# Install cbonsai

Console Bonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C using ncurses. Version 1.4.2 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:cbonsai
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install cbonsai
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install cbonsai
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: games/cbonsai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add cbonsai
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install cbonsai
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install cbonsai
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cbonsai from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#cbonsai
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbonsai/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install cbonsai
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:cbonsai
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/cbonsai>
- **Version:** 1.4.2
- **Source summary:** Console Bonsai is a bonsai tree generator, written in C using ncurses
- **Homepage:** <https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai>
- **Repository:** <https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai#readme>
- **License:** GPL-3.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai/-/archive/v1.4.2/cbonsai-v1.4.2.tar.gz>
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- cbonsai (cli)
- cbonsai (alias)

## Dependencies

- ncurses

## Build Dependencies

- pkgconf
- scdoc

## Install Behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 1.4.2
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.

## 安全说明

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:** cbonsai
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - cbonsai - 1.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: cbonsai from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | terminal-based bonsai tree generator | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- Nix - cbonsai: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/cb/cbonsai/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - cbonsai - 1.3.1-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: cbonsai from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | terminal-based bonsai tree generator | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- apk - cbonsai - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Grow bonsai trees in your terminal | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- apk - cbonsai-bash-completion - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai-bash-completion from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Bash completions for cbonsai | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- apk - cbonsai-doc - 1.4.2-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: cbonsai-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Grow bonsai trees in your terminal (documentation) | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- dnf - cbonsai - 1.3.1-11.fc44: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: cbonsai from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | Grow bonsai trees in your terminal | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- zypper - cbonsai - 1.4.2-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A bonsai tree generator for your terminal | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- zypper - cbonsai-bash-completion - 1.4.2-1.3: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: cbonsai-bash-completion from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | Bash Completion for cbonsai | https://gitlab.com/jallbrit/cbonsai
- MacPorts - cbonsai: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: games/cbonsai/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph