How To Install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon on Kali Linux.
What is bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
This plugin allows Bitlbee to communicate with Mastodon instances. Mastodon is a free, open-source, decentralized microblogging network. Bitlbee is an IRC server connecting to various other text messaging services. You run Bitlbee and connect to it using an IRC client, then configure Bitlbee to connect to other services, such as a Mastodon instance where you already have an account. The benefit is that you can now use any IRC client you want to connect to Mastodon.
There are three ways to install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon on Kali Linux . 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-plugin-mastodon 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-plugin-mastodon using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
Install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
Install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon 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 Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
How To Uninstall bitlbee-plugin-mastodon on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bitlbee-plugin-mastodon package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
Uninstall bitlbee-plugin-mastodon And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitlbee-plugin-mastodon and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
Remove bitlbee-plugin-mastodon Configurations and Data
To remove bitlbee-plugin-mastodon configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
Remove bitlbee-plugin-mastodon configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitlbee-plugin-mastodon configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitlbee-plugin-mastodon
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-plugin-mastodon using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.