How To Install bitlbee-libpurple on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-libpurple on Debian 11.
What is bitlbee-libpurple
bitlbee-libpurple 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.
This package contains a version of BitlBee that uses the libpurple instant messaging library instead of built-in code, which adds support for more IM protocols (all protocols supported by Pidgin/Finch) and features (like file transfers), at the price of being less lightweight.
If you don’t need the extra features, it’s better to use the built-in code.
There are three methods to install bitlbee-libpurple 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-libpurple 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-libpurple using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitlbee-libpurple
Install bitlbee-libpurple Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bitlbee-libpurple using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitlbee-libpurple
Install bitlbee-libpurple 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-libpurple using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitlbee-libpurple
How To Uninstall bitlbee-libpurple on Debian 11
To uninstall only the bitlbee-libpurple package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitlbee-libpurple
Uninstall bitlbee-libpurple And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitlbee-libpurple and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitlbee-libpurple
Remove bitlbee-libpurple Configurations and Data
To remove bitlbee-libpurple configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitlbee-libpurple
Remove bitlbee-libpurple configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitlbee-libpurple configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitlbee-libpurple
Dependencies
bitlbee-libpurple have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-libpurple package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.