How To Install pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 9. pidgin-privacy-please is plugin for enhanced privacy in pidgin

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 9.

What is pidgin-privacy-please

pidgin-privacy-please is:

pidgin privacy please is a pidgin plugin to stop spammers from annoying you. You can block messages from certain users, block messages from people who are not on your contact list and suppress repeated authorization requests. Optionally, senders of blocked messages can be notified with an auto-reply.

There are three methods to install pidgin-privacy-please 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 pidgin-privacy-please Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pidgin-privacy-please

Install pidgin-privacy-please Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pidgin-privacy-please using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pidgin-privacy-please

Install pidgin-privacy-please 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 pidgin-privacy-please using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pidgin-privacy-please

How To Uninstall pidgin-privacy-please on Debian 9

To uninstall only the pidgin-privacy-please package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pidgin-privacy-please

Uninstall pidgin-privacy-please And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pidgin-privacy-please

Remove pidgin-privacy-please Configurations and Data

To remove pidgin-privacy-please configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pidgin-privacy-please

Remove pidgin-privacy-please configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pidgin-privacy-please configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pidgin-privacy-please

Dependencies

pidgin-privacy-please have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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