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Install nudoku with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper

Ncurses based sudoku game. Version 8.0.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-16.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install nudoku

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install nudoku

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

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install nudoku

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · nudoku · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#nudoku

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/nu/nudoku/package.nix · source: api.github.com

openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install nudoku

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · nudoku · source: download.opensuse.org

overview

Package summary

Ncurses based sudoku game

Commands and aliases

  • nudoku

history

Project history and usage

nudoku is a small ncurses Sudoku game written in C. It is a classic terminal package: one executable, minimal dependencies, and enough packaging footprint to appear in Homebrew and several Linux distributions.

Project history

The GitHub repository was created on 2015-01-16. The README presents nudoku as an ncurses-based Sudoku game with optional Cairo support for PDF and PNG output.

Adoption history

Adoption is modest but real in the package-manager sense. The upstream README points to Repology packaging status, and av.db input lists Homebrew, Debian, Fedora, Nix, Ubuntu, and openSUSE/zypper package names. That is enough to treat it as a packaged terminal-game utility, not a major ecosystem project.

How it is used

Users run `nudoku` for the interactive terminal UI. The README also documents batch output such as `nudoku -p riddle.pdf -n 8 -d hard` for printable puzzles and `nudoku -i sudoku.png -d easy` for image generation when built with Cairo.

Why package nerds care

nudoku is significant mostly as a tidy example of the small ncurses games that package managers keep useful: portable C, man-page-shaped flags, optional graphics export, and no sprawling service model.

Timeline

  • 2015-01-16: GitHub repository created.
  • 2026-05-06: GitHub API reported the last push date for the repository snapshot queried.

Related projects

  • ncurses
  • cairo
  • Repology

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 2 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.

Recommended review

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
nudokucliglobal 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 version8.0.0
manager updated2026-04-16
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detected8.0.0

https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:nudoku
Version8.0.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/nudoku
Homepagehttps://jubalh.github.io/nudoku/
Repositoryhttps://github.com/jubalh/nudoku
Upstream docshttps://jubalh.github.io/nudoku
LicenseGPL-3.0-or-later
Source archivehttps://github.com/jubalh/nudoku/archive/refs/tags/8.0.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-04-16T21:50:35Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciescairo, gettext
Build dependenciesautoconf, automake, gettext, pkgconf
Uses from macOSncurses
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 Namenudoku
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • 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%

nudoku 2.1.0-0.2

ncurses based sudoku games

https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku

sudo apt install nudoku
  • Section: games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nudoku
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: nudoku from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

nudoku

nix profile install nixpkgs#nudoku
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nudoku
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nudoku/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

nudoku 2.1.0-0.2

ncurses based sudoku games

https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku

sudo apt install nudoku
  • Section: universe/games
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 3 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nudoku
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nudoku from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

nudoku 8.0.0-1.fc45

Ncurses based Sudoku game

https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku

sudo dnf install nudoku
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nudoku
  • 5 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nudoku
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nudoku from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

nudoku 8.0.0-1.2

Ncurses based sudoku game

https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku

sudo zypper install nudoku
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: Amusements/Games/Board/Puzzle
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: nudoku
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nudoku
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nudoku from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst
zypper95%

nudoku-lang 8.0.0-1.2

Translations for package nudoku

https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku

sudo zypper install nudoku-lang
  • License: GPL-3.0-only
  • Category: System/Localization
  • Architecture: noarch
  • Source Package: nudoku
  • 1 dependencies
  • 3 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Nudoku
openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nudoku-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

package graph

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

Related tools

  • cairoRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • gettextRuntime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • autoconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • automakeBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • pkgconfBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • nsudsShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, puzzle, sudoku.
  • c2048Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, terminal-game.
  • color-codeShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle.
  • npushShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, puzzle.
  • vitetrisShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, terminal-game.
  • enigmaShares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle.

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