How To Install irssi on Fedora 34
irssi is Modular text mode IRC client with Perl scripting
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on Fedora 34.
What is irssi
Irssi is a modular IRC client with Perl scripting. Only text-mode frontend is currently supported. The GTK/GNOME frontend is no longer being maintained.
We can use yum or dnf to install irssi on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install irssi.
Install irssi on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install irssi using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install irssi
Install irssi on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install irssi using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install irssi
How To Uninstall irssi on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the irssi package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove irssi
irssi Package Contents on Fedora 34
/etc/irssi.conf
/usr/bin/botti
/usr/bin/irssi
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/04
/usr/lib/.build-id/04/289883ddbe99699cefc422fb7e1ef27b3f900c
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b
/usr/lib/.build-id/2b/51e6cc0c9b06ddadb99f8d47e2fee94f82f8ee
/usr/lib/.build-id/47
/usr/lib/.build-id/47/5d05ec536bfc98faf9c8792928d53fb4883271
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e
/usr/lib/.build-id/6e/f502fb81c199276c0afbca684c7c87bb751741
/usr/lib/.build-id/74
/usr/lib/.build-id/74/62bfa2de789fa1a41f3717a1585a20473c752d
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e
/usr/lib/.build-id/7e/0ebd78d7dc2d0f0772f98ae12a316f8515e4d8
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b
/usr/lib/.build-id/9b/7c3db40011db646b8e3c58bc841ed39608ec34
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5
/usr/lib/.build-id/f5/f0848478e8fc4be0e11ad269400efa76ccc2b2
/usr/lib64/irssi
/usr/lib64/irssi/modules
/usr/lib64/irssi/modules/libirc_proxy.so
/usr/lib64/irssi/modules/libotr_core.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi/Irc.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi/TextUI.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi/UI.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/Irc
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/Irc/Irc.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/Irssi.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/TextUI
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/TextUI/TextUI.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/UI
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/UI/UI.so
/usr/share/doc/irssi
/usr/share/doc/irssi/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/irssi/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/irssi/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/irssi/README.md
/usr/share/doc/irssi/TODO
/usr/share/doc/irssi/capsicum.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/design.html
/usr/share/doc/irssi/design.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/faq.html
/usr/share/doc/irssi/faq.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/formats.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/manual.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/perl.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/signals.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/special_vars.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/startup-HOWTO.html
/usr/share/doc/irssi/startup-HOWTO.txt
/usr/share/irssi
/usr/share/irssi/help
/usr/share/irssi/help/accept
/usr/share/irssi/help/action
/usr/share/irssi/help/admin
/usr/share/irssi/help/alias
/usr/share/irssi/help/away
/usr/share/irssi/help/ban
/usr/share/irssi/help/beep
/usr/share/irssi/help/bind
/usr/share/irssi/help/cat
/usr/share/irssi/help/cd
/usr/share/irssi/help/channel
/usr/share/irssi/help/clear
/usr/share/irssi/help/completion
/usr/share/irssi/help/connect
/usr/share/irssi/help/ctcp
/usr/share/irssi/help/cycle
/usr/share/irssi/help/dcc
/usr/share/irssi/help/dehilight
/usr/share/irssi/help/deop
/usr/share/irssi/help/devoice
/usr/share/irssi/help/die
/usr/share/irssi/help/disconnect
/usr/share/irssi/help/echo
/usr/share/irssi/help/eval
/usr/share/irssi/help/exec
/usr/share/irssi/help/flushbuffer
/usr/share/irssi/help/format
/usr/share/irssi/help/hash
/usr/share/irssi/help/help
/usr/share/irssi/help/hilight
/usr/share/irssi/help/ignore
/usr/share/irssi/help/info
/usr/share/irssi/help/invite
/usr/share/irssi/help/irssiproxy
/usr/share/irssi/help/ison
/usr/share/irssi/help/join
/usr/share/irssi/help/kick
/usr/share/irssi/help/kickban
/usr/share/irssi/help/kill
/usr/share/irssi/help/knock
/usr/share/irssi/help/knockout
/usr/share/irssi/help/lastlog
/usr/share/irssi/help/layout
/usr/share/irssi/help/levels
/usr/share/irssi/help/links
/usr/share/irssi/help/list
/usr/share/irssi/help/load
/usr/share/irssi/help/log
/usr/share/irssi/help/lusers
/usr/share/irssi/help/map
/usr/share/irssi/help/me
/usr/share/irssi/help/mircdcc
/usr/share/irssi/help/mode
/usr/share/irssi/help/motd
/usr/share/irssi/help/msg
/usr/share/irssi/help/names
/usr/share/irssi/help/nctcp
/usr/share/irssi/help/netsplit
/usr/share/irssi/help/network
/usr/share/irssi/help/nick
/usr/share/irssi/help/notice
/usr/share/irssi/help/notify
/usr/share/irssi/help/op
/usr/share/irssi/help/oper
/usr/share/irssi/help/otr
/usr/share/irssi/help/part
/usr/share/irssi/help/ping
/usr/share/irssi/help/query
/usr/share/irssi/help/quit
/usr/share/irssi/help/quote
/usr/share/irssi/help/rawlog
/usr/share/irssi/help/recode
/usr/share/irssi/help/reconnect
/usr/share/irssi/help/rehash
/usr/share/irssi/help/reload
/usr/share/irssi/help/restart
/usr/share/irssi/help/rmreconns
/usr/share/irssi/help/rmrejoins
/usr/share/irssi/help/save
/usr/share/irssi/help/sconnect
/usr/share/irssi/help/script
/usr/share/irssi/help/scrollback
/usr/share/irssi/help/server
/usr/share/irssi/help/servlist
/usr/share/irssi/help/set
/usr/share/irssi/help/silence
/usr/share/irssi/help/squery
/usr/share/irssi/help/squit
/usr/share/irssi/help/stats
/usr/share/irssi/help/statusbar
/usr/share/irssi/help/time
/usr/share/irssi/help/toggle
/usr/share/irssi/help/topic
/usr/share/irssi/help/trace
/usr/share/irssi/help/ts
/usr/share/irssi/help/unalias
/usr/share/irssi/help/unban
/usr/share/irssi/help/unignore
/usr/share/irssi/help/unload
/usr/share/irssi/help/unnotify
/usr/share/irssi/help/unquery
/usr/share/irssi/help/unsilence
/usr/share/irssi/help/upgrade
/usr/share/irssi/help/uptime
/usr/share/irssi/help/userhost
/usr/share/irssi/help/ver
/usr/share/irssi/help/version
/usr/share/irssi/help/voice
/usr/share/irssi/help/wait
/usr/share/irssi/help/wall
/usr/share/irssi/help/wallops
/usr/share/irssi/help/who
/usr/share/irssi/help/whois
/usr/share/irssi/help/whowas
/usr/share/irssi/help/window
/usr/share/irssi/scripts
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/autoop.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/autorejoin.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/buf.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/command.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/dns.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/kills.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/mail.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/mlock.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/msg-event.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/quitmsg.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/redirect.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/scriptassist.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/usercount.pl
/usr/share/irssi/themes
/usr/share/irssi/themes/colorless.theme
/usr/share/irssi/themes/default.theme
/usr/share/man/man1/irssi.1.gz
/etc/irssi.conf
/usr/bin/botti
/usr/bin/irssi
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/13
/usr/lib/.build-id/13/e6d15ba009b33d97750914c3b0142b89217085
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e
/usr/lib/.build-id/3e/29b26d8eecc7e8d98eaf250d14df5fab627f8e
/usr/lib/.build-id/59
/usr/lib/.build-id/59/5105713d7cbcb1b209b3f993dcd6bfff755a06
/usr/lib/.build-id/67
/usr/lib/.build-id/67/1436a150f7252a43a8c9715cb9606156871a70
/usr/lib/.build-id/68
/usr/lib/.build-id/68/049fc800c77ae0376dc84429c29438601220cb
/usr/lib/.build-id/83
/usr/lib/.build-id/83/8113eb75773a0f16fd7bdef430f377a1e7fd2e
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2/32809a790d94eed926ad81b276cadcf4f5ccfb
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9
/usr/lib/.build-id/c9/81cb1264493af6e723899d4de13a2352e78c3d
/usr/lib64/irssi
/usr/lib64/irssi/modules
/usr/lib64/irssi/modules/libirc_proxy.so
/usr/lib64/irssi/modules/libotr_core.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi/Irc.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi/TextUI.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/Irssi/UI.pm
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/Irc
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/Irc/Irc.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/Irssi.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/TextUI
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/TextUI/TextUI.so
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/UI
/usr/lib64/perl5/vendor_perl/auto/Irssi/UI/UI.so
/usr/share/doc/irssi
/usr/share/doc/irssi/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/irssi/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/irssi/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/irssi/README.md
/usr/share/doc/irssi/TODO
/usr/share/doc/irssi/capsicum.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/design.html
/usr/share/doc/irssi/design.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/faq.html
/usr/share/doc/irssi/faq.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/formats.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/manual.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/perl.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/signals.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/special_vars.txt
/usr/share/doc/irssi/startup-HOWTO.html
/usr/share/doc/irssi/startup-HOWTO.txt
/usr/share/irssi
/usr/share/irssi/help
/usr/share/irssi/help/accept
/usr/share/irssi/help/action
/usr/share/irssi/help/admin
/usr/share/irssi/help/alias
/usr/share/irssi/help/away
/usr/share/irssi/help/ban
/usr/share/irssi/help/beep
/usr/share/irssi/help/bind
/usr/share/irssi/help/cat
/usr/share/irssi/help/cd
/usr/share/irssi/help/channel
/usr/share/irssi/help/clear
/usr/share/irssi/help/completion
/usr/share/irssi/help/connect
/usr/share/irssi/help/ctcp
/usr/share/irssi/help/cycle
/usr/share/irssi/help/dcc
/usr/share/irssi/help/dehilight
/usr/share/irssi/help/deop
/usr/share/irssi/help/devoice
/usr/share/irssi/help/die
/usr/share/irssi/help/disconnect
/usr/share/irssi/help/echo
/usr/share/irssi/help/eval
/usr/share/irssi/help/exec
/usr/share/irssi/help/flushbuffer
/usr/share/irssi/help/format
/usr/share/irssi/help/hash
/usr/share/irssi/help/help
/usr/share/irssi/help/hilight
/usr/share/irssi/help/ignore
/usr/share/irssi/help/info
/usr/share/irssi/help/invite
/usr/share/irssi/help/irssiproxy
/usr/share/irssi/help/ison
/usr/share/irssi/help/join
/usr/share/irssi/help/kick
/usr/share/irssi/help/kickban
/usr/share/irssi/help/kill
/usr/share/irssi/help/knock
/usr/share/irssi/help/knockout
/usr/share/irssi/help/lastlog
/usr/share/irssi/help/layout
/usr/share/irssi/help/levels
/usr/share/irssi/help/links
/usr/share/irssi/help/list
/usr/share/irssi/help/load
/usr/share/irssi/help/log
/usr/share/irssi/help/lusers
/usr/share/irssi/help/map
/usr/share/irssi/help/me
/usr/share/irssi/help/mircdcc
/usr/share/irssi/help/mode
/usr/share/irssi/help/motd
/usr/share/irssi/help/msg
/usr/share/irssi/help/names
/usr/share/irssi/help/nctcp
/usr/share/irssi/help/netsplit
/usr/share/irssi/help/network
/usr/share/irssi/help/nick
/usr/share/irssi/help/notice
/usr/share/irssi/help/notify
/usr/share/irssi/help/op
/usr/share/irssi/help/oper
/usr/share/irssi/help/otr
/usr/share/irssi/help/part
/usr/share/irssi/help/ping
/usr/share/irssi/help/query
/usr/share/irssi/help/quit
/usr/share/irssi/help/quote
/usr/share/irssi/help/rawlog
/usr/share/irssi/help/recode
/usr/share/irssi/help/reconnect
/usr/share/irssi/help/rehash
/usr/share/irssi/help/reload
/usr/share/irssi/help/restart
/usr/share/irssi/help/rmreconns
/usr/share/irssi/help/rmrejoins
/usr/share/irssi/help/save
/usr/share/irssi/help/sconnect
/usr/share/irssi/help/script
/usr/share/irssi/help/scrollback
/usr/share/irssi/help/server
/usr/share/irssi/help/servlist
/usr/share/irssi/help/set
/usr/share/irssi/help/silence
/usr/share/irssi/help/squery
/usr/share/irssi/help/squit
/usr/share/irssi/help/stats
/usr/share/irssi/help/statusbar
/usr/share/irssi/help/time
/usr/share/irssi/help/toggle
/usr/share/irssi/help/topic
/usr/share/irssi/help/trace
/usr/share/irssi/help/ts
/usr/share/irssi/help/unalias
/usr/share/irssi/help/unban
/usr/share/irssi/help/unignore
/usr/share/irssi/help/unload
/usr/share/irssi/help/unnotify
/usr/share/irssi/help/unquery
/usr/share/irssi/help/unsilence
/usr/share/irssi/help/upgrade
/usr/share/irssi/help/uptime
/usr/share/irssi/help/userhost
/usr/share/irssi/help/ver
/usr/share/irssi/help/version
/usr/share/irssi/help/voice
/usr/share/irssi/help/wait
/usr/share/irssi/help/wall
/usr/share/irssi/help/wallops
/usr/share/irssi/help/who
/usr/share/irssi/help/whois
/usr/share/irssi/help/whowas
/usr/share/irssi/help/window
/usr/share/irssi/scripts
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/autoop.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/autorejoin.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/buf.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/command.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/dns.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/kills.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/mail.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/mlock.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/msg-event.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/quitmsg.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/redirect.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/scriptassist.pl
/usr/share/irssi/scripts/usercount.pl
/usr/share/irssi/themes
/usr/share/irssi/themes/colorless.theme
/usr/share/irssi/themes/default.theme
/usr/share/man/man1/irssi.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install irssi on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.