How To Install ekg-gtk on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg-gtk on Debian 9.
What is ekg-gtk
ekg-gtk is:
EKG (“Eksperymentalny Klient Gadu-Gadu”) is an open source Gadu-Gadu client for UNIX systems. Gadu-Gadu is an instant messaging program, very popular in Poland.
EKG features include:
- irssi-like ncurses interface with mouse support
- sending and receiving files
- voice conversations
- launching shell commands on certain events
- reading input from pipe
- Python scripting support
- speech synthesis (using an external program)
- encryption support
Please note that the program is not internationalized and all messages are in Polish (although the commands are in English).
This package contains the program built with the (graphical) GTK+ user interface.
There are three methods to install ekg-gtk on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ekg-gtk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ekg-gtk
Install ekg-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ekg-gtk
Install ekg-gtk 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ekg-gtk
How To Uninstall ekg-gtk on Debian 9
To uninstall only the ekg-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ekg-gtk
Uninstall ekg-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ekg-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekg-gtk
Remove ekg-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove ekg-gtk configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ekg-gtk
Remove ekg-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ekg-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekg-gtk
Dependencies
ekg-gtk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg-gtk package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.