# Install nudoku with Homebrew, apt, dnf, Nix, zypper Ncurses based sudoku game. Version 8.0.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-08. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:nudoku ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install nudoku ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install nudoku ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: nudoku from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install nudoku ``` Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nudoku from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#nudoku ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nudoku/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install nudoku ``` Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nudoku from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:nudoku - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 8.0.1 - **Source summary:** Ncurses based sudoku game - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-08T16:26:06Z - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T18:08:21+00:00 ## Executables - nudoku (cli) - nudoku (alias) ## Dependencies - cairo - gettext ## Build dependencies - autoconf - automake - gettext - pkgconf ## Uses from macOS - ncurses ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 8.0.1 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-08 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku - Upstream latest detected: 8.0.1 (current) ## 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 ### 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:** nudoku - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Head Version:** HEAD - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - nudoku - 2.1.0-0.2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: nudoku from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | ncurses based sudoku games | https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku - Nix - nudoku: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/nu/nudoku/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - nudoku - 2.1.0-0.2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: nudoku from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | ncurses based sudoku games | https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku - dnf - nudoku - 8.0.0-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: nudoku from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst | Ncurses based Sudoku game | https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku - zypper - nudoku - 8.0.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nudoku from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Ncurses based sudoku game | https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku - zypper - nudoku-lang - 8.0.0-1.2: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: nudoku-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst | Translations for package nudoku | https://github.com/jubalh/nudoku ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [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. - [cairo](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cairo/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gettext](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gettext/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [autoconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/autoconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [automake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/automake/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [pkgconf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pkgconf/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [nsuds](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsuds/) - 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-game. - [color-code](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/color-code/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [npush](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/npush/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, puzzle. - [vitetris](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/vitetris/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle, terminal-game. - [enigma](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/enigma/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, puzzle. - [ninvaders](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ninvaders/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, terminal-game. - [nsnake](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nsnake/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, games, ncurses, terminal-game. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/nudoku.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/nudoku.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph