How To Install neochat on Debian 12

Learn how to install neochat on Debian 12 with this tutorial. neochat is Matrix client for desktop and mobile made by KDE

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install neochat on Debian 12.

What is neochat

neochat is:

A chat application for Matrix, a decentralized communication protocol, created by the KDE community. It allows one to send text messages, videos and audio files to your family, colleagues and friends using the Matrix protocol.

It features an elegant and responsive user interface allows one to adapt to any screen size automatically and gracefully. It works on both Desktop and Mobile.

There are three methods to install neochat on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install neochat Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install neochat

Install neochat Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install neochat using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install neochat

Install neochat 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 neochat using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install neochat

How To Uninstall neochat on Debian 12

To uninstall only the neochat package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove neochat

Uninstall neochat And Its Dependencies

To uninstall neochat and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove neochat

Remove neochat Configurations and Data

To remove neochat configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge neochat

Remove neochat configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge neochat

Dependencies

neochat have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install neochat package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.