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How To Install Weechat 1.9.1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To Install Weechat on Ubuntu 18.04
WeeChat is a free and open-source Internet Relay Chat client, which is designed to be light and fast. It is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License 3

Installation

Update the system repository using the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get update
Hit:1 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic InRelease
Hit:2 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates InRelease      
Hit:3 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-security InRelease        
Hit:4 http://in.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-backports InRelease     
Reading package lists... Done

Install Weechat from the terminal using the following command

root@linuxhelp1:~# apt-get install weechat -y
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree       
Reading state information... Done
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  apache2-bin apache2-data apache2-utils libapr1 libaprutil1 libaprutil1-dbd-sqlite3 libaprutil1-ldap linux-image-4.15.0-20-generic
  linux-modules-4.15.0-20-generic
Use ' sudo apt autoremove'  to remove them.
The following additional packages will be installed:
  liblua5.1-0 weechat-core weechat-curses weechat-plugins
Suggested packages:
  weechat-doc weechat-scripts
The following NEW packages will be installed:
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Selecting previously unselected package weechat.
Preparing to unpack .../weechat_1.9.1-1ubuntu1_all.deb ...
Unpacking weechat (1.9.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Selecting previously unselected package weechat-plugins.
Preparing to unpack .../weechat-plugins_1.9.1-1ubuntu1_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking weechat-plugins (1.9.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up weechat-core (1.9.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up weechat-curses (1.9.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.8.3-2) ...
Setting up liblua5.1-0:amd64 (5.1.5-8.1build2) ...
Setting up weechat-plugins (1.9.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Setting up weechat (1.9.1-1ubuntu1) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.27-3ubuntu1) ...

Open the Weechat on the terminal as follows 

root@linuxhelp1:~# weechat


Version of Weechat

With this, the method to install Weechat on Ubuntu 18.04 comes to an end.

Tag : Ubuntu
FAQ
Q
Is it possible to display only one input bar for all windows (after split)?
A
Yes, you will have to create a bar with type "root" (with an item to know in which window you are), then delete current input bar.

For example:

/bar add rootinput root bottom 1 0 [buffer_name]+[input_prompt]+(away),[input_search],[input_paste],input_text

/bar del input
Q
How can I reduce length of nicks or remove nick alignment in chat area?
A
To reduce max length of nicks in chat area: /set weechat.look.prefix_align_max 15 To remove nick alignment: /set weechat.look.prefix_align none
Q
Why I want to install weechat in ubuntu distro?please help me?
A
follow the link,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtdcOC29SLQ
Q
Why I can’t compile WeeChat after cloning git repository, why?
A
The recommended way to compile WeeChat is with cmake.

If you’re compiling with autotools (and not cmake), check that you have latest version of autoconf and automake.
Q
How to remove weechat applications?
A
To check the command is
# apt-get remove --autoremove weechat