How To Install psi-plus-webkit-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit-dbg on Debian 9. psi-plus-webkit-dbg is Qt-based XMPP/Jabber client (WebKit version) [debug symbols]

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit-dbg on Debian 9.

What is psi-plus-webkit-dbg

psi-plus-webkit-dbg is:

This package contains the debugging symbols for WebKit 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-webkit-dbg 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-webkit-dbg 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-webkit-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install psi-plus-webkit-dbg

Install psi-plus-webkit-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install psi-plus-webkit-dbg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install psi-plus-webkit-dbg

Install psi-plus-webkit-dbg 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-webkit-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install psi-plus-webkit-dbg

How To Uninstall psi-plus-webkit-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the psi-plus-webkit-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove psi-plus-webkit-dbg

Uninstall psi-plus-webkit-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall psi-plus-webkit-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove psi-plus-webkit-dbg

Remove psi-plus-webkit-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove psi-plus-webkit-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge psi-plus-webkit-dbg

Remove psi-plus-webkit-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove psi-plus-webkit-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge psi-plus-webkit-dbg

Dependencies

psi-plus-webkit-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install psi-plus-webkit-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.