How To Install smuxi-frontend-stfl on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install smuxi-frontend-stfl on Debian 9. smuxi-frontend-stfl is STFL frontend for Smuxi (experimental)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install smuxi-frontend-stfl on Debian 9.

What is smuxi-frontend-stfl

smuxi-frontend-stfl is:

Smuxi is an irssi-inspired, flexible, user-friendly and cross-platform IRC client for sophisticated users, targeting the GNOME desktop.

Smuxi is based on the client-server model: The core application (engine) can be placed onto a server which is connected to the Internet around-the-clock; one or more frontends then connect to the core. This way, the connection to IRC can be kept up even when all frontends have been closed. The combination of screen and irssi served as example for this architecture.

Smuxi also supports the regular single application mode. This behaves like a typical IRC client; it doesn’t need separate core management and utilizes a local engine that is used by the local frontend client.

This package contains the experimental STFL frontend of Smuxi, it can run either standalone using a local engine or connect to a running remote engine (server).

STFL is a library that uses ncurses to draw text based user interface using a markup language (like Glade for GTK+). This frontend is in early alpha state and lacks a lot of interface features and likes to crash.

There are three methods to install smuxi-frontend-stfl 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 smuxi-frontend-stfl Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install smuxi-frontend-stfl

Install smuxi-frontend-stfl Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install smuxi-frontend-stfl using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install smuxi-frontend-stfl

Install smuxi-frontend-stfl 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 smuxi-frontend-stfl using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install smuxi-frontend-stfl

How To Uninstall smuxi-frontend-stfl on Debian 9

To uninstall only the smuxi-frontend-stfl package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove smuxi-frontend-stfl

Uninstall smuxi-frontend-stfl And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove smuxi-frontend-stfl

Remove smuxi-frontend-stfl Configurations and Data

To remove smuxi-frontend-stfl configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge smuxi-frontend-stfl

Remove smuxi-frontend-stfl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove smuxi-frontend-stfl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge smuxi-frontend-stfl

Dependencies

smuxi-frontend-stfl have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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