How To Install bitlbee on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee on Debian 11.
What is bitlbee
bitlbee is:
This program can be used as an IRC server which forwards everything you say to people on other chat networks: Jabber (which includes Google Talk), and Twitter.
There are three methods to install bitlbee 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 bitlbee Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install bitlbee using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitlbee
Install bitlbee Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bitlbee using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitlbee
Install bitlbee 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 bitlbee using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitlbee
How To Uninstall bitlbee on Debian 11
To uninstall only the bitlbee package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitlbee
Uninstall bitlbee And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitlbee and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitlbee
Remove bitlbee Configurations and Data
To remove bitlbee configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitlbee
Remove bitlbee configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitlbee configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitlbee
Dependencies
bitlbee have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.