# 使用 Homebrew, apk, MacPorts, Nix, apt 安装 epic5
查看 epic5 的安装路径、可执行文件、元数据以及面向 AI 代理工作流的安全说明。
## 安装
```sh
sudo av install brew:epic5
```
其他安装命令:
### macOS
- Homebrew (100%):
```sh
brew install epic5
```
证据: local Homebrew formula metadata
- MacPorts (94%):
```sh
sudo port install epic5
```
证据: MacPorts ports tree: irc/epic5/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1
### Linux
- apk (92%):
```sh
sudo apk add epic5
```
证据: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: epic5 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
- Nix (92%):
```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#epic5
```
证据: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ep/epic5/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt (92%):
```sh
sudo apt install epic5
```
证据: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: epic5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
## 软件包事实
- **软件包键:** brew:epic5
- **软件包管理器:** Homebrew
- **版本:** 3.0.3
- **来源摘要:** Enhanced, programmable IRC client
- **主页:**
- **最后更新:** 2026-06-22T14:03:15-07:00
- **已生成:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00
## 可执行文件
- epic5 (别名)
- epic5-2157 (别名)
## 安装行为
- Bottle: 不可用
## 版本和新鲜度
- 页面生成时间: 2026-08-03
- 管理器版本: 3.0.3
## 项目历史与用法
EPIC5 is the current fifth-generation branch of EPIC, the Enhanced Programmable IRC-II Client. Its own site describes EPIC as an ircII fork more than 30 years old, aimed at old-school IRC users, scripters, and people who want an ircII-like client that can be extended heavily through configuration and scripts.
### 项目历史
EPIC grew out of ircII culture, where terminal IRC clients were not just chat programs but programmable environments. The EPIC site presents EPIC4 and EPIC5 as two current generations that are not generally interchangeable, with users choosing the branch their scripts require.
The EPIC news archive records active EPIC5 releases in the 2010s, including EPIC5 1.1.8 and 1.1.10 in April 2014 and EPIC5 2.0 on February 13, 2016. The site later marked 30 years of EPIC with EPIC4 3.0 and EPIC5 3.0 releases.
### 采用历史
EPIC5 has the adoption pattern of a long-lived terminal IRC tool: it is distributed as source by the upstream project and appears as binary packages in multiple operating-system package collections. The official getting page notes that most operating-system distributions have EPIC4 and EPIC5 packages available.
### 使用方式
Users run EPIC5 as a terminal IRC client and often customize it through EPIC scripts. The official site links separate material for scripts, scripting, installation, and EPIC5 help, reflecting a workflow built around interactive IRC use plus local automation.
### 为什么软件包爱好者会关心
For package maintainers, EPIC5 is a preservation piece from the ircII lineage: small, source-distributed, terminal-native, scriptable, and still relevant to users maintaining old IRC workflows or EPIC script collections.
### 时间线
- 1990s: EPIC begins as an ircII fork, according to the project's 30-year history note.
- 2014: EPIC5 1.1.8 and 1.1.10 releases are announced.
- 2016: EPIC5 2.0 is released.
- 2020s: The project marks 30 years with EPIC5 3.0.
### Related projects
- EPIC4 is the other maintained EPIC generation and is documented alongside EPIC5.
- ircII is the original IRC client lineage from which EPIC forked.
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## 安全说明
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
- **Geiger 风险:** blue / 中
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
## 其他软件包管理器记录
- Nix - epic5: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ep/epic5/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - epic5 - 2.1.6-1ubuntu1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: epic5 from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | epic irc client, version 5 | http://www.epicsol.org/
- apk - epic5 - 3.0.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: epic5 from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Enhanced Programmable ircII Client, version 5 | https://epicsol.org/
- apk - epic5-doc - 3.0.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: epic5-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Enhanced Programmable ircII Client, version 5 (documentation) | https://epicsol.org/
- apk - epic5-lite - 3.0.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: epic5-lite from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Enhanced Programmable ircII Client, version 5 (dependency-lite variant) | https://epicsol.org/
- apk - epic5-script - 3.0.3-r1: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: epic5-script from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Enhanced Programmable ircII Client, version 5 (bundled scripts) | https://epicsol.org/
- MacPorts - epic5: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: irc/epic5/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/epic5.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/epic5.yml)
## 来源
- 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