macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install gnu-typistlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install gtypistMacPorts ports tree · games/gtypist/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install gnu-typist with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, scoop, zypper
GNU typing tutor. Version 2.10.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add gtypistAlpine Linux edge package indexes · gtypist · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install gtypistDebian stable package indexes · gtypist · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install gtypistFedora Rawhide package metadata · gtypist · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#gtypistnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/gt/gtypist/package.nix · source: api.github.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install gtypistopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · gtypist · source: download.opensuse.org
Windows
Scoopverified · 92%
scoop install main/gtypistScoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/gtypist.json · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
GNU typing tutor
Project links
Commands and aliases
- gtypist
- typefortune
history
Project history and usage
GNU Typist, also known as gtypist, is a terminal typing tutor from the GNU Project. It combines a curses-based practice program with lesson files, keyboard-layout support, and a small lesson scripting language so users and teachers can adapt drills rather than consume a fixed course.
Project history
GNU FTP records gtypist releases from the early 2000s, with version 2.5 appearing in 2002 and a long release line through the 2.8, 2.9, and 2.10 series. The GNU project page presents it as an official GNU package and emphasizes text-mode portability across GNU/Linux, GNU/Hurd, Unix variants, and Windows builds using PDCurses and MinGW.
The project evolved around international lessons and modifiable tutorials. The GNU page lists lessons for several languages and keyboard layouts, and describes the tutorial format as a simple scripting language that contributors can write directly or submit as plain text for conversion.
Adoption history
GNU Typist is niche compared with graphical typing tutors, but it has remained packageable because it fits Unix education environments: it runs in a terminal, depends on curses, and stores lessons as text. Its ecosystem role is strongest in free-software education, multilingual practice material, and lightweight lab or remote-shell setups.
How it is used
Users run gtypist to navigate lessons, practice drills, and track errors and speed in a keyboard-focused interface. Teachers and contributors use the lesson format to create new tutorials, localize exercises, or adapt material for QWERTY, Dvorak, Colemak, and non-English practice.
Why package nerds care
The appeal is that a typing tutor can be packaged like any other GNU terminal tool: source tarballs, info/man documentation, curses portability, and lesson files that can be inspected and patched. It is a small example of GNU treating educational software as hackable text.
Timeline
- 2002: GNU FTP archive lists gtypist 2.5.
- 2008: GNU FTP archive lists the 2.8 series.
- 2011: GNU FTP archive lists the 2.9 series.
- 2025: GNU FTP archive lists the 2.10.1 release.
Related projects
- Related projects include other free typing tutors named by the GNU page, such as KTouch, Tux Typing, Typespeed, and dvorak7min, plus curses and PDCurses for terminal interfaces.
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 8 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
gtypist | cli | global executable | |
typefortune | 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 version2.10.1
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gnu-typist |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.10.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gnu-typist |
| Homepage | https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/doc |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/gtypist/gtypist-2.10.1.tar.xz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:31:20-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | gettext |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, 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 | gnu-typist |
| Aliases |
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| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| 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.
MacPorts94%
gtypist
sudo port install gtypist- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
Debian apt92%
gtypist 2.9.5-4
simple ncurses touch typing tutor
https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/
sudo apt install gtypist- Section: misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
Nix92%
gtypist
nix profile install nixpkgs#gtypist- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
Ubuntu apt92%
gtypist 2.9.5-3build1
simple ncurses touch typing tutor
http://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/
sudo apt install gtypist- Section: universe/misc
- Architecture: amd64
- 4 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
apk92%
gtypist 2.10.1-r1
Universal typing tutor
https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/gtypist.html
sudo apk add gtypist- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gtypist
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
apk92%
gtypist-doc 2.10.1-r1
Universal typing tutor (documentation)
https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/gtypist.html
sudo apk add gtypist-doc- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gtypist
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
apk92%
gtypist-lang 2.10.1-r1
Languages for package gtypist
https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/gtypist.html
sudo apk add gtypist-lang- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gtypist
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
dnf92%
gtypist 2.10.1-3.fc44
GNU typing tutor
https://www.gnu.org/software/gtypist/
sudo dnf install gtypist- License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND GFDL-1.3-no-invariants-or-later
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gtypist
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
zypper92%
gtypist 2.10.1-1.3
Universal typing tutor
http://gnu.org/software/gtypist/
sudo zypper install gtypist- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: Amusements/Teaching/Other
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gtypist
- 5 dependencies
- 1 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
zypper92%
gtypist-lang 2.10.1-1.3
Language files for package gtypist
http://gnu.org/software/gtypist/
sudo zypper install gtypist-lang- License: GPL-3.0-or-later
- Category: System/Localization
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: gtypist
- 1 dependencies
- 2 provides
- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
Scoop92%
main/gtypist
scoop install main/gtypist- installed executable or alias match
- Matched by: Gtypist
source trail
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- curated package history
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