9base-git

Port of various original Plan9 tools to unix

Utilities
Arch Linux (recommended) Debian Ubuntu Void Linux NixpkgsStandard: Stable Other builds: 32bit

About

9base is a port of various original Plan 9 tools for Unix, based on plan9port. It also contains the Plan 9 libc, libbio, libregexp, libfmt and libutf. The overall SLOC is about 66kSLOC, so this userland + all libs is much smaller than, e.g. bash. 9base can be used to run werc instead of the full blown plan9port.

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Project

License
custom

Install

Available via
Arch Linux (2) · Debian · Ubuntu · Void Linux (2) · Nixpkgs
All 7 packagings

AUR (Git build), Debian, Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Nixpkgs, Void Linux, Void Linux (32bit build)

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October 12, 2026
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SourceNameVersionBuilt byLicenseDescription
AUR (Git build)9base-git20190913.117-1—customPort of various original Plan9 tools to unix
Debian9base1:6-14Distribution build—Plan 9 userland tools
Ubuntu9base1:6-15build1Distribution build—Plan 9 userland tools
Arch Linux9base6-9Distribution buildcustomPort of various original Plan9 tools to unix
Nixpkgs9base6-unstable-2019-09-13Distribution buildMIT AND LPL-1.02Port of various original Plan 9 tools for Unix, based on plan9port
Void Linux9base6.0.20190911_2Distribution buildcustom:Plan9Revived minimalist port of Plan 9 userland to Unix
Void Linux (32bit build)9base-32bit6.0.20190911_2Distribution buildcustom:Plan9Revived minimalist port of Plan 9 userland to Unix (32bit)
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