How To Install gajim-plugininstaller on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install gajim-plugininstaller on Kali Linux. gajim-plugininstaller is Gajim plugin to install plugins from ftp.gajim.org

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gajim-plugininstaller on Kali Linux.

What is gajim-plugininstaller

gajim-plugininstaller is:

This plugin allows one to install and upgrade new plugins from Gajim’s FTP server.

Note, that this plugin is not needed to install the plugins, that are already in Debian, only for additional plugins. Installing plugins directly from Debian, not using this plugin, is the preferred way. If unsure, do not install this plugin.

There are three methods to install gajim-plugininstaller 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 gajim-plugininstaller Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gajim-plugininstaller

Install gajim-plugininstaller Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gajim-plugininstaller

Install gajim-plugininstaller 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 gajim-plugininstaller using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gajim-plugininstaller

How To Uninstall gajim-plugininstaller on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the gajim-plugininstaller package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gajim-plugininstaller

Uninstall gajim-plugininstaller And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gajim-plugininstaller

Remove gajim-plugininstaller Configurations and Data

To remove gajim-plugininstaller configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gajim-plugininstaller

Remove gajim-plugininstaller configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gajim-plugininstaller

Dependencies

gajim-plugininstaller have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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