How To Install ekg2-jabber on Debian 10

Learn how to install ekg2-jabber on Debian 10 with this tutorial. ekg2-jabber is instant messenger and IRC client for UNIX systems - Jabber/XMPP

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-jabber on Debian 10.

What is ekg2-jabber

ekg2-jabber is:

EKG2 is an open source instant messenger program for UNIX systems. The program has a plugin-based structure, and supports multiple protocols, currently Jabber, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, RivChat, PolChat, NNTP and RSS.

This package contains the plugin which lets you communicate on the Jabber or XMPP IM networks.

There are three methods to install ekg2-jabber on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install ekg2-jabber Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-jabber using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install ekg2-jabber

Install ekg2-jabber Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-jabber using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install ekg2-jabber

Install ekg2-jabber Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-jabber using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install ekg2-jabber

How To Uninstall ekg2-jabber on Debian 10

To uninstall only the ekg2-jabber package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove ekg2-jabber

Uninstall ekg2-jabber And Its Dependencies

To uninstall ekg2-jabber and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekg2-jabber

Remove ekg2-jabber Configurations and Data

To remove ekg2-jabber configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge ekg2-jabber

Remove ekg2-jabber configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove ekg2-jabber configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekg2-jabber

Dependencies

ekg2-jabber have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-jabber package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.