macOS
Homebrewverifiziert · 100%
brew install weechatlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverifiziert · 94%
sudo port install weechatMacPorts ports tree · irc/weechat/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com
brew
weechat mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren
Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für weechat in AI-Agent-Workflows.
Installation
Weitere Installationsbefehle
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%
sudo apk add weechatAlpine Linux edge package indexes · weechat · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverifiziert · 92%
sudo apt install weechatDebian stable package indexes · weechat · Quelle: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%
sudo dnf install weechatFedora Rawhide package metadata · weechat · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverifiziert · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#weechatnixpkgs package indexes · weechat · Quelle: raw.githubusercontent.com
Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%
sudo pacman -S weechatArch Linux sync databases · weechat · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%
sudo zypper install weechatopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · weechat · Quelle: download.opensuse.org
Überblick
Paketzusammenfassung
Extensible IRC client
Projektlinks
Befehle und Aliase
- weechat
- weechat-curses
- weechat-headless
Verlauf
Projektgeschichte und Nutzung
WeeChat is a long-running terminal chat client whose name expands to "Wee Enhanced Environment for Chat." It began in 2003 as Sebastien Helleu's answer to a missing combination of free software, Linux support, text UI, real nicklist, and multi-language extensibility.
Projektgeschichte
The official history page dates the first line of code to June 2003 and the first public version, 0.0.1, to September 2003. Early releases added Perl, Python, Ruby, Lua, Aspell, DCC, proxy support, IPv6, SSL, and full UTF-8 support, establishing WeeChat as an extensible IRC client rather than a minimal terminal frontend.
A major rewrite landed in version 0.3.0 in September 2009 with the new weechat.org site, a new plugin API, and Tcl plugin support. Later milestones added SASL authentication, 256-color display, IRC proxy support, mouse support, relay protocol features, the script manager, secured data, trigger and exec plugins, and eventually headless mode.
Adoptionsgeschichte
WeeChat became one of the standard terminal IRC clients for users who wanted the scriptability and persistence of Irssi-style workflows with a broad plugin system and modern UI affordances. Its official site emphasizes multi-server IRC, proxy support, IPv6, SASL, nicklist, DCC, smart filtering, split windows, customizable bars, and eight scripting languages.
The 2012 relay protocol and later remote-interface work helped WeeChat fit persistent-server setups where the client runs on a shell host and users connect from browsers, phones, GUI clients, Emacs, or another WeeChat instance. The 2021 move to XDG directories by default marked a packaging-friendly modernization of long-standing Unix config behavior.
Wie es verwendet wird
Typical WeeChat usage is interactive and persistent: users connect to IRC networks, join channels, keep logs and buffers open, load scripts, configure bars and filters, and often run the client inside tmux or on a remote host. The secure-data and relay configuration files are central to real deployments because they hold server passwords, SASL credentials, and relay secrets.
For package-manager users, WeeChat is the installable terminal chat environment that can start simple and then grow through scripts, plugins, relay clients, and extensive configuration. It sits in the same cultural space as Irssi and ircII, but with an intentionally broad plugin API and remote-interface story.
Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren
WeeChat matters because it is one of the rare terminal chat clients with more than two decades of continuous development and an official historical record of feature evolution. It is a package that system administrators, IRC regulars, and terminal-focused developers install once and then shape into a personal communications workstation.
Zeitleiste
- 2003-06: First line of code.
- 2003-09: Version 0.0.1, the first version, released.
- 2005-07: Proxy support, IPv6, and SSL added.
- 2009-09: Version 0.3.0 shipped major rewrite, new plugin API, Tcl plugin, and new weechat.org site.
- 2012-02: WeeChat relay protocol and remote-interface support added.
- 2014-08: Version 1.0 added Trigger and Exec plugins, bare display, hidden buffers, and unit tests.
- 2018-03: Headless mode added.
- 2021-06: XDG directories became the default.
Related projects
- WeeChat is commonly compared with other terminal IRC clients such as Irssi and ircII, and with bouncers or relay setups that keep chat sessions alive on remote hosts. Its relay ecosystem also connects it to mobile, browser, GUI, and editor-based front ends.
Quellen
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:client
Installationsverhalten
- In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
- Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
- Installiert mit 12 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
- Build-Metadaten listen 4 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.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/weechat~/.config/weechat~/.weechat
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/weechat/sec.conf~/.config/weechat/sec.conf~/.config/weechat/irc.conf~/.config/weechat/relay.conf~/.weechat/sec.conf
Executables
Installierte Executables
| Befehl | Art | Sichtbarkeit | Hinweis |
|---|---|---|---|
weechat | cli | globales Executable | |
weechat-curses | cli | globales Executable | |
weechat-headless | 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 generiert2026-07-10
Manager-Version4.9.3
Manager aktualisiert2026-07-05
lokale DatenOK
Upstreamnot checked
neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt
- InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://weechat.org/none Konfidenz
Installationsmetadaten
Paketmetadaten
| Paketschlüssel | brew:weechat |
|---|---|
| Version | 4.9.3 |
| Paketmanager | Homebrew |
| Paketmanager-Seite | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/weechat |
| Homepage | https://weechat.org/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/weechat/weechat |
| Upstream-Dokumentation | https://weechat.org/doc |
| Lizenz | GPL-3.0-or-later |
| Quellarchiv | https://weechat.org/files/src/weechat-4.9.3.tar.xz |
| Zuletzt aktualisiert | 2026-07-05T16:18:44Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Abhängigkeiten | cjson, enchant, gettext, gnutls, libgcrypt, libgpg-error, lua, ncurses, python@3.14, ruby, tcl-tk, zstd |
| Build-Abhängigkeiten | asciidoctor, cmake, gettext, pkgconf |
| Von macOS bereitgestellte Bibliotheken | curl, perl |
| 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
Details aus der Quelldatenbank
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | weechat |
| 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
Andere Paketmanager-Einträge
Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.
Debian apt95%
weechat 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client (metapackage)
sudo apt install weechat- Section: net
- Architecture: all
- 2 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-core 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - core files
sudo apt install weechat-core- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 3 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-curses 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - console client
sudo apt install weechat-curses- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 9 Abhängigkeiten
- 2 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-dev 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - development headers
sudo apt install weechat-dev- Section: devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-doc 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - documentation
sudo apt install weechat-doc- Section: doc
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: weechat
- 1 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-guile 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - Guile plugin
sudo apt install weechat-guile- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-headless 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - headless client
sudo apt install weechat-headless- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 7 Abhängigkeiten
- 2 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-lua 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - Lua plugin
sudo apt install weechat-lua- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-perl 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - Perl plugin
sudo apt install weechat-perl- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-php 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - PHP plugin
sudo apt install weechat-php- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-plugins 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - plugins
sudo apt install weechat-plugins- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 9 Abhängigkeiten
- 4 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-python 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - Python 3 plugin
sudo apt install weechat-python- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-ruby 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - Ruby plugin
sudo apt install weechat-ruby- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Debian apt95%
weechat-tcl 4.6.3-1
Fast, light and extensible chat client - Tcl plugin
sudo apt install weechat-tcl- Section: net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: weechat
- 4 Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Nix95%
weechat
nix profile install nixpkgs#weechat- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Ubuntu apt95%
weechat 4.1.1-1build7
Fast, light and extensible chat client (metapackage)
sudo apt install weechat- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: all
- 2 Abhängigkeiten
- 1 optionale Abhängigkeiten
- normalized package name match
- Abgeglichen nach: Weechat
Quellspur
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Combined YAML source
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Verwendete Quellen
- Geiger risk classifier
- 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