# Install joe

Full featured terminal-based screen editor. Version 4.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-04-23.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:joe
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install joe
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install joe
```

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

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add joe
```

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

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install joe
```

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

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install joe
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: joe 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#joe
```

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

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S joe
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: joe from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install joe
```

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

### Windows

- Scoop (92%):

```sh
scoop install extras/joe
```

  Evidence: Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/joe.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package Facts

- **Package key:** brew:joe
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager URL:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/joe>
- **Version:** 4.8
- **Source summary:** Full featured terminal-based screen editor
- **Homepage:** <https://joe-editor.sourceforge.io/>
- **Repository:** <http://hg.code.sf.net/p/joe-editor/mercurial>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://joe-editor.sourceforge.io/>
- **License:** GPL-1.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/joe-editor/JOE%20sources/joe-4.8/joe-4.8.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-23T17:59:35Z
- **Generated:** 2026-06-10T07:18:26+00:00

## Executables

- jmacs (cli)
- joe (cli)
- jpico (cli)
- jstar (cli)
- rjoe (cli)
- jmacs (alias)
- joe (alias)
- jpico (alias)
- jstar (alias)
- rjoe (alias)

## 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: 2026-06-10
- Package-manager version: 4.8
- Package-manager updated: 2026-04-23
- Local data status: ok
- Upstream repository: https://joe-editor.sourceforge.io/
- 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:** joe
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Conflicts With:** jupp
- **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 - joe - 4.6-2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: joe from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | user friendly full screen text editor | http://joe-editor.sourceforge.net/
- Nix - joe: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/jo/joe/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - joe - 4.6-1.2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: joe from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | user friendly full screen text editor | http://joe-editor.sourceforge.net/
- apk - joe - 4.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: joe from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Full featured terminal-based screen editor | https://joe-editor.sourceforge.net/
- apk - joe-doc - 4.8-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: joe-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Full featured terminal-based screen editor (documentation) | https://joe-editor.sourceforge.net/
- dnf - joe - 4.8-1.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: joe from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/13ee7b80cb813542594d4235c4a0b8695435d5ecf23dd3580bc7515ae1b6180d-primary.xml.zst | An easy to use, modeless text editor | http://sourceforge.net/projects/joe-editor/
- pacman - joe - 4.8-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: joe from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Classic text editor | https://joe-editor.sourceforge.io/
- zypper - joe - 4.6-3.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: joe from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/155b97171d05e27afd950b6fe0d55513ff38f4597110664535bceedc680bbe6fd459f0733718dcc21dcf0efc7c8250fd1390c73d4790b42e62fb2c16a87242e5-primary.xml.zst | A Text Editor | http://sourceforge.net/projects/joe-editor
- MacPorts - joe: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: editors/joe/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Scoop - extras/joe: normalized package name match | Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/joe.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Extras/git/trees/master?recursive=1


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