How To Install iroffer on Debian 11

In this tutorial we learn how to install iroffer on Debian 11. iroffer is IRC file distribution bot

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install iroffer on Debian 11.

What is iroffer

iroffer is:

iroffer is a file server for IRC (commonly referred to as a DCC bot). It uses the DCC feature of IRC to send files to other users. iroffer will connect to an IRC server and let people request files from it. Unlike similar programs, iroffer is not a script; it is a standalone executable written entirely in C, from scratch, with high transfer speed and efficiency in mind. iroffer has been known to reach 2MByte/sec or higher bandwidth usage when multiple transfers are occurring at the same time.

There are three methods to install iroffer on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install iroffer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install iroffer

Install iroffer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install iroffer

Install iroffer 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 iroffer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install iroffer

How To Uninstall iroffer on Debian 11

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

sudo apt-get remove iroffer

Uninstall iroffer And Its Dependencies

To uninstall iroffer and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove iroffer

Remove iroffer Configurations and Data

To remove iroffer configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge iroffer

Remove iroffer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge iroffer

Dependencies

iroffer have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install iroffer package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.