [amtterm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/amtterm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ansifilter](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ansifilter/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [ccat](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ccat/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [clive](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/clive/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colordiff](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colordiff/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [colormake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/colormake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, terminal. - [csshx](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/csshx/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, remote, ssh. - [tmate](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/tmate/) - Security-sensitive metadata or terminology overlaps. Shared terms: cli, developer, developer-tools, remote, ssh. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/et.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/et.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated configuration and credential file locations - 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