How To Install psi-plus on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus on Debian 9.
What is psi-plus
psi-plus is:
This package contains basic version of Psi+.
Psi is a cross-platform powerful XMPP/Jabber client (Qt, C++) designed for the Jabber power users. Psi+ is a development branch of Psi IM XMPP/Jabber client by [email protected] team.
Project Purpose: collection, refinement and writing new patches for transfer them to Psi upstream developers.
Full list of features you can found at: http://psi-plus.com/wiki/doku.php/en:features
There are three methods to install psi-plus 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 psi-plus Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install psi-plus using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install psi-plus
Install psi-plus Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install psi-plus using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install psi-plus
Install psi-plus 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 psi-plus using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install psi-plus
How To Uninstall psi-plus on Debian 9
To uninstall only the psi-plus package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove psi-plus
Uninstall psi-plus And Its Dependencies
To uninstall psi-plus and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove psi-plus
Remove psi-plus Configurations and Data
To remove psi-plus configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge psi-plus
Remove psi-plus configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove psi-plus configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psi-plus
Dependencies
psi-plus have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
