# Install jnethack with Homebrew, MacPorts Japanese localization of NetHack. Version 3.6.7-0.1 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:jnethack ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install jnethack ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata - MacPorts (94%): ```sh sudo port install jnethack ``` Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/jnethack/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1 ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:jnethack - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 3.6.7-0.1 - **Source summary:** Japanese localization of NetHack - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** NGPL - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - jnethack (cli) - jnethack (alias) ## Build dependencies - nkf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: 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: 3.6.7-0.1 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jnethack/jnethack-release - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available. ## Project history and usage JNetHack is the Japanese-localized branch of NetHack, packaged for terminal roguelike players who want the classic dungeon game with Japanese text and documentation. Its own README records the localization copyright line beginning in 1993, while the release repository tracks later ports to NetHack 3.6-era bases. ### Project history The JNetHack release README describes the project as a Japanization of NetHack and lists Issei Numata, Shigehiro Miyashita, Naoki Hamada, Kentaro Shirakata, and other contributors as copyright holders for the localized portions. That history places JNetHack in the long tradition of NetHack ports and localizations rather than as a separate game engine. The GitHub release repository focuses on release artifacts and tags. Its tag stream shows NetHack 3.6.0-based JNetHack tags from 2016, NetHack 3.6.1-based tags in 2018, NetHack 3.6.6-based tags in 2020-2022, and a NetHack 3.6.7-based tag in 2023. ### Adoption history Homebrew and MacPorts package JNetHack, which makes it a niche but durable package-manager entry for Japanese NetHack players on Unix-like systems. Its adoption is tied less to broad upstream marketing and more to the persistence of NetHack culture, localization work, and terminal-game packaging. ### How it is used Users run JNetHack as a terminal roguelike, with gameplay inherited from NetHack and localized text supplied by the JNetHack patch set. The package is most useful for players who already know the NetHack command vocabulary or want a Japanese-language path into that ecosystem. ### Why package nerds care JNetHack is package-nerd interesting because it preserves a language-specific fork of a historically important Unix game. It also illustrates a common packaging pattern for old-school games: a small formula wraps a culturally important patch set, while the upstream cadence follows the base game's release line. ### Timeline - 1993: JNetHack localization copyright range begins in the project README. - 2016: GitHub tags record NetHack 3.6.0-based JNetHack release artifacts. - 2018: Tags move to NetHack 3.6.1-based release artifacts. - 2020: Tags move to NetHack 3.6.6-based release artifacts. - 2023: v3.6.7-0.1 tag appears for the NetHack 3.6.7 base. ### Related projects - NetHack is the base game and upstream code lineage for JNetHack. - The jnethack organization also maintains Japanese NetHack documentation projects such as jguidebook. ### Sources - Homebrew and MacPorts package pages support the package-manager adoption note. - The GitHub tag pages supply the 3.6-era release sequence. - The JNetHack README supplies the localization statement, copyright ranges, and contributor list. ## 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:** jnethack - **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 - MacPorts - jnethack: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/jnethack/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. - [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. - [nkf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nkf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [unnethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/unnethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, nethack, roguelike. - [nethack](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nethack/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike, terminal-game. - [allureofthestars](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/allureofthestars/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [angband](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/angband/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [avanor](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/avanor/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [brogue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brogue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [cataclysm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cataclysm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. - [rogue](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/rogue/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, roguelike. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/jnethack.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/jnethack.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