# Install nsuds with Homebrew Ncurses Sudoku system. Version 0.7B via Homebrew; verified from local package data. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nsuds ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nsuds ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nsuds - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.7B - **Source summary:** Ncurses Sudoku system - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - nsuds (cli) - nsuds (alias) ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.7B - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://nsuds.sourceforge.net/ - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage nsuds is a small terminal Sudoku game: the Ncurses Sudoku System. It provides a text-graphical Sudoku board with pencil-marking support and keeps dependencies intentionally tiny, centered on ncurses. ### Project history SourceForge lists the project registration date as November 8, 2009. The mirrored README identifies version 0.7B as a beta release written by Vincent Launchbury, describes the project as a portable text-graphical Sudoku implementation, and says the only required library dependency is ncurses, with regular curses expected to work in its place. ### Adoption history This is a niche terminal game rather than an ecosystem component. SourceForge's page has no user reviews, and on July 1, 2026 Homebrew listed only 25 installs in its 365-day analytics window. Its presence in Homebrew is mostly preservation and convenience for command-line game collectors. ### How it is used Users install `nsuds` to play Sudoku in a terminal. The README documents in-game help via `?`, vi-style and arrow-key movement, number entry, deletion, pencil marks, highlighting marks, and a simple build from a release tarball with `./configure`, `make`, and `make install`. ### Why package nerds care nsuds is useful as a tiny ncurses artifact: a package that demonstrates old-school terminal UI packaging, not a dependency anchor. Its value is mostly that it still builds and runs with minimal dependencies. ### Timeline - November 8, 2009: SourceForge project registered. - April 21, 2010: SourceForge file timestamps show the 0.7B-era release line. - July 1, 2026: Homebrew listed stable version 0.7B. ### Related projects - ncurses is the main runtime dependency. ### Sources - - - - ## 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:** nsuds - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Related links - [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. - [Homebrew utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider. - [nudoku](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nudoku/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, puzzle, sudoku. - [c2048](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/c2048/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, terminal, terminal-game. - [nsnake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsnake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, ncurses, terminal. - [color-code](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/color-code/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, puzzle. - [moon-buggy](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/moon-buggy/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, terminal, terminal-game. - [ninvaders](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninvaders/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, ncurses, terminal-game. - [npush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/npush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, puzzle. - [robotfindskitten](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/robotfindskitten/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, game, games, ncurses, terminal-game. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. 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