# libkate mit Homebrew, dnf, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper installieren Prüfe Installationswege, Executables, Metadaten und Sicherheitshinweise für libkate in AI-Agent-Workflows. ## Installation ```sh sudo av install brew:libkate ``` Weitere Installationsbefehle: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install libkate ``` Evidenz: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - dnf (92%): ```sh sudo dnf install libkate ``` Evidenz: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#libkate ``` Evidenz: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libkate/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S libkate ``` Evidenz: Arch Linux sync databases: libkate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install libkate-dev ``` Evidenz: Debian stable package indexes: libkate-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - zypper (92%): ```sh sudo zypper install libkate-devel ``` Evidenz: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libkate-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst ## Paketfakten - **Paketschlüssel:** brew:libkate - **Paketmanager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 0.4.3 - **Quellzusammenfassung:** Overlay codec for multiplexed audio/video in Ogg - **Homepage:** - **Generiert:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - katalyzer (Alias) - katedec (Alias) - kateenc (Alias) ## Installationsverhalten - Bottle: nicht verfügbar ## Version und Aktualität - Seite generiert: 2026-08-03 - Manager-Version: 0.4.3 ## Projektgeschichte und Nutzung libkate is the reference implementation of Kate, an Ogg overlay codec for timed text, karaoke, subtitles, lyrics, images, and arbitrary timed metadata. It belongs to the Xiph.Org media-codec ecosystem alongside Ogg, Vorbis, and Theora. ### Projektgeschichte The Xiph.Org repository records an initial import on 2008-03-21. The README describes libkate as the reference implementation for the Kate bitstream format and explains that Kate was meant to carry Unicode text, images, animation, and timed metadata in an Ogg container. The project shipped command-line tools such as kateenc, katedec, and katalyzer, plus KateDJ for remixing Kate tracks in Ogg streams. Upstream documentation also pointed to libtiger, a Pango/Cairo rendering library for Kate streams. ### Adoptionsgeschichte Kate occupied a specific moment in open media packaging: Xiph codecs were widely packaged, subtitle and karaoke support were still codec-fragmented, and players such as VLC, MPlayer, xine, and GStreamer were natural integration targets. The README notes VLC 1.0 support for basic text and SPU Kate streams and preliminary patches for other players. ### Wie es verwendet wird The included tools encode Kate text or SubRip files into Ogg/Kate streams, decode Ogg/Kate streams back to text formats, inspect streams, and remix Kate tracks. Most use cases were subtitles, lyrics, karaoke timing, and metadata overlays multiplexed with audio or video. ### Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren libkate is package-nerd catnip because it is a small, specialized codec library from the Ogg era: valuable for archival compatibility and multimedia dependency graphs, but rarely something a user installs directly. It explains why older multimedia stacks may carry an apparently odd subtitle/karaoke codec dependency. ### Zeitleiste - 2008-03-21: Xiph.Org Kate repository initial import. - 2008: README copyright identifies Vincent Penquerc'h and describes libkate as the reference implementation. - 2008-09-28: kate-0.2.1 tag points at a maintenance commit. - 2009: README describes VLC 1.0 support for basic Kate streams. ### Related projects - Related projects include Ogg, Vorbis, Theora, VLC, MPlayer, xine, GStreamer, libtiger, Pango, Cairo, and SubRip subtitle tooling. ### Quellen - - - - ## Sicherheitshinweise broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger-Risiko:** blue / mittel - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## Andere Paketmanager-Einträge - Debian apt - libkate-dev - 0.4.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libkate-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation (dev) | https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate - Debian apt - libkate-tools - 0.4.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libkate-tools from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Utilities for mangling kate Ogg files | https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate - Debian apt - libkate1 - 0.4.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: libkate1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation | https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate - Debian apt - liboggkate-dev - 0.4.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liboggkate-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg (dev) | https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate - Debian apt - liboggkate1 - 0.4.3-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: liboggkate1 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg | https://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/OggKate - Nix - libkate: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/li/libkate/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - libkate-dev - 0.4.1-11build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkate-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation (dev) | https://code.google.com/p/libkate/ - Ubuntu apt - libkate1 - 0.4.1-11build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: libkate1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation | https://code.google.com/p/libkate/ - Ubuntu apt - liboggkate-dev - 0.4.1-11build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboggkate-dev from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg (dev) | https://code.google.com/p/libkate/ - Ubuntu apt - liboggkate1 - 0.4.1-11build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: liboggkate1 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | Codec for karaoke and text encapsulation for Ogg | https://code.google.com/p/libkate/ - dnf - libkate - 0.4.1-36.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Libraries to handle the Kate bitstream format | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate - dnf - libkate-devel - 0.4.1-36.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate-devel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Development files for libkate | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate - dnf - libkate-docs - 0.4.1-36.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate-docs from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Documentation for libkate | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate - dnf - libkate-utils - 0.4.1-36.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: libkate-utils from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Encoder/Decoder utilities for libkate | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate - pacman - libkate - 0.4.3-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: libkate from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | A karaoke and text codec for embedding in ogg | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate - zypper - libkate-devel - 0.4.3-1.6: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libkate-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | A karaoke and text codec for embedding in Ogg - Development Files | https://gitlab.xiph.org/xiph/kate ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/libkate.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/libkate.yml) ## Quellen - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph