How To Install bitlbee-plugin-otr on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-plugin-otr on Ubuntu 20.04. bitlbee-plugin-otr is IRC to other chat networks gateway (OTR plugin)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install bitlbee-plugin-otr on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is bitlbee-plugin-otr

bitlbee-plugin-otr 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 plugin that adds support for Off-The-Record encryption of instant messages.

There are three methods to install bitlbee-plugin-otr on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 20.04

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 Ubuntu 20.04, 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 Ubuntu 20.04 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 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.