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Install morse with Homebrew, apt

QSO generator and morse code trainer. Version 2.7 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install morse

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install morse

Debian stable package indexes · morse · source: deb.debian.org

overview

Package summary

QSO generator and morse code trainer

Commands and aliases

  • QSO
  • morse

history

Project history and usage

morse, packaged from the morse-classic project, is a command-line Morse-code trainer and QSO generator associated with Eric S. Raymond's CATB software pages. The resource page describes it as a training program for aspiring radio amateurs that can generate random tests or simulated QSOs resembling ARRL test material, with options for varying the training method.

How it is used

The tool's practical use is deliberately old-school Unix: one mode reads text from standard input and renders it as Morse-code beeps, while the QSO generator creates practice copy material. Its package-manager niche is a compact ham-radio and Morse training utility, distributed in Homebrew alongside Debian and Ubuntu packages under the plain morse name.

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 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 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

CommandKindExposureNote
QSOcliglobal executable
morsecliglobal 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 version2.7
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

http://www.catb.org/~esr/morse/

  • infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
  • infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.http://www.catb.org/~esr/morse/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:morse
Version2.7
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/morse
Homepagehttp://www.catb.org/~esr/morse/
Repositoryhttps://gitlab.com/esr/morse-classic
Upstream docshttps://www.catb.org/~esr/morse
LicenseBSD-2-Clause
Source archivehttps://gitlab.com/esr/morse-classic/-/archive/2.7/morse-classic-2.7.tar.bz2
Dependenciespulseaudio
Build dependenciespkgconf, xmlto
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namemorse
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

morse 2.6-2

training program about morse-code for aspiring radio hams

https://gitlab.com/esr/morse-classic

sudo apt install morse
  • Section: hamradio
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Morse
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: morse from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Ubuntu apt95%

morse 2.6-1

training program about morse-code for aspiring radio hams

https://gitlab.com/esr/morse-classic

sudo apt install morse
  • Section: universe/hamradio
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Morse
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: morse from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • pulseaudioRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • xmltoBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

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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.

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