How To Install bitlbee-plugin-otr on Kali Linux
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-plugin-otr on Kali Linux.
What is bitlbee-plugin-otr
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 plugin that adds support for Off-The-Record encryption of instant messages.
There are three ways to install bitlbee-plugin-otr 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-otr 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-otr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install bitlbee-plugin-otr
Install bitlbee-plugin-otr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install bitlbee-plugin-otr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install bitlbee-plugin-otr
Install bitlbee-plugin-otr 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-otr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install bitlbee-plugin-otr
How To Uninstall bitlbee-plugin-otr on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the bitlbee-plugin-otr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove bitlbee-plugin-otr
Uninstall bitlbee-plugin-otr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall bitlbee-plugin-otr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove bitlbee-plugin-otr
Remove bitlbee-plugin-otr Configurations and Data
To remove bitlbee-plugin-otr configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge bitlbee-plugin-otr
Remove bitlbee-plugin-otr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove bitlbee-plugin-otr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bitlbee-plugin-otr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-plugin-otr using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.