brew

bitlbee mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper installieren

Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für bitlbee in AI-Agent-Workflows.

Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install bitlbee

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install bitlbee

MacPorts ports tree · irc/bitlbee/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add bitlbee

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · bitlbee · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install bitlbee

Debian stable package indexes · bitlbee · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install bitlbee

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · bitlbee · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#bitlbee

nixpkgs package indexes · bitlbee · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install bitlbee

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · bitlbee · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

IRC to other chat networks gateway

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

bitlbee

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

BitlBee is an IRC gateway to other chat networks. Instead of replacing an IRC client, it lets users connect to a BitlBee server from their existing IRC client and interact with IM accounts through a control channel and IRC-like conversations.

Projektgeschichte

The official site describes BitlBee as bringing IM to IRC clients for people who already keep an IRC client running. The current README summarizes the project as an IRC-to-other-chat-networks gateway, with the main site, wiki, and bug tracker as official support surfaces.

BitlBee historically supported networks such as Jabber/XMPP, MSN, OSCAR/AIM/ICQ, Yahoo, and Twitter; the user guide and wiki document account commands, the `&bitlbee` control channel, protocol-specific setup, and plugin or libpurple-based expansion. As proprietary IM networks changed or shut down, BitlBee's supported protocols changed with them.

Adoptionsgeschichte

BitlBee was adopted by IRC users who wanted one always-open terminal or GUI IRC client to cover both IRC and instant messaging. Public BitlBee servers also lowered the barrier for users who could not or did not want to run their own daemon.

The package metadata in this batch shows BitlBee available through Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Alpine, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE, which is broad packaging for a niche chat gateway. The official README also says it is available in most distro package managers.

Wie es verwendet wird

A user connects an IRC client to BitlBee, joins the `&bitlbee` control channel, registers or identifies, adds accounts, and then chats with contacts as IRC users or queries. Account data is saved server-side, which is why the package has credential-bearing account files.

Admins can run BitlBee as a daemon or inetd-style service, and users can alternatively connect to public servers. Plugins and libpurple support extend the gateway to networks beyond the built-in protocols.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

BitlBee is a classic example of a Unix network shim: it preserves a beloved client interface, IRC, while translating newer or different chat protocols behind it. Packaging it means packaging both a daemon and a social workflow.

It is also significant because its history tracks the churn of consumer messaging networks. Package maintainers have had to deal with protocol removals, plugin splits, libpurple integration, TLS dependencies, account storage, and security fixes as upstream networks changed.

Zeitleiste

2000s: BitlBee establishes the IRC-to-IM gateway model for users who keep an IRC client running.
2010s: The user guide documents the control channel, account commands, and protocols including Jabber, MSN, OSCAR, Yahoo, and Twitter.
2017: BitlBee 3.5 adds protocol and enterprise-deployment improvements, according to the official news feed.
2019: BitlBee 3.6 removes several obsolete built-in protocols and points users toward plugins for networks such as Skype, ICQ, Discord, and Mastodon.
2025: The official site still shows current Git activity in the GitHub development tree.

Related projects

IRC clients such as irssi, WeeChat, and HexChat are common front ends for BitlBee users.
XMPP/Jabber is one of BitlBee's central built-in protocol families.
libpurple provides optional access to many more chat protocols.
Third-party plugins cover networks such as Discord, Mastodon, Steam, Facebook, and others documented on the BitlBee wiki.

Quellen

https://api.github.com/repos/bitlbee/bitlbee
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/bitlbee/bitlbee/master/README.md
https://wiki.bitlbee.org/
https://www.bitlbee.org/
https://www.bitlbee.org/user-guide.html
input.json source_facts.package-manager

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: orange

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

Risikoklassifikator

orange Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · infrastructure

Warum

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
formula declares a Homebrew service

Signale

metadata:service
text:network

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Formelmetadaten deklarieren einen Service- oder Daemon-Block.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 5 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

Empfohlene Prüfung

Prüfe vor unbeaufsichtigter Agent-Nutzung, ob das Tool Klartext-Credentials liest, Remote-Zustand schreibt, Artefakte veröffentlicht oder Plugins ausführt.

local files

Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.

Credential files

Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.

Unix: /var/lib/bitlbee/*.accounts

Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit	Hinweis
`bitlbee`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-08

Manager-Version3.6

Manager aktualisiert

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://www.bitlbee.org/

InfoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.niedrig Konfidenz
InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.bitlbee.org/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:bitlbee
Version	3.6
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/bitlbee
Homepage	https://www.bitlbee.org/
Repository	https://github.com/bitlbee/bitlbee
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://wiki.bitlbee.org/
Lizenz	GPL-2.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://get.bitlbee.org/src/bitlbee-3.6.tar.gz
Abhängigkeiten	gettext, glib, gnutls, libgcrypt, libgpg-error
Build-Abhängigkeiten	pkgconf
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	declared

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	bitlbee
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Head Version	HEAD
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	head stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

bitlbee 3.6-1.5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (default version)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
7 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

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

Debian apt95%

bitlbee-common 3.6-1.5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (common files/docs)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-common

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bitlbee-common from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

bitlbee-dev 3.6-1.5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (dev files)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-dev

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bitlbee-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

bitlbee-libpurple 3.6-1.5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (using libpurple)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-libpurple

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
7 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bitlbee-libpurple from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Debian apt95%

bitlbee-plugin-otr 3.6-1.5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (OTR plugin)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-plugin-otr

Section: net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
5 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: bitlbee-plugin-otr from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

bitlbee

nix profile install nixpkgs#bitlbee

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

nixpkgs package indexes · raw.githubusercontent.com · nixpkgs package indexes: bitlbee from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

Ubuntu apt95%

bitlbee 3.6-1.3build5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (default version)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
7 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bitlbee from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

bitlbee-common 3.6-1.3build5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (common files/docs)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-common

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bitlbee-common from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

bitlbee-dev 3.6-1.3build5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (dev files)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-dev

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bitlbee-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

bitlbee-libpurple 3.6-1.3build5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (using libpurple)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-libpurple

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
7 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bitlbee-libpurple from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

Ubuntu apt95%

bitlbee-plugin-otr 3.6-1.3build5

IRC to other chat networks gateway (OTR plugin)

http://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apt install bitlbee-plugin-otr

Section: universe/net
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: bitlbee
6 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: bitlbee-plugin-otr from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

bitlbee 3.6-r4

An IRC to other chat networks gateway

https://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apk add bitlbee

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: bitlbee
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

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

apk95%

bitlbee-dev 3.6-r4

An IRC to other chat networks gateway (development files)

https://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apk add bitlbee-dev

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: bitlbee
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

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

apk95%

bitlbee-doc 3.6-r4

An IRC to other chat networks gateway (documentation)

https://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apk add bitlbee-doc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: bitlbee
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

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

apk95%

bitlbee-openrc 3.6-r4

An IRC to other chat networks gateway (OpenRC init scripts)

https://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apk add bitlbee-openrc

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: bitlbee
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

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

apk95%

bitlbee-otr 3.6-r4

An IRC to other chat networks gateway

https://www.bitlbee.org/

sudo apk add bitlbee-otr

License: GPL-2.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: bitlbee
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: Bitlbee

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

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/bitlbee.yml

Verwendete Quellen

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Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated configuration and credential file locations
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

bitlbee mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: orange

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Configuration and credential file locations

Credential files

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen