macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install jupp with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix
Professional screen editor for programmers. Version 3.1jupp41 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install joe-juppDebian stable package indexes · joe-jupp · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install juppFedora Rawhide package metadata · jupp · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#juppnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ju/jupp/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Professional screen editor for programmers
Project links
Commands and aliases
- jupp
- termidx
history
Project history and usage
jupp is a programmer-oriented fork and portable variant of JOE's Own Editor. Its project page presents it as a JOE-derived editor with bug fixes, security fixes, UTF-8 work, programmer conveniences, and the familiar JOE editor flavors.
Project history
The jupp page describes the Unix/GNU-compatible line as based on JOE 3.1 and the MS-DOS-compatible line as based on JOE 2.8. It frames the project as a portable version of JOE's Own Editor, developed with GNU autotools and licensed under GPL version 1 terms as used by that code base.
Rather than tracking modern JOE directly, jupp intentionally stayed on older JOE bases that the maintainer considered better behaved overall, then layered in fixes and features for professional users.
Adoption history
jupp is niche, but its presence in Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu as `joe-jupp`, Fedora, and Nix shows that distributions kept it available for users who wanted the JOE editing model with the MirBSD-maintained patch set.
Its audience is mostly terminal-editor users who prefer WordStar-style or JOE-style keybindings and want a compact editor with syntax highlighting, rescue-system friendliness, and programmer features.
How it is used
Users run `jupp` as a terminal editor. The project page notes that related JOE flavors such as `jmacs`, `joe`, `jpico`, `jstar`, and `rjoe` are included, though not every jupp-specific feature applies to every flavor.
The page documents source downloads, checksums, CVS checkout, GNU autotools build commands, manpages, and editor tricks such as visible spaces, hex editing, syntax highlighting toggles, bracketed paste, and conflict-marker search.
Why package nerds care
jupp is package-nerd interesting because it is a fork maintained as a patchy, portable editor distribution rather than a clean modern upstream repository. Packagers preserve it for users who care about exact terminal-editor behavior, small rescue-friendly builds, and old-school keybinding compatibility.
It also shows a common packaging pattern for small Unix tools: the authoritative source is a project web page with tarballs, CVS instructions, manpages, and checksums rather than a GitHub repository.
Timeline
- JOE 2.8 base: jupp maintained an MS-DOS-compatible line as joe-2.8jupp3.
- JOE 3.1 base: jupp maintained a Unix/GNU-compatible line as joe-3.1jupp41.
- Distribution era: jupp entered package managers including Homebrew, Debian and Ubuntu as `joe-jupp`, Fedora, and Nix.
Related projects
- jupp is directly related to JOE's Own Editor and keeps JOE-family frontends such as `joe`, `jmacs`, `jpico`, `jstar`, and `rjoe`.
- It is also part of the MirBSD/MirPorts tool ecosystem alongside other MirBSD subprojects.
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 12 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 4 build 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
jupp | cli | global executable | |
termidx | 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 version3.1jupp41
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://mbsd.evolvis.org/jupp.htm
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://mbsd.evolvis.org/jupp.htmnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:jupp |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.1jupp41 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jupp |
| Homepage | https://mbsd.evolvis.org/jupp.htm |
| Upstream docs | https://mbsd.evolvis.org/jupp.htm |
| License | GPL-1.0-or-later |
| Source archive | https://mbsd.evolvis.org/MirOS/dist/jupp/joe-3.1jupp41.tgz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:03:51-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | autoconf, automake, gnu-sed, libtool |
| Uses from macOS | ncurses |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, monterey, 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 | jupp |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Conflicts With |
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| 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.
Debian apt95%
joe-jupp 3.1.41-1
reimplement the joe Debian package using jupp
http://www.mirbsd.org/jupp.htm
sudo apt install joe-jupp- Section: editors
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: jupp
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jupp
Debian apt95%
jupp 3.1.41-1
user friendly full screen text editor
http://www.mirbsd.org/jupp.htm
sudo apt install jupp- Section: editors
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jupp
Nix95%
jupp
nix profile install nixpkgs#jupp- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jupp
Ubuntu apt95%
joe-jupp 3.1.41-1
reimplement the joe Debian package using jupp
http://www.mirbsd.org/jupp.htm
sudo apt install joe-jupp- Section: universe/editors
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: jupp
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jupp
Ubuntu apt95%
jupp 3.1.41-1
user friendly full screen text editor
http://www.mirbsd.org/jupp.htm
sudo apt install jupp- Section: universe/editors
- Architecture: amd64
- 3 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jupp
dnf95%
jupp 41-10.fc44
Compact and feature-rich WordStar-compatible editor
https://www.mirbsd.org/jupp.htm
sudo dnf install jupp- License: GPL-1.0-only AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC AND MirOS AND Unicode-DFS-2016
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: jupp
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Jupp
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment