How To Install irssi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is irssi-dev
irssi-dev is:
Irssi is a terminal based IRC client for UNIX systems. It also supports SILC and ICB protocols via plugins.
Features include:
- Autologging
- Formats and themes
- Configurable keybindings
- Paste detection
- Perl scripting
- Irssi-proxy
- Transparent upgrading
- Recode support
This package includes the development files for the irssi client.
There are three methods to install irssi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install irssi-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install irssi-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install irssi-dev
Install irssi-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install irssi-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install irssi-dev
Install irssi-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install irssi-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install irssi-dev
How To Uninstall irssi-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the irssi-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove irssi-dev
Uninstall irssi-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall irssi-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove irssi-dev
Remove irssi-dev Configurations and Data
To remove irssi-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge irssi-dev
Remove irssi-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove irssi-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge irssi-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
