How To Install hexchat on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is hexchat
HexChat is an easy to use graphical IRC chat client for the X Window System. It allows you to join multiple IRC channels (chat rooms) at the same time, talk publicly, private one-on-one conversations etc. Even file transfers are possible.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install hexchat
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install hexchat.
Install hexchat on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf
using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install hexchat
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install hexchat
Install hexchat on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum
using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install hexchat
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install hexchat
How To Uninstall hexchat on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the hexchat
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove hexchat
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install hexchat
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.