install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install nettoe

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%

sudo apt install nettoe

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

overview

Package summary

Tic Tac Toe-like game for the console

Project links

Commands and aliases

nettoe

history

Project history and usage

netToe is a text-based Tic Tac Toe game for Unix consoles, written in C and playable locally, against an AI opponent, or against another player over a network.

Project history

The official homepage says the project homepage has existed since June 26, 2000. The 1.5.1 source README identifies netToe as a network-capable text game and the official NEWS file records releases from 1.0.0 through 1.5.1.

Adoption history

The official download page notes Debian packaging and a FreeBSD port, while Homebrew packages version 1.5.1. Homebrew analytics for July 2026 show a small long-tail package, with 63 installs over 365 days.

How it is used

Users run `nettoe`, choose local, AI, or two-player network mode, and for network play one player hosts while the other connects by IP address or hostname. The official README documents IPv4 examples and `::1` for IPv6 localhost.

Why package nerds care

netToe is useful package-manager archaeology: a tiny GPL console game, SourceForge-era hosting, autotools source, curses/terminfo support, and network socket behavior in a package with essentially no modern dependency footprint.

Timeline

2000-06-26: Official homepage says the netToe project homepage dates from this day.
2001-06-24: Official NEWS says netToe 1.0.5 entered Debian unstable.
2010-02-25: Official NEWS says netToe 1.3.0 added IPv4 and IPv6 network play.
2014-03-21: Official README and NEWS identify release 1.5.1.
2026-07: Homebrew API reports stable 1.5.1 and 63 installs over 365 days.

Related projects

Debian Games Team, FreeBSD ports, SourceForge

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 13 platform targets.

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
`nettoe`	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 version1.5.1

manager updated

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://nettoe.sourceforge.io/

infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://nettoe.sourceforge.io/none confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:nettoe
Version	1.5.1
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nettoe
Homepage	https://nettoe.sourceforge.io/
Upstream docs	https://nettoe.sourceforge.io/
License	GPL-2.0-or-later
Source archive	https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/nettoe/nettoe/1.5.1/nettoe-1.5.1.tar.gz
Bottle	available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, 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	nettoe
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
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%

nettoe 1.5.1-3

networked version of Tic Tac Toe (3x3 Grid) for the console

http://nettoe.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install nettoe

Section: games
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Nettoe

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: nettoe from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Ubuntu apt95%

nettoe 1.5.1-3

networked version of Tic Tac Toe (3x3 Grid) for the console

http://nettoe.sourceforge.net/

sudo apt install nettoe

Section: universe/games
Architecture: amd64
2 dependencies
normalized package name match
Matched by: Nettoe

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nettoe 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.

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.

combined/nettoe.yml

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

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