How To Install chatty on Kali Linux

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chatty on Kali Linux.

What is chatty

chatty is:

Chatty is a GTK based chat application supporting SMS and XMPP.

It works on desktops but also adjusts to small screen sizes like smart phones and other mobile devices.

There are three methods to install chatty 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 chatty Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chatty using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chatty

Install chatty Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chatty using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chatty

Install chatty Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux 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 chatty using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chatty

How To Uninstall chatty on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the chatty package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chatty

Uninstall chatty And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chatty and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chatty

Remove chatty Configurations and Data

To remove chatty configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chatty

Remove chatty configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chatty configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chatty

Dependencies

chatty have the following dependencies:

• dconf-gsettings-backend
• libc6
• libcairo2
• libebook-1.2-20
• libebook-contacts-1.2-3
• libedataserver-1.2-25
• libfeedback-0.0-0
• libgcc-s1
• libgdk-pixbuf-2.0-0
• libglib2.0-0
• libgtk-3-0
• libhandy-1-0
• libpango-1.0-0
• libpangocairo-1.0-0
• libphonenumber8
• libpurple0
• libsqlite3-0
• libstdc++6

References

• chatty website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chatty package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.