How To Install glirc on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install glirc on Debian 11.
What is glirc
glirc is:
glirc is a console IRC client with an emphasis on providing dynamic views into the model of your IRC connections.
There are three methods to install glirc on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install glirc Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install glirc using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install glirc
Install glirc Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install glirc using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install glirc
Install glirc 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 glirc using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install glirc
How To Uninstall glirc on Debian 11
To uninstall only the glirc package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove glirc
Uninstall glirc And Its Dependencies
To uninstall glirc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove glirc
Remove glirc Configurations and Data
To remove glirc configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge glirc
Remove glirc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove glirc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge glirc
Dependencies
glirc have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install glirc package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.