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-certificatesNote: in some Linux distributions, the package gpg-agent is called gnupg-agent.
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.ascAPT configuration
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…Note: the second command line is optional, it is used to download source packages.
Resynchronize your package index files:
$ sudo apt updatePackages 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-perlExample for the development version:
$ sudo apt install weechat-devel-curses weechat-devel-plugins weechat-devel-python weechat-devel-perlIf needed, you can download the source package in order to rebuild binary packages:
$ apt source weechat-develOverview
Debian
Ubuntu
Detail
Debian “sid” (unstable)
deb [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian sid maindeb-src [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian sid main
Debian “trixie” (testing)
deb [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian trixie maindeb-src [arch=amd64,i386 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian trixie main
Debian “bookworm” (stable)
deb [arch=amd64,i386,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian bookworm maindeb-src [arch=amd64,i386,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian bookworm main
| weechat-devel | 4.7.0-1~dev20250427 | amd64 | 14 files | |
| weechat-devel | 4.7.0-1~dev20250427 | arm64 | 14 files | |
| weechat-devel | 4.7.0-1~dev20250427 | armhf | 14 files | |
| weechat-devel | 4.7.0-1~dev20250427 | i386 | 14 files | |
| weechat | 4.6.2-1 | amd64 | 14 files | |
| weechat | 4.6.2-1 | arm64 | 14 files | |
| weechat | 4.6.2-1 | armhf | 14 files | |
| weechat | 4.6.2-1 | i386 | 14 files |
Debian “bullseye” (oldstable)
deb [arch=amd64,i386,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian bullseye maindeb-src [arch=amd64,i386,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/debian bullseye main
Ubuntu “plucky” (25.04)
deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu plucky maindeb-src [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu plucky main
Ubuntu “oracular” (24.10)
deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu oracular maindeb-src [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu oracular main
Ubuntu “noble” (24.04)
deb [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu noble maindeb-src [arch=amd64,arm64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu noble main
Ubuntu “jammy” (22.04)
deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu jammy maindeb-src [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu jammy main
| weechat | 4.6.2-1 | amd64 | 14 files |
Ubuntu “focal” (20.04)
deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu focal maindeb-src [arch=amd64 signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/weechat.asc] https://weechat.org/ubuntu focal main
| weechat | 4.6.2-1 | amd64 | 14 files |