How To Install konversation on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install konversation
on Kali Linux.
What is konversation
konversation is:
Konversation is a client for the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol. It is easy to use and well-suited for novice IRC users, but novice and experienced users alike will appreciate its many features:
* Standard IRC features
* Easy to use graphical interface
* Multiple server and channel tabs in a single window
* IRC color support
* Pattern-based message highlighting and OnScreen Display
* Multiple identities for different servers
* Multi-language scripting support (with DCOP)
* Customizable command aliases
* NickServ-aware log-on (for registered nicknames)
* Smart logging
* Traditional or enhanced-shell-style nick completion
* DCC file transfer with resume support
There are three methods to install konversation
on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install konversation Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install konversation
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install konversation
Install konversation Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install konversation
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install konversation
Install konversation Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install konversation
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install konversation
How To Uninstall konversation on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the konversation
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove konversation
Uninstall konversation And Its Dependencies
To uninstall konversation
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove konversation
Remove konversation Configurations and Data
To remove konversation
configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge konversation
Remove konversation configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove konversation
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge konversation
Dependencies
konversation have the following dependencies:
- kio
- libc6
- libkf5archive5
- libkf5bookmarks5
- libkf5codecs5
- libkf5completion5
- libkf5configcore5
- libkf5configgui5
- libkf5configwidgets5
- libkf5coreaddons5
- libkf5crash5
- libkf5dbusaddons5
- libkf5globalaccel-bin
- libkf5globalaccel5
- libkf5i18n5
- libkf5idletime5
- libkf5itemviews5
- libkf5kiocore5
- libkf5kiofilewidgets5
- libkf5kiogui5
- libkf5kiowidgets5
- libkf5newstuff5
- libkf5newstuffcore5
- libkf5notifications5
- libkf5notifyconfig5
- libkf5parts5
- libkf5service-bin
- libkf5service5
- libkf5textwidgets5
- libkf5wallet-bin
- libkf5wallet5
- libkf5widgetsaddons5
- libkf5windowsystem5
- libkf5xmlgui5
- libphonon4qt5-4
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install konversation
package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.