How To Install znc-dbg on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install znc-dbg on Debian 9. znc-dbg is advanced modular IRC bouncer (debugging symbols)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install znc-dbg on Debian 9.

What is znc-dbg

znc-dbg is:

znc is an IRC proxy. It runs as a daemon and connects to IRC server, then allows you to connect from a workstation and work as the user that is logged in to the IRC server. After you disconnect, it maintains the connection to the server. It acts like any normal IRC server, so you can use any IRC client to connect to it.

Some of its features include support for multiple users, multiple clients, and multiple IRC servers; playback buffers to catch up with what happened while you were detached, SSL encryption, DCC proxying, and a plugin interface with many plugins supporting other features.

This package contains the debugging symbols of the znc package and his modules.

There are three methods to install znc-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 znc-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 znc-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install znc-dbg

Install znc-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install znc-dbg

Install znc-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 znc-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install znc-dbg

How To Uninstall znc-dbg on Debian 9

To uninstall only the znc-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove znc-dbg

Uninstall znc-dbg And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove znc-dbg

Remove znc-dbg Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge znc-dbg

Remove znc-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge znc-dbg

Dependencies

znc-dbg have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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