Installation Guide

Comprehensive installation methods for every major platform from package managers to manual compilation.

macOS

Apple

Three reliable installation paths

Homebrew (Recommended)

bash

brew install tmux

MacPorts

bash

sudo port install tmux

✓ Works on both Intel and Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3)

Linux

Penguin

All major distributions supported

Ubuntu/Debian

bash

sudo apt install tmux

Fedora/RHEL

bash

sudo dnf install tmux

Arch Linux

bash

sudo pacman -S tmux

Windows

WSL2

Full tmux via Windows Subsystem for Linux

bash

# PowerShell (Admin)
wsl --install

# Inside WSL
sudo apt update
sudo apt install tmux

⚠️ WSL2 is the only fully-supported Windows approach. Cygwin provides limited legacy support.

🛠️ Advanced: Manual Compilation

Building from source unlocks latest features and custom configurations.

bash

# Install dependencies (Ubuntu/Debian)
sudo apt install libevent-dev ncurses-dev build-essential bison pkg-config

# Download and compile
git clone https://github.com/tmux/tmux.git
cd tmux
sh autogen.sh
./configure && make
sudo make install

# Verify installation
tmux -V  # Should show tmux 3.5a

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