How To Install glirc on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install glirc on Kali Linux. glirc is console IRC client

Introduction

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

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 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 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 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 glirc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install glirc

How To Uninstall glirc on Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove glirc

Remove glirc Configurations and Data

To remove glirc configuration and data from Kali Linux 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 Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.