# Install rxvt-unicode with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper

Rxvt fork with Unicode support. Version 9.31 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install rxvt-unicode.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:rxvt-unicode
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: x11/rxvt-unicode/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rxvt-unicode from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: rxvt-unicode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rxvt-unicode 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#rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rx/rxvt-unicode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

- pacman (92%):

```sh
sudo pacman -S rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: rxvt-unicode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install rxvt-unicode
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rxvt-unicode from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:rxvt-unicode
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Version:** 9.31
- **Source summary:** Rxvt fork with Unicode support
- **Homepage:** <https://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html>
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-12T14:54:15+09:00
- **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00

## Executables

- urclock (alias)
- urxvt (alias)
- urxvtc (alias)
- urxvtd (alias)

## Install behavior

- Bottle: not available

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-03
- Package-manager version: 9.31

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: ~/.Xdefaults, ~/.Xresources, $XENVIRONMENT, ~/.Xdefaults-<nodename>
## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - rxvt-unicode - 9.31-3+b2: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: rxvt-unicode from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | RXVT-like terminal emulator with Unicode and 256-color support | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- Nix - rxvt-unicode: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/rx/rxvt-unicode/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - rxvt-unicode - 9.31-3build2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: rxvt-unicode from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | RXVT-like terminal emulator with Unicode and 256-color support | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- apk - rxvt-unicode - 9.31-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rxvt-unicode from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | rxvt fork with improved unicode support | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- apk - rxvt-unicode-doc - 9.31-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rxvt-unicode-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | rxvt fork with improved unicode support (documentation) | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- apk - rxvt-unicode-terminfo - 9.31-r9: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: rxvt-unicode-terminfo from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | rxvt fork with improved unicode support (terminfo data) | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- dnf - rxvt-unicode - 9.31-17.fc45: normalized package name match | Fedora Rawhide package metadata: rxvt-unicode from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/07190dc5ae9f35ae73866675fed6d95fe6e8d9fe22c9d7cdf85862cb2ed24a4c-primary.xml.zst | Unicode version of rxvt | http://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- pacman - rxvt-unicode - 9.31-9: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: rxvt-unicode from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Unicode enabled rxvt-clone terminal emulator (urxvt) | https://software.schmorp.de/pkg/rxvt-unicode.html
- zypper - rxvt-unicode - 9.31-3.15: normalized package name match | openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: rxvt-unicode from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/50b07339cb64c8ed4091bdbabddadc1ff5737b090e478818a195b40d8a3292861a879139b4a3987c31109699fde9fbf4a716367ddf4eef77da75f96e3193d6ed-primary.xml.zst | Rxvt X Terminal with Unicode Support | http://software.schmorp.de/#rxvt-unicode
- MacPorts - rxvt-unicode: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: x11/rxvt-unicode/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/rxvt-unicode.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/rxvt-unicode.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
