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 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 ways 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 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install chatty using different package management tools like apt, apt-get and aptitude.