How To Install inspircd-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd-dbg on Debian 9. inspircd-dbg is Modular IRCd written in C++ - debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd-dbg on Debian 9.

What is inspircd-dbg

inspircd-dbg is:

InspIRCd is a modular C++ IRC Daemon for several operating systems created to provide a stable, modern, lightweight irc server from scratch and provide a vast number of features in a modularised form using an advanced module API. By keeping the functionality of the main core to a minimum, the server is very stable, fast and customizable.

This package contains the debugging symbols.

There are three methods to install inspircd-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install inspircd-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install inspircd-dbg

Install inspircd-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install inspircd-dbg

Install inspircd-dbg 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 inspircd-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install inspircd-dbg

How To Uninstall inspircd-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the inspircd-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove inspircd-dbg

Uninstall inspircd-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall inspircd-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove inspircd-dbg

Remove inspircd-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove inspircd-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge inspircd-dbg

Remove inspircd-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge inspircd-dbg

Dependencies

inspircd-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install inspircd-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.