How to Install WeeChat on Linux Mint Latest?

WeeChat is an open-source, fast and light-weight IRC client which can be used with many chat networks like Slack, Matrix, XMPP, etc. In this tutorial, we will go through step-by-step instructions on how to install WeeChat on Linux Mint Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing WeeChat, you must have the following:

• A Linux Mint system.
• A sudo user account.

Step 1: Update the system

First, update your system's package list and software by running the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install WeeChat Dependencies

WeeChat requires some dependencies to run on your Linux Mint system. You can install these dependencies by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install weechat

Step 3: Install WeeChat from Source

If you want to install the latest version of WeeChat, you can build it from source. Follow the steps below to install WeeChat from source:

3.1: Install WeeChat Build Dependencies

Before building WeeChat from source, you need to install the build dependencies:

sudo apt-get install build-essential libncursesw5-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev libgcrypt20-dev

3.2: Download WeeChat Source Code

Download the latest version of WeeChat from https://weechat.org/download/ and extract it.

wget https://weechat.org/files/src/weechat-3.4.tar.xz
tar -xvf weechat-3.4.tar.xz
cd weechat-3.4

3.3: Build and Install WeeChat

Use the following commands to configure, build, and install WeeChat:

./configure --prefix=/usr --sysconfdir=/etc --disable-python --disable-ruby --disable-perl --disable-lua
make
sudo make install

Step 4: Launch WeeChat

You can launch WeeChat by typing the following command:

weechat

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install WeeChat on Linux Mint Latest. You can now launch WeeChat to start chatting using your favorite chat networks.