How To Install lostirc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install lostirc on Debian 11.
What is lostirc
lostirc is:
LostIRC is a simple, yet very useful IRC-client. It has features such as tab-autocompletion, multiple server support, automatic joining of servers/channels and DCC sending which should cover the needs of most people. The client is 100% keyboard-controllable, and uses the gtkmm GUI library.
There are three methods to install lostirc 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 lostirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install lostirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install lostirc
Install lostirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install lostirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install lostirc
Install lostirc 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 lostirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install lostirc
How To Uninstall lostirc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the lostirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove lostirc
Uninstall lostirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall lostirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove lostirc
Remove lostirc Configurations and Data
To remove lostirc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge lostirc
Remove lostirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove lostirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge lostirc
Dependencies
lostirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install lostirc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
