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InstallationsbefehlSicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install libcaca

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install libcaca

MacPorts ports tree · graphics/libcaca/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add libcaca

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

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install libcaca

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

Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#libcaca

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/libcaca/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S libcaca

Arch Linux sync databases · libcaca · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install caca-utils

Debian stable package indexes · caca-utils · Quelle: deb.debian.org

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install caca-utils

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · caca-utils · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Convert pixel information into colored ASCII art

Befehle und Aliase

  • caca-config
  • cacaclock
  • cacademo
  • cacafire
  • cacaplay
  • cacaserver
  • cacaview
  • img2txt

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

libcaca is the Colour ASCII Art Library, a terminal/media library and utility suite for rendering images, demos, and animations as colored text.

Projektgeschichte

The NEWS file starts with a 0.1 release that already had S-Lang, ncurses, and conio drivers plus primitive drawing routines. Subsequent early releases added 256 color pairs, mouse support, BMP loading, image viewing through cacaview, antialiasing, dithering controls, alpha handling, and the cacafire demo.

The 0.99 beta line expanded libcaca from a funny terminal renderer into a surprisingly broad text-graphics toolkit. The 0.99.beta1 notes list a switch to the WTFPL, a split into libcucul and libcaca, Unicode and TrueColor support, Floyd-Steinberg dithering, gamma correction, export formats including HTML, IRC, ANSI, SVG, PostScript, and TGA, OpenGL output, a telnet server, and image-to-IRC tooling. The 0.99.beta15 notes say libcucul was merged back into libcaca for clarity.

Adoptionsgeschichte

libcaca became widely packaged because it is both a library and a memorable collection of terminal demos and converters. Distribution packages often expose caca-utils commands such as cacaview, img2txt, cacafire, cacademo, and cacaplay.

Wie es verwendet wird

Developers can link against libcaca through pkg-config, while end users use tools such as img2txt and cacaview to convert or view pixel images in terminals. The README documents optional output backends including ncurses, S-Lang, conio, X11, OpenGL, Win32, and a network server.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

libcaca is package-index folklore: useful enough to ship everywhere, unserious enough to be remembered, and technically richer than the joke suggests. Its presence in package managers marks the long Unix tradition of terminal graphics, demos, and image conversion tools.

Zeitleiste

  • 0.1: Initial release with S-Lang, ncurses, conio drivers, and basic drawing primitives.
  • 0.99.beta1: Switched to WTFPL, split libcucul from libcaca, and added Unicode, TrueColor, dithering, exporters, OpenGL, cacaserver, and img2irc.
  • 2008-09-27: v0.99.beta14 and v0.99.beta15 tags were published on GitHub.
  • 2010-02-08: v0.99.beta17 tag was published on GitHub.
  • 2012-04-06: v0.99.beta18 tag was published on GitHub.
  • 2013-09-16: v0.99.beta19 tag was published on GitHub.
  • 2021-10-19: v0.99.beta20 release added IPv6 support in cacaserver and memory-safety fixes.

Related projects

  • Related projects and concepts include aalib-style text rendering, FIGlet and TOIlet fonts, ncurses, S-Lang, Imlib2-backed image viewing, OpenGL text output, and terminal demo programs such as cacafire.

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risikoklassifikator

blue Risiko · mittel Konfidenz · tool

Warum

  • broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signale

  • text:server

Installationsverhalten

  • In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
  • Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
  • Installiert mit 1 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
  • Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

BefehlArtSichtbarkeitHinweis
caca-configcliglobales Executable
cacaclockcliglobales Executable
cacademocliglobales Executable
cacafirecliglobales Executable
cacaplaycliglobales Executable
cacaservercliglobales Executable
cacaviewcliglobales Executable
img2txtcliglobales 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 generiert2026-07-10
Manager-Version0.99.beta20
Manager aktualisiert2026-06-27
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüsselbrew:libcaca
Version0.99.beta20
PaketmanagerHomebrew
Paketmanager-Seitehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/libcaca
Homepagehttp://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca
Repositoryhttps://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca
Upstream-Dokumentationhttp://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca
LizenzWTFPL
Quellarchivhttps://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/releases/download/v0.99.beta20/libcaca-0.99.beta20.tar.bz2
Zuletzt aktualisiert2026-06-27T17:11:31-04:00
Pulseupdated
Abhängigkeitenimlib2
Build-Abhängigkeitenpkgconf
Bottleverfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnicht definiert
Dienstkeiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namelibcaca
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
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%

caca-utils 0.99.beta20-5

text mode graphics utilities

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apt install caca-utils
  • Section: utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 3 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: caca-utils from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libcaca-dev 0.99.beta20-5

development files for libcaca

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apt install libcaca-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcaca-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libcaca0 0.99.beta20-5

colour ASCII art library

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apt install libcaca0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 6 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libcaca0 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

libcaca

nix profile install nixpkgs#libcaca
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libcaca/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

caca-utils 0.99.beta20-4build2

text mode graphics utilities

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apt install caca-utils
  • Section: universe/utils
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 3 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: caca-utils from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libcaca-dev 0.99.beta20-4build2

development files for libcaca

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apt install libcaca-dev
  • Section: libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 2 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcaca-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
Ubuntu apt95%

libcaca0 0.99.beta20-4build2

colour ASCII art library

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apt install libcaca0
  • Section: libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 6 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libcaca0 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/main/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
apk95%

libcaca 0.99_beta20-r5

graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add libcaca
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcaca from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libcaca-apps 0.99_beta20-r5

graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add libcaca-apps
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcaca-apps from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libcaca-dev 0.99_beta20-r5

graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels (development files)

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add libcaca-dev
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcaca-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libcaca-doc 0.99_beta20-r5

graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels (documentation)

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add libcaca-doc
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcaca-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

libcaca-static 0.99_beta20-r5

graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels (static library)

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add libcaca-static
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libcaca-static from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py3-libcaca 0.99_beta20-r5

graphics library that outputs text instead of pixels (python bindings)

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add py3-libcaca
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-libcaca from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

py3-libcaca-pyc 0.99_beta20-r5

Precompiled Python bytecode for py3-libcaca

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo apk add py3-libcaca-pyc
  • License: WTFPL
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 1 Abhängigkeiten
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: py3-libcaca-pyc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
dnf95%

caca-utils 0.99-0.84.beta20.fc45

Colour AsCii Art Text mode graphics utilities based on libcaca

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo dnf install caca-utils
  • License: WTFPL
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 6 Abhängigkeiten
  • 1 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: caca-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst
dnf95%

libcaca 0.99-0.84.beta20.fc45

Library for Colour AsCii Art, text mode graphics

http://caca.zoy.org/wiki/libcaca

sudo dnf install libcaca
  • License: WTFPL
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: i686
  • Source Package: libcaca
  • 16 Abhängigkeiten
  • 3 stellt bereit
  • normalized package name match
  • Abgeglichen nach: Libcaca
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libcaca from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

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