How To Install errbot on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install errbot on Kali Linux. errbot is Chatbot designed to be simple to extend with plugins written in Python

Introduction

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

What is errbot

errbot is:

Errbot is a chatbot. It allows you to start scripts interactively from your chatrooms for any reason: random humour, chatops, starting a build, monitoring commits, triggering alerts…

It is written and easily extensible in Python.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install errbot

Install errbot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install errbot

Install errbot 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 errbot using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install errbot

How To Uninstall errbot on Kali Linux

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

sudo apt-get remove errbot

Uninstall errbot And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove errbot

Remove errbot Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge errbot

Remove errbot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge errbot

Dependencies

errbot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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