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Important: these packages are not Debian official packages; please read instructions below before using these repositories.

Installation instructions

You must use apt, apt-get or aptitude to install the packages (with sudo or as "root" user).
The following examples use sudo and apt.

Required packages

The following packages must be installed:

$ sudo apt install ca-certificates

PGP key

Import the PGP key used to sign the repositories:

$ sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
$ curl --silent https://weechat.org/dev/info/debian_repository_signing_key_asc/ | sudo tee /etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc

APT configuration

Create a file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/weechat.sources with the following content, according to your distribution/version:

…

Resynchronize your package index files:

$ sudo apt update

Packages installation

Install the binary packages; the "plugins" package is highly recommended but not mandatory, scripting API packages are optional (popular languages are python and perl).

Example for the stable version:

$ sudo apt install weechat-curses weechat-plugins weechat-python weechat-perl

Example for the development version:

$ sudo apt install weechat-devel-curses weechat-devel-plugins weechat-devel-python weechat-devel-perl

If needed, you can download the source package in order to rebuild binary packages:

$ apt source weechat-devel

Overview

Debian

sid (unstable)

4.9.0-1~dev20260307

amd64, arm64, armhf, i386

forky (testing)

4.9.0-1~dev20260307

amd64, arm64, armhf, i386

trixie (stable)

4.8.2-1, 4.9.0-1~dev20260307

amd64, arm64, armhf, i386

bookworm (oldstable)

4.8.2-1

amd64, arm64, armhf, i386

bullseye (oldoldstable)

4.8.2-1

amd64, arm64, armhf, i386

Ubuntu

resolute (26.04)

4.9.0-1~dev20260307

amd64, arm64

questing (25.10)

4.8.2-1, 4.9.0-1~dev20260307

amd64, arm64

plucky (25.04)

4.8.2-1, 4.9.0-1~dev20260307

amd64, arm64

noble (24.04)

4.8.2-1

amd64, arm64

jammy (22.04)

4.8.2-1

amd64

focal (20.04)

4.8.2-1

amd64

Detail

Debian “sid” (unstable)

weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 04:09	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 04:24	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	armhf	Mar 7, 2026 04:16	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	i386	Mar 7, 2026 04:08	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:24:19 +0100 (next build: 7 hours from now)

Debian “forky” (testing)

weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 04:25	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 04:40	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	armhf	Mar 7, 2026 04:33	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	i386	Mar 7, 2026 04:25	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:40:38 +0100 (next build: 7 hours from now)

Debian “trixie” (stable)

weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 04:53	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 05:09	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	armhf	Mar 7, 2026 05:01	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	i386	Mar 7, 2026 04:52	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	amd64	Mar 6, 2026 23:37	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	arm64	Mar 6, 2026 23:52	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	armhf	Mar 6, 2026 23:44	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	i386	Mar 6, 2026 23:36	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:09:08 +0100 (next build: 8 hours from now)

Debian “bookworm” (oldstable)

weechat	4.8.2-1	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 00:18	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 00:33	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	armhf	Mar 7, 2026 00:25	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	i386	Mar 7, 2026 00:17	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:33:13 +0100 (next build: 3 hours from now)

Debian “bullseye” (oldoldstable)

weechat	4.8.2-1	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 00:36	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 00:49	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	armhf	Mar 7, 2026 00:42	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	i386	Mar 7, 2026 00:34	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:49:55 +0100 (next build: 3 hours from now)

Ubuntu “resolute” (26.04)

weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 04:41	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 04:52	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 04:52:11 +0100 (next build: 7 hours from now)

Ubuntu “questing” (25.10)

weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 05:10	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 05:21	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	amd64	Mar 6, 2026 23:53	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 00:04	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:21:02 +0100 (next build: 8 hours from now)

Ubuntu “plucky” (25.04)

weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 05:21	14 files
weechat-devel	4.9.0-1~dev20260307	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 05:32	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 00:05	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 00:16	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:32:51 +0100 (next build: 8 hours from now)

Ubuntu “noble” (24.04)

weechat	4.8.2-1	amd64	Mar 7, 2026 00:51	14 files
weechat	4.8.2-1	arm64	Mar 7, 2026 01:02	14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:02:01 +0100 (next build: 4 hours from now)

Ubuntu “jammy” (22.04)

weechat

4.8.2-1

amd64

Mar 7, 2026 01:03

14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:03:04 +0100 (next build: 4 hours from now)

Ubuntu “focal” (20.04)

weechat

4.8.2-1

amd64

Mar 7, 2026 01:03

14 files

Builds by Sébastien Helleu (FlashCode), latest build: Sat, 07 Mar 2026 01:03:35 +0100 (next build: 4 hours from now)