# Install vte3 with Homebrew, apk, pacman Terminal emulator widget used by GNOME terminal. Version 0.84.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-07. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:vte3 ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install vte3 ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add vte3 ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S vte3 ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: vte3 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:vte3 - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 0.84.0 - **Source summary:** Terminal emulator widget used by GNOME terminal - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** LGPL-2.0-or-later - **Source archive:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-07T13:41:19-04:00 - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - vte-2.91 (cli) - vte-2.91-gtk4 (cli) - vte-2.91 (alias) - vte-2.91-gtk4 (alias) ## Dependencies - at-spi2-core - cairo - fribidi - gdk-pixbuf - gettext - glib - gnutls - graphene - gtk+3 - gtk4 - icu4c@78 - lz4 - pango - pcre2 - simdutf ## Build dependencies - fast_float - gettext - gobject-introspection - meson - ninja - pkgconf - vala ## 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: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 0.84.0 - Package-manager updated: 2026-07-07 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/VTE - info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories. ## Project history and usage VTE is GNOME's virtual-terminal widget library: a reusable terminal-emulation component for GTK applications. In package-manager terms, it is infrastructure rather than an end-user terminal: graphical terminal apps link to VTE so they do not need to implement terminal parsing, pseudo-terminal handling, scrollback, selection, and GTK integration from scratch. ### Project history The GNOME wiki archive describes VTE as an LGPL-licensed library providing a virtual terminal emulator widget, with official API documentation and source hosted by GNOME. The current GNOME GitLab project record dates from 2018-05-25, which reflects the modern GitLab-hosted project record rather than the original age of the library. ### Adoption history VTE became important because terminal emulation is full of compatibility details, and GTK desktop environments needed a shared implementation. GNOME Terminal is the canonical VTE consumer, while other GTK terminal emulators and applications have historically reused the widget to embed shells or command consoles without maintaining their own emulator core. ### How it is used Developers use VTE by embedding `VteTerminal` in a GTK application and connecting it to a pseudo-terminal running a shell or command. Packaged `vte3` exposes the GTK 3 era library and helper/demo executables, while the upstream documentation now also covers GTK 4 API variants. ### Why package nerds care VTE is a classic package-nerd dependency: users may never run it directly, but many terminal packages inherit their behavior, bugs, performance, and escape-sequence support from it. When a Linux desktop terminal changes how selection, hyperlinks, scrollback, color, or shell integration works, VTE is often one of the underlying packages involved. ### Timeline - 2018-05-25: Current GNOME GitLab project record for `GNOME/vte` was created. - 2020s: Upstream documentation is published through GNOME Pages for both GTK 3 and GTK 4 API surfaces. ### Related projects - GNOME Terminal is the best-known consumer of VTE. - GTK-based terminal emulators and IDEs use VTE as an embeddable terminal widget rather than maintaining their own complete emulator. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes 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:** vte3 - **Version Scheme:** 0 - **Revision:** 0 - **Bottle Stable Root URL:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - apk - vte3 - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator library | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - apk - vte3-app - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3-app from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator library (apps) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - apk - vte3-dbg - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator library (debug symbols) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - apk - vte3-dev - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator library (development files) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - apk - vte3-gtk4 - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3-gtk4 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator library (gtk4 component) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - apk - vte3-lang - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3-lang from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Languages for package vte3 | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - apk - vte3-profile - 0.84.0-r2: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: vte3-profile from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator library (profile files) | https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/vte - pacman - vte3 - 0.84.0-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: vte3 from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Virtual Terminal Emulator widget (GTK3) | https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Terminal/VTE ## Related links - 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[glib](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glib/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gnutls](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnutls/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew. - [gobject-introspection](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gobject-introspection/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [meson](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/meson/) - Build dependency declared by Homebrew. - [cherrytree](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cherrytree/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gnome-builder](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gnome-builder/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [terminator](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/terminator/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [virt-manager](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/virt-manager/) - Popular package that depends on this formula. - [gspell](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gspell/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gnome, gtk, library. - [libadwaita](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libadwaita/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gnome, gtk, library. - [libdazzle](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libdazzle/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gnome, gtk, library. - [pango](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pango/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gnome, gtk, library. - [webkitgtk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/webkitgtk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gtk, gui-toolkit. - [blueprint-compiler](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/blueprint-compiler/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gnome, gtk. - [fltk](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/fltk/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, developer-tools, gui-toolkit. - [gtk+3](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk-3/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: at-spi2-core, cairo, cli, core, developer. - [gtk4](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/gtk4/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cairo, cli, developer, developer-tools, fribidi. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/vte3.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/vte3.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph