How To Install pyicqt on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyicqt on Debian 9. pyicqt is ICQ transport for Jabber

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pyicqt on Debian 9.

What is pyicqt

pyicqt is:

PyICQt provides a gateway which allows Jabber users to communicate with their contacts on the ICQ Messenger network. It can connect to any Jabber server that supports the Connect component mechanism.

There are three methods to install pyicqt 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 pyicqt Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pyicqt

Install pyicqt Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pyicqt

Install pyicqt 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 pyicqt using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pyicqt

How To Uninstall pyicqt on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove pyicqt

Uninstall pyicqt And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pyicqt

Remove pyicqt Configurations and Data

To remove pyicqt configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pyicqt

Remove pyicqt configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pyicqt

Dependencies

pyicqt have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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