macOS
brew install kakounelocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install kakouneMacPorts ports tree · editors/kakoune/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
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Installation
brew install kakounelocal Homebrew formula metadata
sudo port install kakouneMacPorts ports tree · editors/kakoune/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
sudo apk add kakouneAlpine Linux edge package indexes · kakoune · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
sudo apt install kakouneDebian stable package indexes · kakoune · Quelle: deb.debian.org
sudo dnf install kakouneFedora Rawhide package metadata · kakoune · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
nix profile install nixpkgs#kakounenixpkgs package indexes · kakoune · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com
sudo pacman -S kakouneArch Linux sync databases · kakoune · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
sudo zypper install kakouneopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · kakoune · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Selection-based modal text editor
Verlauf
Kakoune is a modal code editor inspired by Vi and Vim, built around a selection-first editing model and multiple selections as a central interaction primitive.
Kakoune's README describes it as an experiment for a better code editor and as a modal editor that keeps Vim-like keystroke efficiency while changing the editing grammar: users select text first and then apply actions. The repository issue history shows discussion of versioning in 2014, while GitHub releases began with a 2018 prerelease.
Kakoune developed a dedicated terminal-editor community because it explored a post-Vim design space without abandoning modal editing, shell integration, scripting, and small composable commands. Packaging across Homebrew, Linux distributions, MacPorts, Nix, and other systems made it easy for editor enthusiasts to try it alongside Vim, Neovim, and Helix.
Users edit through selections, multiple selections, object selections, commands, hooks, and shell filters. Kakoune's client-server architecture lets multiple clients attach to one editing session, fitting terminal multiplexers and modern terminal panes.
Kakoune matters to package nerds because it is one of the canonical alternative modal editors: small enough to install as a normal CLI package, opinionated enough to influence later editor conversations, and different enough from Vim to justify its own ecosystem.
Sicherheitslage
Für kakoune wurde kein passendes lokales Secret-Handling-Manifest gefunden. Nucleus-Paketmetadaten bleiben hier veröffentlicht, damit künftige Abdeckung eine stabile Paket-URL hat.
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local files
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Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/kak/kakrc~/.config/kak/kakrcExecutables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
kak | cli | globales Executable |
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.
https://github.com/mawww/kakoune
Installationsmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:kakoune |
|---|---|
| Version | 2026.05.21 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/kakoune |
| Homepage | https://github.com/mawww/kakoune |
| Repository | https://github.com/mawww/kakoune |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://github.com/mawww/kakoune#readme |
| Lizenz | Unlicense |
| Quellarchiv | https://github.com/mawww/kakoune/releases/download/v2026.05.21/kakoune-2026.05.21.tar.bz2 |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-06-01T14:59:18Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | nicht definiert |
| Dienst | keiner deklariert |
Registry-Fakten
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | kakoune |
| 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 |
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Source-Datenbank-Treffer
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
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sudo zypper install kakounekakoune
sudo port install kakouneQuellspur
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