How To Install ekg2-ui-gtk on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-ui-gtk on Debian 10.
What is ekg2-ui-gtk
ekg2-ui-gtk is:
EKG2 is an open source instant messenger program for UNIX systems. The program has a plugin-based structure, and supports multiple protocols, currently Jabber, ICQ, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, RivChat, PolChat, NNTP and RSS.
This package contains the graphical GTK+ user interface plugin.
There are three methods to install ekg2-ui-gtk on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install ekg2-ui-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 ekg2-ui-gtk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install ekg2-ui-gtk
Install ekg2-ui-gtk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install ekg2-ui-gtk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install ekg2-ui-gtk
Install ekg2-ui-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 ekg2-ui-gtk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install ekg2-ui-gtk
How To Uninstall ekg2-ui-gtk on Debian 10
To uninstall only the ekg2-ui-gtk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove ekg2-ui-gtk
Uninstall ekg2-ui-gtk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall ekg2-ui-gtk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove ekg2-ui-gtk
Remove ekg2-ui-gtk Configurations and Data
To remove ekg2-ui-gtk configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge ekg2-ui-gtk
Remove ekg2-ui-gtk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove ekg2-ui-gtk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge ekg2-ui-gtk
Dependencies
ekg2-ui-gtk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install ekg2-ui-gtk package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.